Empire: Severan Emperors Flashcards
Name the Severan emperors in order.
Septimius Severus, Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus, Severus Alexander
Give the years of the Severan Dynasty.
193-235 AD
Give the years of Septimius Severus’s reign.
193-211 AD
Give the years of Caracalla’s reign.
211-217 AD
Give the years of Macrinus’s reign.
217-218 AD
Give the years of Elagabalus’s reign.
218-222 AD
Give the years of Severus Alexander’s reign.
222-235 AD
The Severan Dynasty was dominated by women who all share what name?
Julia
Which Severan emperor was the son of Julia Soaemias, the niece of Julia Domna?
Elagabalus
Where in 197 AD did Septimius Severus defeat Clodius Albinus?
Lugdunum
Which emperor was the first not to be of senatorial rank?
Macrinus
Who was the wife of Septimius Severus?
Julia Domna
By what other name is Elagabalus known?
Bassianus
What Severan emperor forced people to worship the lapis niger (black stone) from Syria?
Elagabalus
Maximinus Thrax ushered in the Barracks emperors after killing what Severan emperor in 235 AD?
Severus Alexander
Who was the son of Julia Mamaea?
Severus Alexander
Who are the parents of Caracalla & Geta?
Septimius Severus & Julia Domna
Which of the Severan emperors married Julia Domna?
Septimius Severus
What effect did the Caracalla’s Constitutio Antoniniana have?
Gave citizenship to all freedmen throughout the empire
Who is the grandmother of both Elagabalus and Severus Alexander?
Julia Maesa
Who is the aunt of Julia Soaemias?
Julia Domna
Where is Caracalla assassinated in 217 AD by Macrinus?
Carrhae
What rival did Septimius Severus defeat at Lugdunum in 197 AD?
Clodius Albinus
What brother did Caracalla have killed so he could have sole rule of the Empire in 211 AD?
Geta
What did Septimius Severus build in the Forum to commemorate his victory over the Parthians?
Arch of Septimius Severus
What praetorian prefect instigates the assassination of Caracalla near Carrhae?
Macrinus
Who killed his brother Geta in 211 AD so that he could have sole control of the Empire?
Caracalla
What “condemnation of memory” did Geta suffer in his death so that there would be no mention of him throughout the empire?
damnatio memoriae
What niece of Julia Domna was the mother of Elagabalus?
Julia Soaemias
Severus Alexander was killed by the soldiers of what future Barracks emperor?
Maximinus Thrax
What Severan emperor worshipped Sol Invictus?
Elagabalus
What city in Africa was the birthplace of Septimius Severus?
Leptis Magna
What rival did Septimius Severus defeat at Issus in 194 AD?
Pescennius Niger
At what British city did Septimius Severus die in 211 AD?
Eboracum (York)
Where in 194 AD did Septimius Severus defeat Pescennius Niger?
Issus
Who are the children of Septimius Severus and Julia Domna?
Caracalla & Geta
Which of the Severan emperors was the only one not part of the Severan family?
Macrinus
Who was the first Roman emperor born in Africa?
Septimius Severus
What emperor died in Eboracum (York) in 211 AD?
Septimius Severus
What Severan emperor builds extensive and magnificent baths?
Caracalla
What act of Caracalla granted citizenship to all freedmen throughout the empire?
Constitutio Antoniniana
Which emperor was of Moorish descent?
Macrinus
Which two of the Severan emperors were cousins?
Elagabalus & Severus Alexander
Who was the mother of Severus Alexander?
Julia Mamaea
What Severan emperor established the Constitutio Antoniniana, granting citizenship to all freedmen?
Caracalla
