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Romans week 4 2025
Romans week 4 2025
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1
Which philosopher's political theory influenced Polybius' analysis of Rome?
Aristotle
Cicero
Seneca
St. Augustine
2
What type of government did Polybius believe Rome had?
Pure democracy
A tyrannical oligarchy
Pure monarchy
A mixed constitution
3
Cursus Honorum
was the sequence of political and military offices, progressing via ranks from lower to higher offices
False
True
4
According to Polybius, what was the main cause of Rome's success?
Their love for gladiator fights
Their ability to throw the best feasts
Their political system and military organization
Their super cool togas
5
There were
4 (four)
Punic Wars in total
True
False
6
Which of the following was
NOT
a qualification Polybius believed a historian should have?
Geographical Knowledge
Access to Archives/Historical Records
Personal political experience
Irony and humor skills
7
What was the primary reason Polybius wrote his
Histories
?
To critique Alexander the Great
to entertain Greek audience
to praise the Achaean League
to explain Rome's rise to power
8
Polybius started his histories from the Hannibalic War.
True
False
