Author Question: What was one of Augustus's key innovations in Roman provincial rule? a. Abandonment of North ... (Read 45 times)

jayhills49 · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

The surviving biographical information about Demosthenes, the greatest of Greek orators, reveals that

a. he began his career as a polished and an effective public speaker.
b. for ten years, he exhorted his fellow Greeks to ally themselves to the rising power of Macedonia.
c. he was forced to commit suicide after he witnessed the Greek defeat at Chaeronea in 338 B.C.
d. his speeches have inspired orators into modern times.
e. all of the above

Question 2

What was one of Augustus's key innovations in Roman provincial rule?

a. Abandonment of North Africa
b. Division of Roman provinces into those ruled directly by the princeps and the senatorial provinces administered by the Senate
c. Use of military governors alone
d. Complete revision of provincial tax policies
e. Creation of a federal system wherein provincial governors had almost complete power