Political Compass - Rome 30s BCE edition

The end of the Roman Republic saw a wide variety of factions seek to further their own aims during the chaos that followed. Who would you have followed, and whose interests would you have served?

This quiz should be able to tell you who you should have supported at the time - subject, of course, to inevitable concerns about over-simplification!

Created by: Adam

Are you a patriotic Roman?
- certe, sine dubio! (Of course, without a doubt!)
- fortasse, fortasse non... (perhaps, perhaps not...)
Are you a Stoic or an Epicurean?
- I follow the Stoic school!
- I'm just a simple Epicurean gardener
- What are those words??
You've joined the Romany army. Why?
- Patriotic pride
- Thirst for plunder
- Everybody else was
- It will look good on the CV
Back in the days of the Sulla-Marius conflict in the 80s, who did your family support - the populist Populares of Marius, or the elite Optimates of Sulla?
- We fought for Lucius Cornelius Sulla!
- We fought for Gaius Marius!
- Neutral, but sympathetic to Sulla
- Neutral, but sympathetic to Marius
How would you get people to remain loyal to you?
- Family ties
- Military service
- Money and bribery!
Is dictatorship a legitimate form of authority?
- Yes - it's as old as Rome itself!
- No - it is a dangerous usurpation of power!
- It's fine, as long as it's not a king...
Would a Triumvirate have proper legal basis?
- Yes - it was set up democratically!
- No - there's no precedent for this!
Julius Caesar has been assassinated! How should he be treated in death?
- Like anybody else, of course
- Like an important political leader, either for better or worse
- Hang on, I can see a comet - he must be becoming a god!
At the end of this turbulent period, what does Rome need now?
- The elimination of its enemies
- War with the Parthians!
- A renewal of Caesar's policy of forgiveness
Who, or what, is Rome's greatest enemy?
- The Parthians
- Chaos and disorder
- Tyranny
- Angry, soon-to-be unemployed soldiers

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