20. With which order of the Roman people were the Gracchi allied by birth? with which, by sympathy? (2)
21. Why was the failure of the agitation of the Gracchi of very great significance? (2)
31st Advanced Academic Examination,
June 15, 1888.—Time, 9.30 A. M. to 12 M., only.
48 credits; necessary to pass, 36.
1. Into what three principal classes (or races) may the inhabitants of Italy be divided? To what great race did they belong? (4)
2. Who established the comitia centuriata? How did it differ from the comitia curiata? (2)
3. Who made the first code of Roman law? (1)
4. What king aided the Greek colonies in their war with Rome? What was the result of the war? (2)
5. In what war was Syracuse taken by the Romans? What was the cause of the siege? Give the name of a famous man who was slain, and state the circumstances of his death. (4)