Chapter 81: The Problem of Succession Flashcards

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Agrippina

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she was a Roman Empress and one of the more prominent women in the Julio-Claudian dynasty.

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Artabanus III

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he flourished in the second half of 1st century BC – 38 and was a served as a King of Media and later as King of Parthia.

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Boudiccea

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she was a queen of the British Iceni tribe who led an uprising against the forces of the Roman Empire.

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Caligula

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he was a member of the house of rulers known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty.

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Caratacus

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he was a first-century British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe, who led the British resistance to the Roman conquest.

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Claudius

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he was Roman emperor from 41 to 54, and the son of Drasus.

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Galba

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he was Roman Emperor for seven months from 68 to 69.

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Germanicus

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he was a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and a general of the early Roman Empire.

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Germany

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it is a Western European country with vast forests, rivers and mountain ranges, and 2 millennia of history.

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Gondophernes

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he was the founder and first king of the Parthian Kingdom and dynasty.

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Jesus

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he was called by Herod Antipas “King of Jews” so Jesus would get killed because he annoyed a large and powerful group of priests in Jerusalem by challenging their right to control the religious life of the Jews.

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Kujula Kadphises

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he was a Kushan prince and became the first Kushan emperor.

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Lucius Aelius Sejanus

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he was an ambitious soldier, friend and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius.

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Lucius Domitius/Nero

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he was the fifth Roman emperor stepson and heir of the emperor Claudius.

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Otho

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he was a Roman Emperor for three months, and the second emperor of the Year of the Four Emperors.

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Pontius Pilate

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he was the fifth prefect of the Roman province of Judaea from AD 26–36.

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Vespasian

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he was Roman Emperor from AD 69 to AD 79.

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Vitellius

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he was a Roman Emperor for eight months, in a year of civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors.