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1. What famous family did Gaius Marius marry into, thus increasing his dignitas?
2. While Sulla undoubtedly married, his heart belonged to a man. Whom did Sulla love above all others?
3. Who had initially conquered Numidia?
4. Marius was hailed as a hero by the Roman people. He conquered an old foe and a new foe, and saved Italy from barbarian invasion. Which groups or states did he save Rome from?
5. What year did the famous Marian reforms take place?
6. Marius's reforms were essential for Rome's survival, but they also had a 'downside'. What tremendous problem did these reforms cause?
7. Lucius Cornelius Sulla was a patrician, but had suffered financial troubles due to his father. With whom did he live with until marrying Julilla and joining the Senate?
8. Who was the king of Numidia who was constantly on the run from Marius?
9. While Marius and Sulla were busy conquering the Numidians and Germanic tribes, what was happening in Asia Minor which would soon overshadow both conflicts?
10. What was happening in Rome between Marius and Sulla after the threat of the Numidia and Germans had gone?
11. Why was Gaius Marius hated by the ultra-conservatives in the Senate?
12. Mithridates was a nuisance in Galatia, Bithynia, and Cappadocia. Who was sent to put him in his place, by force if necessary?
13. While Mithridates was oppressing Asia Minor, what more immediate threat was brewing back in Italy?
14. When Italy finally exploded into war, which of these great men did not partake in the fighting?
15. What major event sparked war with Pontus and the end of Mithridates' domination of Asia Minor?
16. What decision finally made Marius and Sulla fierce rivals?
17. Sulla was about to lead an army to Greece to repel Mithridates' before pushing into Pontus itself. What stopped him from carrying this out?
18. What happened when Marius refused to stop the violence in the Forum?
19. When Sulla left Rome for Greece and eventually Pontus, all was still not well in Rome. What happened?
20. Gaius Marius achieved the impossible by being elected Consul a record seven times. Who was his co-Consul for his final Consulship?
21. Sulla easily defeated Mithridates and saved both Greece and Asia Province from Pontus. What happened when Sulla returned?
22. Much like his late foe Marius, what did Sulla do upon saving Rome and becoming dictator to restore what Marius and Cinna had damaged?
23. Marius had apparently doomed the future of Rome through this act taken at the time of his second stroke. Sulla later reversed this decision and restored Rome's fate. What was this action?
24. Which of the following acts did Sulla NOT do during his dictatorship?
25. It was the end of an era: Sulla finally died in 78 BC after retiring from his dictatorship and living with his male lover Metrobius and a constant stream of partygoers in his house. How did Sulla die?
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