🔥 Flavians Flashcards
How many emperors were there in 69 AD?
4
What was the year 69 AD known as?
Year of the Four Emperors
Who was the only emperor to make it past 69 AD?
Vespasian
Name in order the emperors of 69 AD.
Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian
Which emperor was killed at the First Battle of Cremona in 69 AD?
Otho
What is another name for the battle of Cremona?
Bedriacum
Which two generals of Vitellius killed Otho at the First Battle of Cremona in 69 AD?
Caecina & Valens
Who were the two star generals of Vitellius?
Caecina & Valens
Which emperor was defeated at the Second Battle of Bedriacum in 69 AD
Vitellius
What general of Vespasian defeated Vitellius at the Second Battle of Bedriacum?
Antonius Primus
Who was defeated by Antonius Primus at the Second Battle of Cremona?
Vitellius
Which emperor of 69 Ad captured Rome through his general Antonius Primus?
Vespasian
What dynasty ruled from 69-96 AD?
Flavian
Who were the two sons of Vespasian?
Titus & Domitian
Which emperor was the father of Titus & Domitian?
Vespasian
Which emperor said on his deathbed “vae, puto, deus fio”?
Vespasian
What did Vespasian say on his deathbed?
vae, puto, deus fio
What does “vae, puto, deus fio” mean?
alas, I think, I am becoming a god
While his father was emperor who put down a Jewish rebellion at Jerusalem?
Titus
At what city did Titus put down a Jewish rebellion during his father’s reign?
Jerusalem
What monument in Rome commemorates Titus’ suppression of the Jewish rebellion?
Arch of Titus
During which emperor’s reign did Mt. Vesuvius erupt?
Titus’
What catastrophic event occurred on August 24, 79 AD?
eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
What cities were buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius?
Pompeii & Herculaneum
What is the alternate name for the Colosseum?
Flavian Amphitheater
What is the alternate name for the Flavian Amphitheater?
Colosseum
Which emperor completed the construction of the Colosseum?
Titus
How did the Colosseum receive its name?
Colossus statue of Nero in front
In what year did Titus complete the construction of the Colosseum?
80 AD
Who was the wife of Domitian?
Domitia
What butler murdered Domitian?
Stephanus
Which emperor was murdered by his butler Stephanus?
Domitian
What did Domitian like to be called?
dominus et deus
Which emperor liked to be called “dominus et deus”?
Domitian
Which emperor was betrayed by his wife Domitia and murdered by his butler Stephanus?
Domitian
Name the three Flavian emperors.
Vespasian, Titus, Domitian
