Chapter 82: The Edges of the Roman World Flashcards
Domitian
he was a Roman emperor from 81 to 96, and the third and last emperor of the Flavian dynasty.
Hadrian
he was a Roman emperor from 117 to 138, and he constructed the Temple of Venus and Roma.
Mount Vesuvius
it lay near the southwest coast of Italy, not far from the Bay of Naples.
Nerva
he was Roman Emperor from 96 to 98, he became Emperor at the age of sixty-five, after imperial service under Nero and the rulers of the Flavian dynasty.
Pliny the Younger
he was a lawyer, author, and magistrate of Ancient Rome.
Simon Bar Kochba
he was the Jewish leader of the Bar Kokhba revolt against the Roman Empire in 132 CE, establishing an independent Jewish state which he ruled for three years.
Titus
he was a Roman Emperor from 79 to 81, he succeeded his father Vespasian after his death.
Trajan
he was a Roman emperor from 98 AD until his death in 117 AD, and he was officially declared by the Senate as optimus princeps (“the best ruler”).
