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Question 18

Unlike the First Triumvirate, the Second Triumvirate was

  1. an informal alliance with no legal standing
  2. formally established by law, granting its members official constitutional powerCorrect answer
  3. a temporary military pact limited to a single campaign season
  4. a religious college overseeing state sacrifices

Explanation

A law passed in 43 BCE gave Caesar's adopted heir, Antony, and Lepidus formal authority as a three-man board to reconstitute the state, unlike the private First Triumvirate. The body was therefore neither an informal pact nor a religious college, and its fixed term extended beyond a single campaign season.

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