Individual senators

Question 1

Norbanus

Answer 1

Augustus nominated as consul merely for worth

Question 2

Marcus Primus

Answer 2

Augustus authorised him to march on Thrace but the senate did not - he was exiled
-SUET / DIO

Question 3

Poppeus Sabinus

Answer 3

Augustus promoted and gave triumphs as he was worthy -TACITUS

Question 4

Marcus Hortensius

Answer 4

Augustus gave him the money he needed to have the 1 million sesterces to be a senator

Question 5

Lepidus the Younger

Answer 5

plotted against Augustus but was caught

-SUET

Question 6

Agrippa

Answer 6

Augustus creates job of curator aquarium for him (in charge of water supply)
-FRONTINUS

Question 7

Germanicus

Answer 7

Tiberius’ nephew and general who was loved by the people, assassinated by Piso, supposedly under Tiberius’ request
-TACITUS

Question 8

Celar

Answer 8

Tiberius gave him money to join senate

Question 9

Cremutius

Answer 9

senator who wrote history, Tiberius accused him of praising Caesars assasins so expelled him from the senate and he starved himself to death
-TACITUS

Question 10

Sejanus

Answer 10

Tiberius’ head of praetorian guard, left in charge when Tib absent - grew too powerful so was executed along with his associates in 31AD
-TACITUS

Question 11

Asiaticus

Answer 11

was offended by Gaius and headed conspiracies against his life - tried to succeed Gaius as emperor

Question 12

Lepidus

Answer 12

Gaius had him killed for being sexually involved with his sisters

Question 13

Galba

Answer 13

one of the 4 emperors in 69AD - Claudius gave him the province Africa

Question 14

Scribonianus

Answer 14

tried to lead a revolt against Claudius but was abandoned by his troops when revealed he wanted to reform the republic and killed himself
-TAC/DIO

Question 15

Thrasea Paetus

Answer 15

consul disapproved of Nero, walked out of senate when they congratulated the death of Nero’s mother, was executed after retreating from public life
-DIO

Question 16

Julius Montanus

Answer 16

Nero’s gang fought him and lost, he sent a letter of apology to Nero and had to kill himself for outing Nero
-TACITUS

Question 17

Piso

Answer 17

led conspiracy against Nero in 65Ad, 32 people involved exiled or executed
-SUETONIUS

Question 18

Helvidius Priscus

Answer 18

consistently insulting to Vespasian who ignored it until out of hand, when he had him exiled and executed
-SUETONIUS

Question 19

Lucius Saturnus

Answer 19

led a revolt against Domitian, everyone involved was executed and their heads were displayed on the rostra
-SUETONIUS