Julio-Claudian Dynasty Flashcards

Flash cards for Intermediate Certamen

1
Q

When was Augustus born?

A

September 23rd 63 BC

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2
Q

Who adopted Augustus on May 4, 44 BC?

A

Gaius Julius Caesar

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3
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When was Augustus adopted by Julius Caesar?

A

May 4, 44 BC

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4
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When did Augustus gain his name?

A

January 16th, 27 BC

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5
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After the death of what man did Augustus become Pontifex Maximus?

A

Lepidus

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6
Q

When did Augustus become Pontifex Maximus?

A

March 6th, 12 BC.

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7
Q

What title did Augustus gain in 2 BC?

A

Pater Patriae.

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8
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When did the senate confer the title of Pater Patriae onto Augustus?

A

February 5th, 2 BC.

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9
Q

How many “consulships did Augustus hold?

A

13.

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10
Q

Who was the first wife of Augustus?

A

Claudia.

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11
Q

Who was the second wife of Augustus?

A

Scribonia.

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12
Q

Who was the third wife of Augustus?

A

Livia Drusilla.

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13
Q

Who was the only child of Augustus?

A

Julia.

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14
Q

When did Augustus die?

A

August 19th, 14 AD.

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15
Q

Where did Augustus die?

A

Nola, Campania

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16
Q

Where was Augustus buried?

A

The Mausoleum of Augustus.

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17
Q

Who was the first to be buried in the Mausoleum of Augustus?

A

Marcellus.

18
Q

How was Augustus related to Julius Caesar?

A

His mother was the daughter of Julia, sister of Caesar.

19
Q

When and where did Augustus first serve under Julius Caesar?

A

Spain, 46 BC.

20
Q

Where was Augustus when he learned that Julius Caesar had been killed?

A

Illyricum.

21
Q

Who delivered a series of fulminating
speeches against Mark Antony?

A

Cicero.

22
Q

What were the speeches that Cicero wrote against Mark Antony called?

A

The Philippics.

23
Q

After the Triumvirate was made, who required that Cicero had to go?

A

Mark Antony.

24
Q

When and where did the Triumvirs defeat Brutus and Cassius?

A

Philippi, 42 BC.

25
Q

How did the Triumvirs split the “Empire”?

A

Octavian got the West, Mark Antony got the East, and Lepidus got Africa :(

26
Q

What sister of Octavian did Mark Antony marry to seal an alliance between the two?

A

Octavia.

27
Q

What naval victory in 36 BC saw Agrippa defeat Sextus Pompey?

A

Mylae(not to be confused with the Mylae of the First Punic War)

28
Q

When did Lepidus die?

A

12 BC

29
Q

What battle took place on September 2nd, 31 BC?

A

Actium.

30
Q

What year did Augustus fall deathly ill, adopt Agrippa as his successor, and gain the power of tribunicia potestas?

A

23 BC.

31
Q

What did Tribunician power allow Augustus to do?

A

It gave him the right to convene the senate, to propose legislation in the popular assembly, and to veto any enactments.

32
Q

Who constructed the Theatre of Marcellus, the Temple of Apollo on the Palatine, the Horologium the Mausoleum of Augustus, the Temple of Mars Ultor, and the Forum of Augustus?

A

Augustus.

33
Q

Why did Augustus hold a triple triumph in 29 BC?

A

The conquest of Illyricum, the victory
at Actium, and the annexation of Egypt.

34
Q

Who constructed the Pantheon, Aqua Julia, and Aqua Virgo?

A

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa.

35
Q

How many administrative regions did Augustus split Rome into?

A

14.

36
Q

Who was Suetonius talking about: ‘It is said that his body was covered with spots and that he had
birthmarks scattered over his breast and belly … also numerous callous places resembling ringworm, caused by a constant itching of his body
and a vigorous use of the strigil. … He complained of his bladder, too, and was relieved of the pain only after passing stones in his urine.’?

A

Augustus.

37
Q

Who was the stepfather of Claudia, Augustus’s first wife?

A

Mark Antony.

38
Q

What did Augustus bring back to Rome in 20 BC?

A

The legionary standards that Crassus lost.

39
Q

What disaster in 9 AD saw three legions annihilated by Arminius AKA Herman the German

Go with Arminius in a Certamen match tho, it’s safer.

A

Teutoberg Forest.

40
Q

What man was the Roman commander at the disaster of the Teutoberg Forest?

A

Quntilius Varus.

41
Q

What unit did Augustus establish that included nine elite cohorts, each of 500 men?

A

Praetorian Guard.