onstantine make?
2. The gradual extension of the right of Roman citizenship, the causes
of each extension, and dates.
3. What were the possessions of Rome at the beginning of the Christian
era? How were they acquired, and when?
4. Explain _praetorian guards; provincia; colonia; tribunus plebis;
comitia centuriata_.
5. _Allia, Beneventum, Saguntum, Metaurus, Pharsalia;_ where were they?
what happened there, and when?
1886.
1. Describe the circumstances under which the tribunate was established.
2. When and where did the principal military events in the war between
the Caesarians and Pompeians occur?
3. Sketch briefly the career of Pompeius.
4. What persons composed the Second Triumvirate? In what essential
points did the Second Triumvirate differ from the First?
5. When and for what reasons was the right of citizenship given to the
provinces?
6. What radical changes in the government were made by Diocletian?
June, 1885.
1. Give an account of the Second Punic War (with dates).
2. Explain _tribunus plebis, censor, dictator, imperator_.
3. How were the provinces governed under the Republic, and how under the
Empire?
4. What were the causes of the Social War, and what the results?
5. When and where did the following events take place: the defeat of
Varus; the first Roman naval victory; the decisive victory over Pyrrhus;
the death of Brutus and Cassius; the conquest of the first Roman
province?
UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
35TH ACADEMIC EXAMINATION November 22, 1889.--Time, 9.30 A.M. to 12 M.,
only. 48 _credits; necessary to pass_, 36.
1. Mention two prominent characteristics of the Roman people. (2)
2. Mention one element which Rome has contributed to the civilization of
the world. (1)
3. Mention two foreign enemies that fought Rome on Italian soil; state
the result in each contest. (4)
4. Describe the situation of any two of the following places, and
state an important historical event connected with each: Caudine Forks;
Pharsalia; Pompeii; Cannae. (4)
5. Which occurred first: (1) Fall of Carthage, or captivity of Jugurtha;
(2) Battle of Actium, or battle of Philippi; (3) Death of Antony, or
death of Cicero? (3)
6. What do you understand by a "proscription"? Mention the two which
occur in Roman history. (3)
7. What were gladiators? who was their leader when they rebelled? (2)
8. What notable service was rendered to his country by Camillus;
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