🔥 Flavians Flashcards

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How many emperors were there in 69 AD?

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4

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2
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What was the year 69 AD known as?

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Year of the Four Emperors

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Who was the only emperor to make it past 69 AD?

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Vespasian

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4
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Name in order the emperors of 69 AD.

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Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian

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Which emperor was killed at the First Battle of Cremona in 69 AD?

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Otho

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What is another name for the battle of Cremona?

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Bedriacum

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Which two generals of Vitellius killed Otho at the First Battle of Cremona in 69 AD?

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Caecina & Valens

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Who were the two star generals of Vitellius?

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Caecina & Valens

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9
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Which emperor was defeated at the Second Battle of Bedriacum in 69 AD

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Vitellius

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10
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What general of Vespasian defeated Vitellius at the Second Battle of Bedriacum?

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Antonius Primus

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Who was defeated by Antonius Primus at the Second Battle of Cremona?

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Vitellius

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12
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Which emperor of 69 Ad captured Rome through his general Antonius Primus?

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Vespasian

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13
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What dynasty ruled from 69-96 AD?

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Flavian

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14
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Who were the two sons of Vespasian?

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Titus & Domitian

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15
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Which emperor was the father of Titus & Domitian?

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Vespasian

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16
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Which emperor said on his deathbed “vae, puto, deus fio”?

17
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What did Vespasian say on his deathbed?

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vae, puto, deus fio

18
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What does “vae, puto, deus fio” mean?

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alas, I think, I am becoming a god

19
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While his father was emperor who put down a Jewish rebellion at Jerusalem?

20
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At what city did Titus put down a Jewish rebellion during his father’s reign?

21
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What monument in Rome commemorates Titus’ suppression of the Jewish rebellion?

A

Arch of Titus

22
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During which emperor’s reign did Mt. Vesuvius erupt?

23
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What catastrophic event occurred on August 24, 79 AD?

A

eruption of Mt. Vesuvius

24
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What cities were buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius?

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Pompeii & Herculaneum

25
What is the alternate name for the Colosseum?
Flavian Amphitheater
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What is the alternate name for the Flavian Amphitheater?
Colosseum
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Which emperor completed the construction of the Colosseum?
Titus
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How did the Colosseum receive its name?
Colossus statue of Nero in front
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In what year did Titus complete the construction of the Colosseum?
80 AD
30
Who was the wife of Domitian?
Domitia
31
What butler murdered Domitian?
Stephanus
32
Which emperor was murdered by his butler Stephanus?
Domitian
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What did Domitian like to be called?
dominus et deus
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Which emperor liked to be called "dominus et deus"?
Domitian
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Which emperor was betrayed by his wife Domitia and murdered by his butler Stephanus?
Domitian
36
Name the three Flavian emperors.
Vespasian, Titus, Domitian