Darius I became king of kings by vigorously defending monarchy and
a. Winning a horse race.
b. Assassinating Cyrus.
c. Killing a magi pretender to the throne.
d. Destroying the oligarchical government.
e. Being declared king as son of Cambyses.
Question 2
How did Augustus handle the matter of succession?
a. He ruled that only biological sons could succeed to the throne after the death of the princeps.
b. He did not resolve the question of his succession and instead named his wife's son as his heir.
c. He determined that the legally married wives of princeps could act as regents for sons too young to take power.
d. He decided that, for those with no sons, legal daughters could take power as princeps.
e. He agreed that sons and daughters born from a mistress could become princeps.
