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Barracks Emperors Flashcards

1
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How long did the span of the Barrack Emperors last?

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235-284 A.D.

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What is a common trend with the Barrack Emperors?

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There were plenty, there were short reigns

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Who was the first Barrack Emperor?

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Maximinus Thrax

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How long did Maximinus Thrax reign for?

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235-238 A.D.

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When did Maximinus Thrax begin his reign?

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235 A.D.

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How many emperors were there in the year 238 A.D.?

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6

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Who was Maximinus Thrax?

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Thracian peasant/soldier who succeeded Alexander Severus, was one of the “6 emperors” of 238 A.D.

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As a reward for getting him the role of emperor, what did Maximinus Thrax do for his soldiers?

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Doubled the pay of his soldiers

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Who did Maximinus Thrax bribe in order to become emperor?

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His soldiers

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10
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What made Maximinus Thrax unpopular with the people?

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passed taxes to pay troops and finance a German campaign

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What sect was particularly angered by Maximinus Thrax?

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wealthy African landowners who had gained power in the senate since time of Septimius Severus

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What city did Maximinus Thrax fail to take?

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strategic city of Aquileia,

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Who killed Maximinus Thrax?

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His soldiers

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When did Maximinius Thrax end his reign?

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238 A.D.

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Gordian I & Gordian II were emperors co-ruling from where in 238 A.D.?

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North Africa

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How old was Gordian the First?

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Gordian I was 80 years old, perhaps the oldest person ever named Augustus

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Gordian I & Gordian II were defeated by whom?

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Troops loyal to Maximinus Thrax

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What set of emperors were essentially appointed co-rulers by the Senate in 238 A.D.?

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Pupienus & Balbinus

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Who killed Pupienus & Balbinus?

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The Praetorian Guard

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How long did Gordian III rule for?

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238-244 A.D.

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Gordian III was the grandson of whom?

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Grandson of Gordian I

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How old was Gordian III when he became emperor?

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13

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Who was the victor of the year 238 A.D.?

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Gordian III

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24
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Who looked after Gordian III?

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praetorian prefect Timesitheus (died in 243 B.C.,

replaced by Philip)

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What Praetorian Prefect was the guardian of Gordian III?

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Timesitheus (died in 243 B.C.,

replaced by Philip)

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When did Gordian III end his reign?

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244 A.D.

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How long did Philip the Arab rule for?

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244-249 A.D.

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In what year did Philip the Arab begin his reign?

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244 A.D.

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29
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Who celebrated Rome’s 1000th anniversary?

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Philip the Arab

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30
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Who defeated Philip the Arab?

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Decius at Verona

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Where was Philip the Arab defeated by Decius?

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Verona in 249 A.D.

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32
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When did Decius begin his reign?

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249 A.D.

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How long did Decius reign for?

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249-251 A.D.

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Decius is known for his harsh prosecution of what religious group?

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Christians

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35
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Decius was the first emperor to be killed in battle. What battle was Decius killed in?

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battle at Abrittus against the Goths under Kniva

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What enemy of Rome was Decius killed by?

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Goths under Kniva

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In what year did Decius die?

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251 A.D.

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Who ruled from 251-253 A.D.?

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Trebonianus Gallus

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39
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Trebonianus Gallus made peace with what adversary?

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Kniva and the Goths

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Where was Trebonianus Gallus defeated?

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Interamna in 253 A.D.?

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How long did Valerian reign for?

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253-260 A.D.

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42
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Who captured Valerian?

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Captured by The Persians under Shapur I

43
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Where was Valerian captured by the Persians and Shapur I?

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Edessa (Carrhae)

44
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How did Valerian die in 260 A.D.?

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died in captivity

45
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Who was the son of Valerian?

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Gallienus

46
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How long did Gallienus reign for as emperor?

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253-268 A.D.

47
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Who did Gallienus fight against?

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the Alemanni and several other tribes and revolters

48
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Impostors who claimed the throne under Gallienus were known as?

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“Thirty Tyrants”

49
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During Gallienus’s reign what empire was formed?

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The Gallic Empire was established by Postumus (260 A.D.) (independent of the Roman Empire)

50
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In what year was the Gallic Empire founded?

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260 A.D.

51
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Who founded the Gallic Empire?

A

Postumus

52
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At its greatest extent the Gallic Empire stretched out how far?

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at its height, it contained Germania, Gaul,

Britannia, and Hispania

53
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Gallienus abandoned his war with the Goths to defeat whom in Italy?

A

M’. Acilius Aureolus at

a battle near Mediolanum (Milan)

54
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Where did Gallienus defeat M’. Acilius Aureolus?

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a battle near Mediolanum (Milan)

55
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Gallienus had trusted whom before he turned out to be one of the “thirty tyrants”?

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M’. Acilius Aureolus

56
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Following the defeat of M’. Acilius Aureolus, what Illyrian officers assassinated Gallienus

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Illyrian officers (including Claudius II and Aurelian)

57
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In what year did Gallienus die?

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268 A.D.

58
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Gallienus the ended prosecution of what religious group, creating a 40 year peace?

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Christians

59
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How long did Claudius II (Gothicus) rule for?

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268-270 A.D

60
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What was Claudius II nickname?

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Gothicus

61
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In what battle does emperor Emperor Claudius the Second defeat the Alamanni?

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Battle of Lake Benacus (268)

62
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In what year does the Battle of Lake Benacus occur?

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268 A.D.

63
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In what battle did Claudius the Second and Aurelian command the Romans in the defeat of the Goths?

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Battle of Naissus (268/269, disputed date)

64
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When did the Battle of Naissus occur?

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(269 A.D.) (According to Ward, Naissus may have occurred under Gallienus in 268 A.D.)

65
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What was the bloodiest battle in the third century A.D.?

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Battle of Naissus

66
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How did Claudius the Second die?

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of the plague

67
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In what year did Claudius the Second die?

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270 A.D.

68
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Who was the brother of Claudius the Second, and may have ruled for mere days before Aurelian?

A

Quintillus

69
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Who was Claudius’s magister equitum?

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Aurelian

70
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How long did Aurelian reign for?

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270-275 A.D.

71
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What nickname of Aurelian replicates his harsh discipline?

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Manus ad Ferrum (Hand on Steel)

72
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What Palmyrene ruler did Aurelian defeat?

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Zenobia

73
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What empire did Aurelian restore after the defeat of Zenobia?

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Palmyrene Empire

74
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Who was made king and Augustus of the Palmyrene Empire in 271 A.D.?

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Zenobia’s son Vabalathus

75
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In what year was Zenobia’s son, Vabalathus, made king of the Palmyrene Empire?

A

271 A.D.

76
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Who was Zenobia’s husband?

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Odaenathus, an ally of Rome

77
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When did Zenobia’s husband die, leaving her to rule the Palmyrene Empire and challenge Roman authority?

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267 A.D.

78
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When Zenobia was defeated, where did she live out the rest of her life?

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Zenobia lived her days out in dignity, living at a villa in Tibur (Tivoli), married to a Roman senator

79
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What title is given to Aurelian for his success?

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Restitutor Orbis (Restorer of the World)

80
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What success did Aurelian win against the Gallic Empire?

A

defeat of Tetricus of the Gallic Empire at Chalons-Sur-Marne (French city)

81
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Who did Aurelian defeat at Chalons-Sur-Marne?

A

Tetricus of the Gallic Empire

82
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For his success in the East, what title did Aurelian receive?

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Restitutor Orientis (Restorer of the East)

83
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What city did Aurelian sack after they rebelled a second time?

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Palmyra

84
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Similar to Elagabulus, what sun god did Aurelian worship?

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Sun God (Sol Invictus)

85
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What defensive structure did Aurelian start building in 271 A.D.?

A

a brick wall around Rome that was 12 miles long, 20

feet high, and 12 feet thick, with 18 gates

86
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Aurelian stopped mint making for Roman coinage, instigating a revolt among the workers
led by whom?

A

Felicissimus

87
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Aurelian abandoned what province?

A

Dacia

88
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How did Aurelian die?

A

He was murdered in Thrace

89
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When did Aurelian die?

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275 A.D., six months

90
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How long did Tacitus reign for?

A

275–276 A.D.

91
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How did Tacitus become emperor?

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Chosen by the Senate

92
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How did Tacitus die?

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Assassinated by his own troops

93
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Who finished construction on Aurelian’s Wall around Rome?

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Emperor Probus

94
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What emperor sacked Ctesiphon in 283 A.D.?

A

Carus

95
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How is emperor Carus proclaimed to have died in 283 A.D.?

A

he was struck by lightning or killed by the praetorian

prefect Ape

96
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What emperors were the sons of emperor Carus?

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Carinus (283-285 A.D.) in the West and Numerian (283-284 A.D.) in the East

97
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What son of Carus ruled the west?

A

Carinus (283-285 A.D.)

98
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What son of Carus ruled the east?

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Numerian (283-284 A.D.)

99
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Where was Carinus defeated by Diocletian?

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at the Battle of the River Margus (285 A.D.)

100
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In what year was Carinus defeated by Diocletian?

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285 A.D.

101
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Numerian may have been killed by what Praetorian Prefect in 84 A.D.?

A

praetorian prefect L. Flavius Aper

102
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Who, believing praetorian prefect L. Flavius Aper had killed Numerian, slew praetorian prefect L. Flavius Aper?

A

Diocletian

103
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In what year did the Barrack Emperors Era end?

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284 A.D.

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