Question

triumvirates
while researching a passage, a student has taken the following notes:

• the first triumvirate of the roman empire was formed by julius caesar, pompey the great, and cassius.
• the second triumvirate of the roman empire included augustus, marc antony, and lepidus.
• pompey led an army against julius caesar to protect senators and the roman republic.
• out of all those in each triumvirate, only julius caesar and augustus held power over the roman empire.
• augustus pursued marc antony and lepidus with the full might of the roman army as they fled rome.

the first triumvirate of the roman empire was formed by julius caesar, pompey the great, and cassius.
the word triumvirate contains the latin root vir, meaning man. based on this and your knowledge of affixes, what does the word triumvirate most likely mean?
a capable men
b militant men
c three men
d honorable men

Explanation:

The Latin root vir means "man". The prefix tri- means "three". So, combining these, triumvirate likely means "three men".

Answer:

C. Three men