The Second Triumvirate!

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1. The Second Triumvirate is a name historians give to the official political alliance of which three Romans? Octavian, Caesar and Brutus Octavian, Crassus and Marc Antony Octavian, Lepidus and Marc Antony Lepidus, Octavian and Pompey Jr

2. What year was the second triumvirate formed in? 44 BC 43 BC 36 BC 51 BC

3. I know when the Second Triumvirate was formed, but which year did it end? 40 BC 35 BC 27 BC 33 BC

4. War broke out between the members of the Second Triumvirate. Why? A war broke out between Antony and Octavian over who should control Lepidus' soldiers The members of the second triumvirate were jealous of each other and had different ambitions They all loved the same woman causing them to declare war on each other They couldn't decide who should control Egypt

5. What was the name of the pirate commander against whom the Second Triumvirate launched a campaign, which they won in 36 BC? Mithridates VI Quintus Cassius Julius Magnus Sextus Pompey

6. During the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC Antony and Octavian fought which two members of the group that assassinated Julius Caesar? Brutus and Cassius Brutus and Casca Brutus and Pompey Cato and Cassius

7. Following the fall of the Second Triumvirate the Senate declared war on Antony. What were the Senate's reasons for doing this? The Senate found Antony guilty of attempting to rebel against Rome Antony was found guilty of attempting to ally with Carthage Rome believed that Antony was secretly allied with the Parthians They found out that Antony intended to be buried in Egypt and rule the eastern area of the Roman Empire

8. What is the name of the major battle in which Octavian crushed Antony's fleet? Pharsalus Minos Ithaca Actium

9. Whom did Antony marry in 40 BC only to leave her a few years later for Cleopatra? Octavia Minor Cornelia Major Julia Fulvia Flavia Masitos

10. Lepidus was known as a strong supporter of which of the following Romans? Pompey Octavian Antony Caesar