Who were the three members of the First Triumvirate?

Octavian, Mark Antony, and Lepidus

Julius Caesar, Pompey the Great, and Marcus Licinius Crassus

Brutus, Cassius, and Cato the Younger

What was the key difference between the First and Second Triumvirates?

The First was a secret pact, while the Second was a military alliance.

The First was an informal, private agreement, while the Second was a formal, legal institution.

The First included a Pontifex Maximus, while the Second did not.

The First was created to fight pirates, while the Second was to avenge a death.

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01Who were the three members of the First Triumvirate?
02The Second Triumvirate was officially and legally established following the assassination of which Roman leader?
03Which member of the First Triumvirate was renowned for his immense wealth and was killed in a disastrous campaign against the Parthian Empire?
04The final war of the Roman Republic was fought between which two members of the Second Triumvirate?
05What was the key difference between the First and Second Triumvirates?
06The alliance of the First Triumvirate was strengthened by the marriage of Pompey to which relative of Julius Caesar?
07Which member of the Second Triumvirate was eventually sidelined and forced into exile by Octavian?
08The decisive naval battle that ended the conflict between Octavian and Antony was the Battle of...