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Question 1

Death of Domition

Answer 1

Domitia, his once ex but now just wife conspired with with the household orderly, stephanus to kill Domition as he read about a false conspiracy

Question 2

Petronius secundus

Answer 2

Praetorian commander who colluded with domitia and made shure the senate was in charge of choosing the next emperor

Question 3

Nerva

Answer 3

Elderly senator and first of the 5 good emporers the most important thing he did was adopt Trajan

Question 4

Calpurnius Crassus

Answer 4

Revolted under nerva, forgiven

Question 5

Casperius aelianus

Answer 5

Praetorian commander demanded the death of Petronius secundus leading to Nerva adopting Trajan to keep the troops in order

Question 6

Trajan’s wife

Answer 6

Plotina, accused of secretly making Hadrian emperor without permission from Trajan

Question 7

Trajan’s title

Answer 7

Optimus princeps

Question 8

Hadrian’s nickname

Answer 8

Graeculus

Question 9

Hadrian’s succession

Answer 9

Went two generations, Antonius pius then Lucius versus 2 (son of his first heir with the same name) and Marcus Aurelius (originally annius verus)

Question 10

L. Verus on the throne

Answer 10

Given equal power at the insistence of m. Aurelius, largely insignificant and irrelevant until his death in 169 ad

Question 11

M. Aurelius on the throne

Answer 11

Stoic philosophy Nobel introvert super cool

Question 12

Julius ursus servianus

Answer 12

Killed in 136 fort ring to supplant Hadrian with pedianus fuscus

Question 13

Avidus cassius

Answer 13

Proclaimed emporer on a false rumor of Aurelius’ death, defeated easily in 175

Question 14

Hadrian’s tours

Answer 14

Very touristy spent over 1/2 Hist time outside of Rome
121-125- north
129-134- east

Question 15

Trajan’s home town

Answer 15

Italica in Spain \

Question 16

Hadrian’s hometown

Answer 16

Italica in Spain

Question 17

M. Aurelius hometown

Answer 17

Cordoba in Spain

Question 18

Antoninus hometown

Answer 18

Lanuvium but family from nemausus in narbonese gaul

Question 19

Hadrian’s visit to Mauritania

Answer 19

123

Question 20

Trajan in Africa

Answer 20

Moved the hq from theveste to lambaesis

Question 21

Fossatum africae

Answer 21

Seige works built in Africa by Hadrian

Question 22

Annexation of Nabatean Arabia

Answer 22

In 106 by Trajan

Question 23

Chosores

Answer 23

Anti Roman king of Parthia took the crown from his nefew the Roman ally parthamasiris in 112

Question 24

Parthian annexation of arminia

Answer 24

Chosores dies it in 113 despite protest from the ruler axidares and a pretender to his crown

Question 25

Trajan’s annexation of arminia

Answer 25

He takes it in 114 despite Parthia and a conference with axidares at Erzurum

Question 26

Trajan vs Parthia

Answer 26

Mesopotamia in 115
Ctesiphon(the capitol) and Assyria in 116
Persian golf in 117
Then also in 117 he crowned parthamaspates in ctesiphon to quell revolts then retreated to Antioch with the help of his lieutenant Lucius quietus he then dies due to illness

Question 27

Hadrian and Parthia

Answer 27

Immediately abondons Trajan’s conquests and reinstalls Orodes even returning to him his daughter in 129

Question 28

Vologeses 3 vs Antoninus

Answer 28

Invades arminia In 155 then surrenders when Hadrian says stop