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What was the main difference between the populares and the optimates?
What was the main difference between the populares and the optimates?
- Their geographic locations within Rome
- Their stance on the role of the senate in Roman politics (correct)
- Their occupations and economic backgrounds
- Their social class origins
What was the primary goal of the populares?
What was the primary goal of the populares?
- To reduce the power of the assemblies
- To give more power to the people through the assemblies (correct)
- To abolish the Roman Republic
- To increase the power of the senate
What was the conflict of the orders?
What was the conflict of the orders?
- A conflict between the Roman Republic and a neighboring city-state
- A conflict between the Roman Republic and a foreign power
- A conflict between the Roman legions and the Roman navy
- A conflict between the patrician and plebeian classes (correct)
Which group was known for supporting the traditional power of the senate?
Which group was known for supporting the traditional power of the senate?
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What was a key consequence of the conflict of the orders?
What was a key consequence of the conflict of the orders?
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Who were the populares and the optimates and how did they differ? What was the conflict of the orders?
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Explore the differences between the Populares and Optimates, two distinct factions in ancient Roman politics. Learn about the conflict of the orders and its impact on Roman history.
