The Second Triumvirate

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1. What did the Second Triumvirs agree upon?

  • To: once more bring collegia to the streets; become governors of Sicily, Cilicia, and Gaul; make speeches against Cicero in the Senate.
  • To: destroy the statue of Pompey in the Senate; begin another Civil War; exile Cicero.
  • To: divide the western provinces between themselves; prosecute the war against the conspirators Brutus and Cassius; begin proscriptions.
  • To: declare themselves three co-consuls; to pardon Brutus and Cassius; to expand the grain dole.
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2. What was Cicero's death date?

  • 6th December 43 BC
  • 10th January 44 BC
  • 7th December 43 BC
  • December 43 BC

3. What was the official position of each Second Triumvir?

  • 'General Commander of the Roman Provinces'
  • 'Dictator Perpetuus'
  • 'Commissioner for the Restoration of the Republic'
  • 'Restorer of the Constitution'

4. Who formed the Second Triumvirate?

  • Octavian, Antony, and Brutus
  • Octavian, Antony, and Cicero
  • Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus
  • Cassius, Antony, and Dolabella

5. Cicero was proscribed by the Second Triumvirate, how did this occur between them?

  • According to Plutarch, Antony insisted that Cicero's name be at the top of the list. It is said that Octavian was most reluctant to agree, but Antony was stubborn and Octavian accepted the proposal when Lepidus sided with Antony.
  • Lepidus proposed Cicero's death as a necessity for the strength of their agreement and for the safety of the Republic.
  • Antony was determined to do so.
  • Octavian did not want him on it.
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