1. Which set of offices best reflects Caesar’s cursus honorum as given in the course material?
2. What was Pompey’s position in 55 BCE according to the course material?
3. What was the main political purpose of the First Triumvirate pact?
Caesar’s cursus honorum — sequence?
Praetor, consul, proconsul, dictator, dictator perpetuo.
Pontifex maximus — role?
Chief priest in Rome, held by Caesar from 64–44 BCE.
Cursus honorum — meaning?
Ordered sequence of public offices in Rome.
Pompey’s provinces — key areas?
Africa, Spain, Cilicia, and command in civil war.
First Triumvirate — pact?
Alliance between Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus to control politics.
Luca conference — year?
56 BCE, renewed proconsular commands for Caesar.
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