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1
Q

beginning and ending years of monarchy?

A

753 BC - 509 BC

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2
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traditional foundation date of Rome?

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April 21, 753 BC

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3
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what happened on April 21, 753 BC?

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Rome was founded

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4
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who captured the Cap

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Titus Tatius

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5
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fasces?

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bundle of rods surrounding an axe that symbolizes the king’s power carried by a lictor

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6
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in what two ways did

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offering asylum to outlaws on Capitoline hill and took Sabine wives

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7
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which king expanded Rome’s

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Romulus

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8
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who led the Sabines to recover their wives?

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Titus Tatius

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9
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name the seven kings of Rome

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Romulus, Numa Pompilius, Tullus Hostilius, Ancus Marcius, Tarquinius Priscus, Servius Tullius, Tarquinius Superbus

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10
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lictors?

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Roman civil servant who was an attendant and bodyguard to a magistrate who held imperium (consuls and praetors)

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11
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lictor #?

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Emperors og had 12 lictors, after Domitian (reigned AD 81–96) 24; dictators, 24; consuls, 12; praetors, 6; legates, 5; and priests, 1

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12
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what vestal virgin treach-

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Tarpeia

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13
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Tarpeia was promised the…

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gold the Sabines bore on their arms

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14
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what happened to Tarpeia after asking for

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the Sabines threw their shields on her, crushing her to death. Her body was then thrown off of a rock named after her

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15
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whose body was thrown from the rock which bears

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Tarpeia

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16
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what did Romans do to those sentenced to execution

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flung them off the Tarpeian rock after getting caught

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17
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where is the tarpeian rock?

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south side of the capitoline hill

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18
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who established the senate?

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Romulus

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19
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to appease the Sabines, with whom did Romulus co-rule with?

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Titus Tatius

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20
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deified, king

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Romulus

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21
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Romulus god name

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Quirinus

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22
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romulus wife

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Hersilia

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23
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Hersilia goddess name

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Hora

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24
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king, religious

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Numa Pompilius

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25
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Flamines and Cult of Vesta establishment

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2 priesthoods Numa Pompilius established

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26
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water nymph consort

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Egeria

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27
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12 month lunar calendar in place of 10 months?

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Numa Pompilius

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28
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warrior, king

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Tullus Hostilius

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29
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destroyed Alb-

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Tullus Hostilius

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30
Q

What Roman brothers were chosen-

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the Horatii

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31
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What Alban bro-

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Curiatti

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32
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other horatius

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killed his sister Camilla after discovering she was secretly betrothed to one of the dead Curiatii + was mourning him

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33
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Camilla was…

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killed by her brother, Horatius, for mourning a Curiatti

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34
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a girl killed by her brother

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Camilla

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35
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built Senate house?

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Tullius Hostilius

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36
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27 B.C.-14 A.D

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augustus

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37
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14-37

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tiberius

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38
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37-41

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caligula

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38
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41-54

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claudius

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39
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54-68

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nero

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40
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June 68 to January 69

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Galba

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41
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January 69 to April 69

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otho

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42
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April 69 to December 69

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vitellius

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43
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69-79

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vespasian

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44
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79-81

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titus

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45
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81-96

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domitian

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46
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96-98

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nerva

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47
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98-117

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trajan

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48
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117-138

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hadrian

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49
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138-161

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antoninus pius

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50
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161-180

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marcus aurelius

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50
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161-169

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lucius verus

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51
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180-192

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commodus

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52
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emperor, new years eve

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commodus

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53
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193

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pertinax

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54
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193

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didius julianus

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55
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193-211

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septimius severus

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56
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211-217

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caracalla

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57
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211

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geta

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58
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217-218

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macrinus

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59
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218-222

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elagabalus

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60
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235-238

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maximinus thrax

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60
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222-235

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alexander severus

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61
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238

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Gordian I & Gordian II

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62
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238

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Pupienus & Balbinus

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63
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244-249

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phillip the arab

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63
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238-244

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Gordian III

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64
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1000th

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phillip the arab

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65
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249-251

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decius

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65
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251-253

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trebonianus gallus

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66
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253

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aemilius aemilianus

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66
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253-260

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valerian

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67
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253-268

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galienus

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68
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268-270

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claudius gothicus

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68
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gothicus’s brother who maybe ruled in 270

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quintillus

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68
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quintillus

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gothicus’s brother who maybe ruled in 270

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69
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270-275

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aurelian

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70
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275-276

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tacitus

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71
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276-282

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probus

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71
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276

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florianus

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72
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282- 283

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carus

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73
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283-285

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carinus (west)

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74
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283-284

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numerian (east)

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75
Q

diocletian

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284-286 (Augustus alone),

286 - 305 (Augustus in East in first tetrarchy, retires)

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76
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maximian

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286-305 (Augustus in West in first tetrarchy, retires)

306-307/308 (Augustus with his son Maxentius,
then against Maxentius, fails to depose son, flees to Constantine, then forced to retire again at Carnuntum),

310 (proclaims himself Augustus A THIRD TIME, defeated by Constantine)

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77
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galerius

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293-305 (Caesar in East in first tetrarchy),

305 - 311 (Augustus in East in first tetrarchy, died
naturally)

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78
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constantius chlorus

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293-305 (Caesar in West in first tetrarchy),

305-306 (Augustus in West in second tetrarchy, died at Eboracum)

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79
Q

maximinus daia (nephew of galerius)

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305-308 (Caesar in East in second tetrarchy),

309/310-313
(proclaimed Augustus in East by troops, defeated by Licinius)

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80
Q

severus II

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305-306 (Caesar in West in second tetrarchy),

306-307 (Augustus in West after Constantius died, defeated by Maxentius)

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81
Q

sole augustus in 284-286

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diocletian

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82
Q

caesar in the east from 305-308

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maximinus daia (nephew of galerius)

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83
Q

caesar in the west from 293-305

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contsantious chlorus

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84
Q

caesar in the west from 305-306

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severus II

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85
Q

caesar in the east from 293-305

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galerius

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86
Q

licinius

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308-313 (Made Augustus in West at Carnuntum by Galerius,
ruled west with Galerius as
Augustus in east (until 311),
and then with Maximinus Daia as Augustus in east (until 313),

313-324 (Licinius
is Augustus in East, defeated by Constantine)

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87
Q

augustus in the west from 308-313

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licinius

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88
Q

augustus in the east from 313-324

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licinius

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89
Q

caesar in the east from 293-305

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galerius

90
Q

augustus in the east from 305 - 311

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galerius

91
Q

augustus in the west from 305-306

A

contsantious chlorus

92
Q

who was proclaimed augustus in the east by troops in 309/ 310-313?

A

maximinus daia

93
Q

eastern augustus in 286 -305

A

diocletian

94
Q

maximinus daia was defeated by who in 313?

A

licinius

94
Q

who was defeated by licinius in 313?

A

maximinus daia

95
Q

maxentius (son of Maximian)

A

306 (proclaimed princeps by Praetorian Guard),

307-312 (Augustus in
west, but was not formally recognized by tetrarchy - defeated by Constantine)

96
Q

who was proclaimed princeps by Praetorian Guard in 306?

A

maxentius

97
Q

augustus in the west from 307-312

A

maxentius

98
Q

who wasn’t formally recognized by the tetrarchy from 307-312 as augustus in the west?

A

maxentius

99
Q

augustus in the west from 306-312

A

constantine

99
Q

who is the son of constantious chlorus who was proclaimed augustus in the west by troops at Eboracum in 306?

A

constantine

100
Q

sole augustus in the west from 312-324

A

constantine

101
Q

sole augustus in the whole empire from 324-337

A

constantine

102
Q

337-340

A

constantine II in britain, gaul and spain

103
Q

337-350

A

constans I

104
Q

where did constans I rule until 340?

A

Italy, Illyricum, and Africa

105
Q

when did constans I defeat constantine II?

A

340

106
Q

337-361

A

constantius II

107
Q

where did constantius rule before he defeated his brothers?

A

the east

108
Q

361-363

A

julian

109
Q

361-364

A

jovian

110
Q

julian

A

361-363

111
Q

jovian

A

361-364

112
Q

364-375 west

A

valentinian I

113
Q

valentinian I

A

364-375 west

114
Q

theodosius I

A

378-392 east,
392-395 whole empire

115
Q

378-392 east

A

valentinian I

116
Q

392-395 whole empire

A

valentinian I

117
Q

honorius

A

395-423 west

118
Q

395-423 west

A

honorius

119
Q

arcadius

A

395-408 east

120
Q

395-408 east

A

arcadius

121
Q

valentinian III

A

423/425-455 west

122
Q

423/425-455 west

A

valentinian III

123
Q

theodosius II

A

408-450 east

124
Q

408-450 east

A

theodosius

125
Q

petronius maximus

A

455

126
Q

455

A

petronius maximus

127
Q
A
127
Q

majorian

A
127
Q

455-456

A

avitus

127
Q

avitus

A

455-456

128
Q

augustus

A

BC 27-14 AD

129
Q

tiberius

A

14-37

130
Q

caligula

A

37-41

131
Q

Claudius

A

41-54

132
Q

Galba

A

June 68 to January 69

133
Q

Nero

A

54-68

134
Q

Otho

A

January 69 to April 69

135
Q

Vitellius

A

April 69 to December 69

136
Q

Vespasian

A

69-79

137
Q

Titus

A

79-81

138
Q

Domitian

A

81-96

139
Q

Nerva

A

96-98

140
Q

Trajan

A

98-117

140
Q

Marcus Aurelius

A

161-180

141
Q

Hadrian

A

117-138

142
Q

Commodus

A

180-192 (New Year’s Eve)

142
Q

Lucius Varus

A

161-169

142
Q

Antoninus Pius

A

138-161

143
Q

Pertinax

A

193

144
Q

Didius Julianus

A

193

145
Q

Septimius Severus

A

193-211

146
Q

Caracalla

A

211-217

146
Q

Geta

A

211

147
Q

Macrinus

A

217-218

148
Q

Elagabalus

A

218-222

148
Q

Alexander Severus

A

222-235

148
Q

Maximinus Thrax

A

235-238

149
Q

Gordian I and Gordian II

A

238

150
Q

Pupienus and Balbinus

A

238

150
Q

Gordian III

A

238-244

151
Q

Philip the Arab

A

244-249

152
Q

Decius

A

249-251

153
Q

Trebonianus Gallus

A

251-253

154
Q

Aemilius Aemilianus

A

253

155
Q

Valerian

A

253-260

156
Q

Gallienus

A

253-268

157
Q

Claudius Gothicus

A

268-270

158
Q

Quintillus

A

270

159
Q

Aurelian

A

270-275

160
Q

Tacitus

A

275-276

161
Q

1st spolia opima

A

romulus vs acron of the caeninae

162
Q

odoacer killed

A

Theodoric the Great (ostrogoth) circa 493 at a banquet

163
Q

rom aug placed on throne by

A

orestes (his dad)

164
Q

orestes was secretary to

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attila the hun

165
Q

rom aug deposed

A

by odoacer in sept 476

166
Q

dal- peas-

A

diocletian

167
Q

thracian peasant/soldier

A

maximinus thrax

168
Q

who doubled the pay of soldiers after they made him

A

maximinus thrax

169
Q

novus homo from arpinum

A

gaius marius

170
Q

marius 1st consulship

A

107 bc

171
Q

marius last consulship

A

86 bc

172
Q

jugurthine war

A

112 – 105 bc

173
Q

Micipsa, King of Numidia dies in

A

118 bc in numidia

174
Q

“urbs venalis” is accredited to who?

A

jugurtha

175
Q

“urbs venalis”

A

city for sale

176
Q

symbol of roman treachery

A
177
Q

who throws herself in to the middle of the battlefield and ends the war between the romans + sabines?

A

hersilia

178
Q

sabines called _ after moving into rome

A

quirites

179
Q

what senator reports Romulus’s abduction

A
180
Q

interregnum

A

between kings

181
Q

senators divided into

A
182
Q

egeria spoke the words of _ himself

A

Jupiter

183
Q

numa said to have…

A

divination of thunder, could strike/control lightning with an onion, human hair and fish

184
Q

february was the month of __ bc februo meant ___

A

purification, to purify

185
Q

salii, the leaping priests, comes from what verb…

A

salio

186
Q

flamen dialis couldn’t

A

touch metal,

187
Q

tullus hostilius

A
188
Q

who plays dead/pretends to flee and as a result kills the remaining curiatii one by one?

A

publius horatius

189
Q

what happened after tullus neglected religion so much?

A

stones came raining down on the Caelian

190
Q

what grandson of another king

A

ancus marcius or tarquinius superbus

191
Q

built pons sub

A

ancius marcius

192
Q

established 1st saltwater port, salt=rich, sea trade king

A

ancus marcius

193
Q

built 1st prison, the mamertime

A

ancus marcius

194
Q

jugurtha executed at…

A

the mamertime

195
Q

fetiales did..

A

mediated disputes and declared war

196
Q

what king befriended tarquinius priscus and appointed the man as a guardian of his kids

A

ancus marcius

197
Q

etruscan named lucomo

A

tarquinius priscus

198
Q

tanaquil was..

A

a prophetess + the wife of tarquinius priscus

199
Q

who started the circus maximus

A

tarquinius priscus

200
Q

what did the “ova et delphini” mean

A

eggs for good health and

201
Q

gold and purple added by who

A

domitian

202
Q

in his ab urbe candita, livy states who as prince in corniculum bc he didn’t want Rome to be ruled by a slave?

A

servius tullius

203
Q

who kills tarquinius priscus?

A

ancius’s sons

204
Q

who promotes servius tullius as regent until priscus “heals”i

A

tanaquil

205
Q

temple of diana and temple of fortuna?

A

servius tullius

206
Q
A
207
Q

juniors (ppl under 45) were drafted on the…

A

offense

208
Q
A
209
Q
A
209
Q
A
209
Q

suovetaurilia

A

rite where a pig, sheep and bull was sacrificed

210
Q

rite where a pig, sheep and bull was sacrificed

A

suovetaurilia

211
Q

tullia was married to whom before tarquinius superbus

A

superbus’s brother

212
Q

via scelerata

A

road where tullius was trampled

213
Q

king who ruled by fear

A

tarquinius superbus

214
Q

other name for the temple of jupiter capitolinus

A

temple of jupiter optimus maximus

215
Q

how did superbus win against the Gabii?

A

made his son Sextus pretend he was defected and befriended/infiltrated

216
Q

poppies was a metaphor for the

A
217
Q

who throws 6 books into a fire and scams Superbus?

A

the sibyl of cumae

218
Q

lucius iunius brutus kissed what instead of his own mother after visiting the oracle of delphi for superbus?

A

mother earth

219
Q

who wrote a note explaining sextus tarquinius’s ultimatum and her rape before hanging herself?

A

lucretia

220
Q

superbus flees to

A

clusium, capital of etruria

221
Q

porsenna offered what to cloelia after being impressed by her bravery

A

to set her free and take half of the other captives with her

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