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Empire: Severan Emperors Flashcards

1
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Name the Severan emperors in order.

A

Septimius Severus, Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus, Severus Alexander

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2
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Give the years of the Severan Dynasty.

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193-235 AD

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3
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Give the years of Septimius Severus’s reign.

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193-211 AD

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4
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Give the years of Caracalla’s reign.

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211-217 AD

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5
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Give the years of Macrinus’s reign.

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217-218 AD

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6
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Give the years of Elagabalus’s reign.

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218-222 AD

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7
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Give the years of Severus Alexander’s reign.

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222-235 AD

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8
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The Severan Dynasty was dominated by women who all share what name?

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Julia

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9
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Which Severan emperor was the son of Julia Soaemias, the niece of Julia Domna?

A

Elagabalus

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10
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Where in 197 AD did Septimius Severus defeat Clodius Albinus?

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Lugdunum

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11
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Which emperor was the first not to be of senatorial rank?

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Macrinus

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12
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Who was the wife of Septimius Severus?

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Julia Domna

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13
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By what other name is Elagabalus known?

A

Bassianus

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14
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What Severan emperor forced people to worship the lapis niger (black stone) from Syria?

A

Elagabalus

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15
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Maximinus Thrax ushered in the Barracks emperors after killing what Severan emperor in 235 AD?

A

Severus Alexander

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16
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Who was the son of Julia Mamaea?

A

Severus Alexander

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17
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Who are the parents of Caracalla & Geta?

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Septimius Severus & Julia Domna

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18
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Which of the Severan emperors married Julia Domna?

A

Septimius Severus

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19
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What effect did the Caracalla’s Constitutio Antoniniana have?

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Gave citizenship to all freedmen throughout the empire

20
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Who is the grandmother of both Elagabalus and Severus Alexander?

A

Julia Maesa

21
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Who is the aunt of Julia Soaemias?

A

Julia Domna

22
Q

Where is Caracalla assassinated in 217 AD by Macrinus?

A

Carrhae

23
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What rival did Septimius Severus defeat at Lugdunum in 197 AD?

A

Clodius Albinus

24
Q

What brother did Caracalla have killed so he could have sole rule of the Empire in 211 AD?

A

Geta

25
Q

What did Septimius Severus build in the Forum to commemorate his victory over the Parthians?

A

Arch of Septimius Severus

26
Q

What praetorian prefect instigates the assassination of Caracalla near Carrhae?

A

Macrinus

27
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Who killed his brother Geta in 211 AD so that he could have sole control of the Empire?

A

Caracalla

28
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What “condemnation of memory” did Geta suffer in his death so that there would be no mention of him throughout the empire?

A

damnatio memoriae

29
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What niece of Julia Domna was the mother of Elagabalus?

A

Julia Soaemias

30
Q

Severus Alexander was killed by the soldiers of what future Barracks emperor?

A

Maximinus Thrax

31
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What Severan emperor worshipped Sol Invictus?

A

Elagabalus

32
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What city in Africa was the birthplace of Septimius Severus?

A

Leptis Magna

33
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What rival did Septimius Severus defeat at Issus in 194 AD?

A

Pescennius Niger

34
Q

At what British city did Septimius Severus die in 211 AD?

A

Eboracum (York)

35
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Where in 194 AD did Septimius Severus defeat Pescennius Niger?

A

Issus

36
Q

Who are the children of Septimius Severus and Julia Domna?

A

Caracalla & Geta

37
Q

Which of the Severan emperors was the only one not part of the Severan family?

A

Macrinus

38
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Who was the first Roman emperor born in Africa?

A

Septimius Severus

39
Q

What emperor died in Eboracum (York) in 211 AD?

A

Septimius Severus

40
Q

What Severan emperor builds extensive and magnificent baths?

A

Caracalla

41
Q

What act of Caracalla granted citizenship to all freedmen throughout the empire?

A

Constitutio Antoniniana

42
Q

Which emperor was of Moorish descent?

A

Macrinus

43
Q

Which two of the Severan emperors were cousins?

A

Elagabalus & Severus Alexander

44
Q

Who was the mother of Severus Alexander?

A

Julia Mamaea

45
Q

What Severan emperor established the Constitutio Antoniniana, granting citizenship to all freedmen?

A

Caracalla

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