Julio-Claudian Dynasty Flashcards
Flash cards for Intermediate Certamen
When was Augustus born?
September 23rd 63 BC
Who adopted Augustus on May 4, 44 BC?
Gaius Julius Caesar
When was Augustus adopted by Julius Caesar?
May 4, 44 BC
When did Augustus gain his name?
January 16th, 27 BC
After the death of what man did Augustus become Pontifex Maximus?
Lepidus
When did Augustus become Pontifex Maximus?
March 6th, 12 BC.
What title did Augustus gain in 2 BC?
Pater Patriae.
When did the senate confer the title of Pater Patriae onto Augustus?
February 5th, 2 BC.
How many “consulships did Augustus hold?
13.
Who was the first wife of Augustus?
Claudia.
Who was the second wife of Augustus?
Scribonia.
Who was the third wife of Augustus?
Livia Drusilla.
Who was the only child of Augustus?
Julia.
When did Augustus die?
August 19th, 14 AD.
Where did Augustus die?
Nola, Campania
Where was Augustus buried?
The Mausoleum of Augustus.
Who was the first to be buried in the Mausoleum of Augustus?
Marcellus.
How was Augustus related to Julius Caesar?
His mother was the daughter of Julia, sister of Caesar.
When and where did Augustus first serve under Julius Caesar?
Spain, 46 BC.
Where was Augustus when he learned that Julius Caesar had been killed?
Illyricum.
Who delivered a series of fulminating
speeches against Mark Antony?
Cicero.
What were the speeches that Cicero wrote against Mark Antony called?
The Philippics.
After the Triumvirate was made, who required that Cicero had to go?
Mark Antony.
When and where did the Triumvirs defeat Brutus and Cassius?
Philippi, 42 BC.
