Empire: Flavian Emperors Flashcards
Name the Flavian Emperors in order.
Vespasian, Titus, Domitian
Give the familial relation between Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian.
Vespasian was the father of both Titus and Domitian
Why were the Flavian emperors called the Flavian emperors?
They all had blonde hair (flavus means blonde)
In what year does the Flavian Dynasty begin?
69 AD
In what year does the Flavian Dynasty end?
96 AD
Give the years of Vespasian’s reign.
69-79 AD
Give the years of Titus’s reign.
79-81 AD
Give the years of Domitian’s reign.
81-96 AD
What emperor finishes the construction of the Colosseum begun by his father Vespasian?
Titus
Where did Titus serve as a soldier under his father Vespasian, helping him sack the city of Jerusalem in 70 AD?
Judaea
On August 24th, 79 AD, what volcano erupted destroying Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae?
Mt. Vesuvius
What three cities were destroyed 79 AD by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius?
Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae
What Judaean city does Titus sack in 70 AD under his father Vespasian?
Jerusalem
What emperor’s escapades in Judaea include a controversial affair with a princess named Berenice and sacking the city of Jerusalem in 70 AD?
Titus
Give another name for the Colosseum.
Flavian Amphitheater
What braggadocious Latin title did Domitian give himself to denote him as a “master and god”?
Dominus et Deus
What massive construction was begun by Vespasian?
Colosseum
Which of the Flavian emperors put an unpopular tax on public toilet use?
Vespasian
How did Titus die?
Plague
The Arch of Titus was constructed along what road which runs straight through the Roman Forum?
Via Sacra
Where did Domitian win a battle against the Dacians, but never could reach their capital of Sarmizegethusa?
Tapae
What man does Vespasian make governor of Britain?
(Julius) Agricola
What emperor was conspired against by his wife and was stabbed by a palace slave named Stephanus?
Domitian
With what Jewish princess did Titus carry out a controversial affair?
Berenice
Translate Vespasian’s final words: “vae puto deus fio”.
Alas, I think I’m becoming a god
A fire, a plague, and a volcano eruption were all disasters during the short reign of what Flavian emperor?
Titus
What palace slave assassinates Domitian in 96 AD?
Stephanus
Which of the Flavian emperors had been a soldier in Britain under Claudius?
Vespasian
On his death bed, what emperor exclaims “vae, puto deus fio” (alas, I think I’m becoming a god)?
Vespasian
Julius Agricola is made governor of what province by Vespasian?
Britain
To commemorate Titus’s victories in Judaea, what did Domitian construct?
Arch of Titus
Who served as Praetorian Prefect under Vespasian?
Titus
When a Roman was particularly dishonorable, they would often be erased from public memory by scratching out their names from inscriptions or defacing statues. Give the Latin for this “condemnation of memory” suffered by Domitian?
Damnatio Memoriae
