🔥 Flavians Flashcards

1
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How many emperors were there in 69 AD?

A

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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3
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Who was the only emperor to make it past 69 AD?

A

Vespasian

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4
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Name in order the emperors of 69 AD.

A

Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian

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5
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Which emperor was killed at the First Battle of Cremona in 69 AD?

A

Otho

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6
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What is another name for the battle of Cremona?

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Bedriacum

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7
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Which two generals of Vitellius killed Otho at the First Battle of Cremona in 69 AD?

A

Caecina & Valens

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8
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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

A

Vitellius

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

A

Antonius Primus

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11
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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?

A

Vespasian

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13
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What dynasty ruled from 69-96 AD?

A

Flavian

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14
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Who were the two sons of Vespasian?

A

Titus & Domitian

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15
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Which emperor was the father of Titus & Domitian?

A

Vespasian

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

A

Vespasian

17
Q

What did Vespasian say on his deathbed?

A

vae, puto, deus fio

18
Q

What does “vae, puto, deus fio” mean?

A

alas, I think, I am becoming a god

19
Q

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

A

Titus

20
Q

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

A

Jerusalem

21
Q

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

A

Arch of Titus

22
Q

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

A

Titus’

23
Q

What catastrophic event occurred on August 24, 79 AD?

A

eruption of Mt. Vesuvius

24
Q

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

A

Pompeii & Herculaneum

25
Q

What is the alternate name for the Colosseum?

A

Flavian Amphitheater

26
Q

What is the alternate name for the Flavian Amphitheater?

A

Colosseum

27
Q

Which emperor completed the construction of the Colosseum?

A

Titus

28
Q

How did the Colosseum receive its name?

A

Colossus statue of Nero in front

29
Q

In what year did Titus complete the construction of the Colosseum?

A

80 AD

30
Q

Who was the wife of Domitian?

A

Domitia

31
Q

What butler murdered Domitian?

A

Stephanus

32
Q

Which emperor was murdered by his butler Stephanus?

A

Domitian

33
Q

What did Domitian like to be called?

A

dominus et deus

34
Q

Which emperor liked to be called “dominus et deus”?

A

Domitian

35
Q

Which emperor was betrayed by his wife Domitia and murdered by his butler Stephanus?

A

Domitian

36
Q

Name the three Flavian emperors.

A

Vespasian, Titus, Domitian