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Name the Five Good Emperors.

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Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius

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Which dynasty reigned from 96-180 AD?

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Five Good Emperors

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How did the Five Good Emperors choose their successors?

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adoption

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Which of the Five Good Emperors was succeeded by his natural son Commodus?

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Marcus Aurelius

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Who was the first emperor appointed by the Senate?

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Nerva

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Who appointed Nerva emperor?

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Senate

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Which emperor was the last person buried in the Mausoleum of Augustus?

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Nerva

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Where was Nerva
buried?

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Mausoleum of Augustus

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9
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Where was Trajan born?

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Spain

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Which emperor was the first of provincial origin?

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Trajan

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Which emperor was referred to as “optimus princeps”?

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Trajan

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12
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Which emperor grow the empire to its greatest ever extent?

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Trajan

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By what two-word title was Trajan often addressed?

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optimus princeps

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Which emperor is best known for his conquest of Dacia?

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Trajan

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What province is Trajan best known for conquering?

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Dacia

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What monument commemorates Trajan’s conquest of Dacia?

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Trajan’s Column

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Which emperor reigned from 117-138?

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Hadrian

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Which emperor built the first defensive wall in Britain to mark Rome’s territory?

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Hadrian

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Which monument in Britain was the first to mark Rome’s territory?

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Hadrian’s Wall

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What moorish cavalry commander revolted against Hadrian in 118 AD?

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Lusius Quietus

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Which emperor put down the rebellion of Lusius Quietus, the moorish cavalry commander?

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Hadrian

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Who was the wife of Hadrian?

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Which emperor was married to Sabina?

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Which emperor built a wall just north of Hadrian’s in Britain?

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Antoninus Pius

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What structure in Britain marked Roman territory north of Hadrian's Wall?
Antonine Wall
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Which emperor was a stoic philosopher who wrote a book entitled "Meditations"?
Marcus Aurelius
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Which emperor wrote the "Meditations" which discussed stoic philosophy?
Marcus Aurelius
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What book of Marcus Aurelius discussed stoic philosophy?
Meditations
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What philosophy did Marcus Aurelius practice?
Stoicism
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Who was the wife of Marcus Aurelius?
Faustina the Younger
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Which emperor married Faustina the Younger?
Marcus Aurelius
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Which emperor spent most of his reign at war against the Parthians, Quadi, and Marcomanni?
Marcus Aurelius
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Which emperor died at Vindobona in 180 AD?
Marcus Aurelius
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Marcus Aurelius
Vindobona
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What is the modern day name of Vindobona?
Vienna
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What is the ancient name of Vienna?
Vindobona
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Which emperor's last words were "go to the rising sun, my sun is setting"?
Marcus Aurelius
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Which emperor shared the throne with Lucius Verus for eight years?
Marcus Aurelius
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Who shared the throne with Marcus Aurelius from 161-169 AD?
Lucius Verus
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What governor of Syria revolted during Marcus Aurelius' reign?
Avidius Cassius
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Which emperor put down the rebellion of Avidius Cassius?
Marcus Aurelius
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What biological son of Marcus Aurelius succeeded him as emperor?
Commodus
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Which emperor thought of himself as a reincarnation of Hercules?
Commodus
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What mythological hero did Commodus think of himself as?
Hercules
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Which emperor changed the name of Rome to Colonia Commodiana?
Commodus
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What did Commodus change Rome's name to?
Colonia Commodiana
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What sister of Commodus unsuccessfully conspired against him?
Lucilla
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Which emperor was conspired against by his sister Lucilla?
Commodus
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Which emperor was strangled in his bath?
Commodus
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How did Commodus die?
strangled in his bath
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What mistress of Commodus was part of the successful plot against his life?
Marcia
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Who was the Christian mistress of Commodus?
Marcia
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What Praetorian Prefect was part of the successful plot against Commodus' life?
Laetus
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What Praetorian Prefect of Commodus was part of the successful plot to kill him?
Laetus

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