4️⃣ Week 4 Certamen Flashcards
What man ruled Rome as emperor between 27 BC to 14 AD?
Augustus
What son of Germanicus succeeded Tiberius as Emperor?
Caligula
What grandiose palace did Nero construct in the area cleared by fire of 64 A.D?
Domus Aurea
What Roman emperor’s last words were supposedly Qualis artifex pereo?
Nero
Augustus numbered the years of his reign based on the number of times he held what power?
tribunicia potestas
What governor of Gallia Lugdunensis revolted against Nero with the support of Galba and Otho in 68 A.D?
Vindex
What group did Nero blame for the fire of 64 A.D?
The Christians
What man served as Praetorian prefect for the majority of Tiberius’ reign?
Sejanus
What queen of the Iceni led a rebellion against Roman authority in Britain in 61 A.D?
Boudicca
What tribune of the Praetorian guard was responsible for the assassination of Caligula in 41 A.D?
Cassius Chaerea
What governor of Gallia Lugdunensis prevented Nero from touring Asia Minor and Egypt by rebelling against him in 68AD?
Vindex
Awakening from a dream, what general did Augustus demand “bring back his legions” which had been defeated in the Teutoburg Forest?
Quintilius Varus
The Senate debated the idea of restoring the Republic after whose assassination in 41 AD?
Caligula
What title, conferred upon Augustus in 2 B.C., a title previously given to Cicero and Julius Caesar literally means “father of the country”?
Pater Patriae
Whose life and tyrannical reign were ended by Cassius Chaerea just four years after he solidified himself as the successor of Tiberius?
Caligula