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Emperors of 69 Flashcards

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1
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Who was the first Emperor of the year 69 A.D.?

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Galba

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Galba was the governor of what region?

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Hispania Tarraconensis

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3
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Who told Galba he had been proclaimed emperor?

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freedman Icelus

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4
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What governor of Gallia Lugdunensis supported Galba, and led a revolt against Nero?

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Julius Vindex

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5
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Which region was Julius Vindex governor of?

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Gallia Lugdunensis

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6
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Whom did Julius Vindex revolt against?

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Nero

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7
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In what year did Vindex revolt?

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68 A.D.

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8
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Who was Verginius Rufus?

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commander in Germania Superior, put down the

Vindex Revolt at Vesontio (68 A.D.)

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9
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Where was the Vindex Revolt suppressed and ended in 68 A.D. by Verginius Rufus?

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Vesontio

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10
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Who put down the Vindex Revolt?

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Verginius Rufus

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Who was made Praetorian Prefect under Galba?

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His personal confident Cornelius Laco

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12
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When the Praetorian Prefect Nymphidius Sabinus heard Cornelius Laco was to be Praetorian Prefect what did he do?

A

claimed to be a son of Caligula

(in order to become emperor), but this revolt was put down

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Who claimed to be the son of Caligula in a desperate attempt to gain power?

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Praetorian Prefect Nymphidius Sabinus

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14
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Whose revolts did Galba suppress in Africa?

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Clodius Macer

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15
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Whose revolt in lower Germany did Fabius Valens put down?

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Fonteius Capito

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16
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In what season and year did Galba begin his reign?

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Summer of 68 A.D.

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17
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In what month and year did Galba end his reign with his death?

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15 January, 69 A.D.

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18
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Who killed Galba?

A

The Praetorian Guard

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19
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In what part of the year 69 A.D. did Otho rule?

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The early part

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20
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Otho was the former governor of what province?

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Former Governor of Lusitania (modern Portugal)

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21
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At what battles was Otho defeated at?

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First Battle of Cremona (Bedriacum)

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22
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Whose forces defeated Otho?

A

Vitellius’s

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23
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Who were the commanders for Vitellius at the First Battle of Cremona (Bedriacum)?

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Valens and Caecina

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24
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How did Otho die?

A

He committed suicide.

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25
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What forces did Vitellius command?

A

forces in Germania Inferior

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26
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What parts of the year 69 A.D. did Vitellius rule out?

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April to December

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27
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Vespasian was the commander of the troops for which province?

A

Judea

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28
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Who was gaining support during Vitellius’s rule?

A

Vespasian

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29
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Who was the governor of Syria?

A

Licinius Mucianus

30
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Who did Licinius Mucianus support?

A

Vespasian

31
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Who was Vespasian’s commander at the Second Battle of Cremona (Bedriacum)?

A

Antonius Primus

32
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Who was defeated at the Second Battle of Cremona (Bedriacum)?

A

Vitellius

33
Q

When was Vitellius killed?

A

when Vespasian’s troops entered Rome

34
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Who laid siege to Vetera during the Revolts of Julius Civilis and Julius Classicus (and Tutor)?

A

Batavian chieftain Julius Civilis, with help from Classicus and Julius Tutor of the Treviri

35
Q

Who assassinated Dillius Vocula?

A

Classicus and Julius Tutor of the Treviri

36
Q

What did the Revolts of Julius Civilis and Julius Classicus (and Tutor) establish?

A

“empire of the Gauls”

37
Q

Who took the capital of Classicus and drove out the Batavians?

A

Q. Petillius Cerialis

38
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What was the capital of Classicus?

A

Trier (Augusta Trevirorum)

39
Q

Who did Galba attempt to adopt as his successor, but he was taken out of the picture by Otho?

A

Lucius Calpurnius Piso

40
Q

L. Calpurnius Piso was made successor to what Roman emperor, but was taken out by Otho?

A

Galba

41
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Name the wife of Galba

A

Aemilia Lepida

42
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Aemilia Lepida was the wife of what Roman emperor?

A

Galba

43
Q

Private gardens along what road was the head of Galba placed after his death?

A

Via Aurelia

44
Q

What emperor had his head placed in his private gardens along the Via Aurelia after his death?

A

Galba

45
Q

Who was the first emperor who did not have roots in the Republic?

A

Otho

46
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Otho was the first emperor that didn’t have roots from what period of Roman history?

A

The Republic

47
Q

Name the brother of Vespasian

A

Flavius Sabinus

48
Q

Flavius Sabinus was the brother of what Roman emperor?

A

Vespasian

49
Q

What temple did the Vitellians destroy on the Capitoline Hill, before executing Flavius Sabinus?

A

Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus

50
Q

What brother of Vespasian is executed by forces under Vitellius?

A

Flavius Sabinus

51
Q

Forces under what general executed Flavius Sabinus, and destroyed the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus?

A

Vitellius

52
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Who was the only one of the 4 Emperors of 69 AD to not be declared Augustus by the Senate?

A

Vitellius

53
Q

Vitellius was the only one of the 4 Emperors of 69 AD to not be declared Augustus by what legislative body of Rome?

A

The Senate

54
Q

What Roman emperror was born in 9 AD?

A

Vespasian

55
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What year was Vespasian born?

A

9 AD

56
Q

Where was Vespasian born?

A

Reate

57
Q

What Roman emperor was born in Reate, in 9 AD?

A

Vespasian

58
Q

What job position did Vespasian’s father hold?

A

Tax collector

59
Q

What Roman emperor’s father was a tax collector?

A

Vespasian

60
Q

In what Roman province was Vespasian first declared emperor?

A

Egypt

61
Q

What Roman emperor was first declared emperor in Egypt, on July 1st 69 AD?

A

Vespasian

62
Q

What governor of Britain is appointed by Vespasian in 71 AD?

A

Quintus Petilliius Cerialis

63
Q

Cerialis is appointed governor of Britain by Vespasian in what year?

A

71 AD

64
Q

Cerialis is appointed governor of what Roman province by Vespasian in 71 AD?

A

Britain

65
Q

What future governor of Britain had served under Suetonius Paulinus when fighting against Boudicca and the Iceni?

A

Quintus Petillius Cerialis

66
Q

Cerialis had served under what previous governor of Britain, when fighting against Boudicca and the Iceni?

A

Suetonius Paulinus

67
Q

What Roman emperor declared a “dead enemy smells best, but a dead citizen smells even better”?

A

Vitellius

68
Q

What infamous quote did Vitellius declare at Cremona?

A

“A dead enemy smells best, but a dead citizen smells even better”

69
Q

Name the elder brother of Otho

A

Lucius Salvius Otho Titianus

70
Q

Name the younger brother of Titianus, one of the 4 emperors of 69 AD

A

Otho

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