Augustus & JC #2

• Ancient History
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

What was the roadblock?

Which of the following was NOT one of Augustus' foreign wars?

1. Parthia (22-19BC)
2. Germany (12-6BC)
3. Gaul (19-12BC)
4. Spain (26-19BC)

How many temples did Augustus claim in the Res Gestae to have restored in Rome?

1. 28
2. 82
3. 280
4. 820

On what dates did Augustus celebrate his triple triumph?

1. 13-15 August 29BC
2. 23-25 August 29BC
3. 13-15 August 30BC
4. 23-25 August 30BC

In what year did Octavian change his name to Caesar?

1. 44BC
2. 43BC
3. 42BC
4. 41BC

A comet appeared during what event in 44BC?

1. Games in honour of Apollo
2. Julius Caesar's funeral
3. The Battle of Mutina
4. Games in honour of Venus Genetrix

The Temple of Deified Julius and the Temple of Mars Ultor were vowed in what year?

1. 44BC
2. 31BC
3. 42BC
4. 28BC

Which Book of the Aeneid includes a trip to the Underworld where Augustus is called ‘son of the Deified’?

1. 1
2. 6
3. 10
4. 12

Which source culminates in the apotheosis of Julius Caesar?

1. Virgil's Aeneid Book 6
2. Ovid's Metamorphoses
3. Propertius' Elegies 3.4
4. Propertius' Elegies 3.12

In what year was Ovid’s Metamorphoses written?

1. 14BC
2. 10BC
3. 12BC
4. 8BC

What does Ovid say was Julius Caesar’s greatest achievement?

1. Conquering the Gauls
2. Being declared dictator in perpetuity
3. Being pontifex maximus
4. Being father to Augustus

What is unusual about the opening section of the Res Gestae?

1. It mentions Julius Caesar by name
2. It makes no mention of Julius Caesar

Which building started by Julius Caesar did Augustus boast of completing in the Res Gestae?

1. Temple of Mars Ultor
2. Temple of Deified Julius
3. Temple of Palatine Apollo
4. Forum of Julius

In what year was the denarius with the 8-point comet struck?

1. 19-18BC
2. 15-14BC
3. 9-8BC
4. 4-3BC

What words describe Julius Caesar on this source?

1. DIVI FILIUS
2. DIVUS IULIUS
3. DIVUS CAESAR
4. No words (just a comet)

What additional literary source from 38BC makes reference to Julius Caesar’s comet?

1. Virgil's Aeneid B6
2. Virgil's Aeneid B8
3. Virgil's Eclogues
4. Horace's Epodes

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