Julio-Claudian Dynasty Flashcards
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How long did the Julio-Claudian Dynasty last?
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27 B.C.-68 A.D.
2
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Where and when was Octavian born?
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Born in 63 B.C. in Rome
3
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Who were Octavian’s biological parents?
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Gaius Octavius and Atia
4
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What three feats allowed Augustus to celebrate a triple triumph in 29 B.C.?
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The conquest of Illyricum, the victory
at Actium, and the annexation of Egypt
5
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Which senator proposed the name “Augustus” for Octavian in 27 B.C., marking the beginning of the empire?
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Munatius Plancus
6
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In what year was the empire founded?
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27 B.C.
7
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What powers did Augustus gain with his new title?
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The power of tribunicia potestas and maius proconsulare imperium
8
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Who established the Principate?
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Augustus
9
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What does princeps senatus / princeps civitatis mean?
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first amongst the senators/ first amongst the citizens
10
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In what year did Octavian annex Egypt?
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29 B.C.
11
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Who annexed Egypt in 29 B.C.?
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Octavian
12
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Whose death (13 B.C.) led Augustus to become pontifex maximus in 12 B.C.?
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Lepidus (the former triumvir)
13
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Who was bestowed the title “pater patriae” (father of the fatherland) by the senate in 2 B.C.?
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Augustus
14
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In what year did Augustus earn the title “pater patriae”?
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2 B.C.
15
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From what years did Marcus Agrippa campaign in Spain?
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26 B.C. to 19 B.C.
16
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Campaigning along the Danube, what set of brothers helped to defeat the Pannonian and Illyrian Bato (there were two of them) and Maroboduus of the Marcomanni?
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Tiberius and Drusus the Elder
17
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What revolt occurred in 23 B.C.?
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Revolt of Caepio & Murena
18
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When and how did Tiberius’s brother, Drusus the Elder, die?
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Drusus the Elder fell off his horse and died in 9 B.C
19
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What debacle for the Romans occurred in 9 A.D.?
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Teutoberg Forest
20
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How many legions were lost at Teutoberg Forest?
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3 legions
21
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Who was the commander at Teutoberg Forest?
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Quinctilius Varus
22
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Who defeated the Romans at Teutoberg Forest?
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Arminius (Herman the German) of the Cherusci
23
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Who was given command in Germany in 12 A.D.?
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Germanicus was given “chief command” in 12 A.D. (he primarily, and maybe Tiberius made retaliatory raids into Germany)
24
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Who established the praetorian guard?
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Augustus
25
Whose private fire-brigade inspired Augustus to establish a praefectus vigilum
with 3500 firemen, in 26 B.C.?
Egnatius Rufus, an ambitious aedile
26
What office did Augustus make to help with grain supply and distribution?
praefectus annonae, in charge of the grain supply
27
Who was the first to hold the office of praefectus annonae, instructor of the grain supply?
Gaius Turranius, a governor of Egypt
28
What famous quote did Augustus say when reflecting on his reign as empire?
"I found Rome a city of brick, left it a city of Marble”
29
What forum did Augustus build?
the Forum of Augustus
30
A temple to whom was in the Forum of Augustus?
Had Temple to Mars Ultor
31
Who-- former commander under Augustus at Actium-- is credited with building the first PERMANENT amphitheater?
T. Statilius Taurus
32
What four major constructions did Marcus Agrippa build?
Pantheon, Baths of Agrippa, Aqua Virgo, and Aqua Julia
33
How many different wives did Augustus have over the course of his life?
Three
34
What are the names of Augustus's wives?
– Claudia, Scribonia (2nd), with whom he had Julia,
| and then Livia (3rd), mother of Tiberius (but not by Augustus)
35
Who is the mother of Julia the Elder?
Scribonia
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Who is the mother of Tiberius?
Livia
37
Believing death was near, in 23 B.C., who did Augustus give his signet ring to?
Agrippa
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To whom did Augustus originally betroth and marry Julia to?
C. Claudius Marcellus (famous for the theater) – Marcellus died shortly thereafter
39
How many kids did Agrippa and Julia have together?
Five kids
40
Where was Julia exiled to?
Pandeteria
41
Who where the five kids of Agrippa and Julia?
Lucius Caesar, Gaius Caesar, Agrippina the Elder, Julia the Younger, Agrippa Postumus
42
Lucius Caesar and Gaius Caesar (sons of Agrippa and Julia) were adopted by Augustus but died in what years?
2 A.D. and 4 A.D.
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Which two brothers (sons of Agrippa and Julia) did Augustus adopt, only to see them die in 2 A.D. and 4 A.D.?
Lucius Caesar and Gaius Caesar
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Where was Agrippa Postumus (son of Agrippa and Julia) exiled to?
Agrippa Postumus exiled to Planasia in 9 A.D.
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When was Agrippa Postumus (son of Agrippa and Julia) exiled?
9 A.D.
46
When was Julia the Younger exiled?
8 A.D.
47
What was Tiberius's father's full name?
Tiberius Claudius Nero
48
Whom did Tiberius (the emperor) divorce to marry Julia the Elder?
Vipsania
49
Where did Tiberius go into exile?
Rhodes
50
When was Tiberius in exile?
6-2 B.C.
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Where did Augustus die?
Nola
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When did Augustus die?
14 A.D.
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Where were Augustus's ashes kept?
In his mausoleum
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How long was Tiberius's reign?
14-37 A.D.
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What military position did Tiberius have under Augustus?
general
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How did Tiberius view his position as emperor?
Gloomy, never really desiring to be emperor, and
| jealous of a fellow general, his nephew and adoptive son, Germanicus
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Who, nephew and adopted son of Tiberius, was Tiberius jealous of?
Germanicus
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In what year did Germanic receive a triumph?
17 A.D.
59
When did Germanicus die?
19 A.D.
60
Who suspected of killing Germanicus through poison?
governor of Syria, Gn. Calpurnius Piso (who then killed himself)
61
What revolt covered the span of seven years (17-24 A.D.) during Tiberius's reign?
Revolt of Tacfarinas
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Who was Tacfarinas?
Numidian chieftain who revolted against Rome
63
Who trapped Tacfarinas and nearly ended the Revolt of Tacfarinas, but was recalled?
Iunius Blaesus
64
Who successfully ended the Revolt of Tacfarinas?
P. Cornelius Dolabella
65
In what year did the Revolt of Florus and Sacrovir occur?
21 A.D.
66
Who led the Revolt of Florus and Sacrovir?
Two Gallic noblemen Julius Sacrovir of the Aedui and Julius Florus of Treviri
67
In what year did Aelius Sejanus become the Praetorian Prefect?
15 A.D.
68
When did Tiberius leave Rome for Capri, never again stepping foot in Rome?
26 A.D.
69
Tiberius left Rome for his villa on what Italian island?
Capri
70
In what year did Livia die?
Livia died in 29 A.D. – Tiberius did not attend her funeral
71
Why was Aelius Sejanus deemed a villain?
Sejanus tried to kill or exile all members of the family of Agrippina the Elder
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In what year did Aelius Sejanus face the ramifications of his villainy and was summoned to the Senate and killed?
In 31 B.C. when he was summoned to the Senate and killed
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Who exposed Sejanus?
Antonia Minor
74
Who replaced Sejanus as Praetorian Prefect?
Sutorius Macro
75
Who issued mass treason trials on those connected to Sejanus?
Tiberius
76
Who were the parents of Caligula?
Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder
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Who was the grandfather of Tiberius Gemellus?
Tiberius
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Who were the final two candidates two secede Tiberius as emperor?
Tiberius Gemellus, grandson of Tiberius, or Caligula, a son of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder
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Who executed Gemellus as quaestor?
Caligula
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In what year did Tiberius die?
37 A.D.
81
Where were Tiberius's ashes placed?
Mausoleum of Augustus
82
How long did Caligula reign for?
37-41 A.D.
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Caligula was the third emperor. His name (Caligula) was known to mean what?
“little boot”
84
Instead of invading Britain, what did Caligula order his troops to do?
Commanded his soldiers to collect seashells along the English Channel (on the coast of France. His army never reached Britain).
85
What was the name of Caligula's beloved horse, whom he attempted to make a consul or senator?
Incitatus
86
Whom amongst the praetorian guard killed Caligula?
Cassius Chaerea
87
In 39 A.D., commander of the Upper Rhine Lentulus Gaetulicus conspired and had plans to install whom as emperor?
nobleman M. Aemilius Lepidus
88
The Senate hoped to achieve what after a Caligula's assassination?
A restored republic
89
Who killed Caligula?
Cassius Chaerea, tribune of the Praetorian Guard, Cornelius Sabinus, and others
90
Who was the uncle of Caligula?
Claudius
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Where was Claudius found hiding after the assassination of Caligula?
Imperial palace
92
In what year did Caligula die?
41 A.D.
93
Where were Caligula's ashes placed?
Mausoleum of Augustus
94
How long did Claudius's reign last?
41 A.D.-54 A.D.
95
Who was said to be lame or handicapped?
Claudius
96
Who was the first emperor born outside of Italy?
Claudius
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Where was Claudius born?
Lyon in Cisalpine Gaul
98
Who were the parents of Claudius?
Nero Claudius Drusus (Drusus the Elder) and Antonia Minor (daughter of Marc Antony),
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Who was the brother of Claudius?
Germanicus
100
Who completed that annexation of Maurentania?
Claudius
101
Lycia, Thrace, and Noricum were all conquered by whom?
Claudius
102
Who began the conquest in Britain?
Claudius
103
Who led the invasion of Britain?
general Aulus Plautius
104
Which two aqueducts may have been completed under Claudius?
Anio Novus and the Aqua Claudia
105
What construction did Claudius add to Ostia?
a new harbor which included a lighthouse
106
The 800th anniversary of Rome was celebrated in what year?
47 A.D.
107
What position did the freedman Narcissus have?
chief secretary (praepositis ab epistulis)
108
What is the Latin name for chief secretary?
praepositis ab epistulis
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Among the positions filled by freedmen in Claudius's reign, there was the chief accountant (praepositis a rationibus). Who held this position?
Pallas
110
What is the Latin name for chief accountant?
praepositis a rationibus
111
What freedman occupied the office of examiner of petitions (praepositis a libellis)?
Callistus
112
Who kindled a revolt in 41 A.D.
M. Furius Camillus Scribonianus
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The Revolt of M. Furius Camillus Scribonianus happened in what year?
41 A.D.
114
M. Furius Camillus Scribonianus was governor of what province?
Dalmatia
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The Revolt of M. Furius Camillus Scribonianus was a conspiracy involving who?
M. Furius Camillus Scribonianus, governor of Dalmatia, and Annius Vinicianus
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The Revolt of M. Furius Camillus Scribonianus conspired against whom?
Claudius
117
Who were the four wives of Claudius?
Plautia Urgulanilla, Aelia Paetina, Valeria Messalina and Agrippina the Younger
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Who was the third wife of Claudius?
Valeria Messalina
119
Who was the fourth wife of Claudius?
Agrippina the Younger
120
Valeria Messalina bore Claudius what son?
Britannicus
121
How did Valeria Messalina die?
She was killed by the Praetorians in 48 A.D.
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When did Messalina die?
48 A.D.
123
Why was Messalina killed by the Praetorians?
supposed conspiracy against Claudius with one of her lovers, C. Silius
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Who was Messalina's secret lover?
C. Silius
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Who was Agrippina the Younger?
The fourth wife of Claudius
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The father of Agrippina the Younger was whom?
Germanicus
127
What was Agrippina the Younger's relation to Caligula?
Sister
128
Agrippina the Younger had a son with whom before wedded to Claudius?
Gn. Domitius Ahenobarbus
129
The son of Gn. Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina the Younger was named what?
L. Domitius Ahenobarbus –better known as Nero
130
Who adopted Nero?
Claudius
131
Who were the heirs of Claudius?
Nero and Brittanicus
132
Who poisoned Claudius?
Agrippina the Younger
133
How did Claudius die?
He was poisoned through mushroom soup
134
Who made the poisons for Agrippina the Younger?
Locusta
135
Who was the imperial taster?
Halotus
136
In what year did Claudius die?
54 A.D.
137
Where were the ashes of Claudius placed?
Mausoleum of Augustus
138
How long did Nero's reign last?
54-68 A.D.
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How was Nero related to Caligula?
He was his nephew
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How did Nero deal with his adoptive brother Britaniccus?
Had Britannicus poisoned (55 A.D.)
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In what year was Britannicus poisoned?
55 A.D.
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Nero's early reign was considered stable, hence its name- what was it?
Early reign considered stable – Quinquennium Neronis
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Who was a tutor of Nero and had influence over him?
Seneca the Younger
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Who was the first Praetorian Prefect under Nero?
Africanus Burrus
145
Who did Nero have murdered in 59 A.D.?
His mother, Agrippina the Younger
146
Who carried out the assassination of Agrippina the Younger?
Nero’s admiral, Anicetus
147
Later murdered, who missed death when a ship meant to sink failed in its function?
Agrippina the Younger
148
Who was Nero's first wife (and half-sister)?
Octavia
149
Where was Octavia exiled to?
Pandateria
150
Who killed Octavia?
Nero
151
Who was the second wife of Nero?
Poppaea Sabina
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Otho (the future emperor) was made governor of what region by Nero?
Lusitania
153
Why did Nero make Otho governor of Lusitania?
to take Poppaea Sabina from him
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Nero took to take Poppaea Sabina what spouse?
Otho
155
When did the Praetorian Prefect Africanus Burrus die?
62 A.D.
156
Who replaced Africanus Burrus?
Tigellinus
157
Who replaced Tigellinus?
Nymphidius Sabinus
158
What Praetorian Prefect supported Galba against Nero?
Nymphidius Sabinus
159
In what year did the Great Fire occur?
64 A.D.
160
Where was Nero during the Great Fire?
Said to be "fiddling" while Rome burned down, was actually away in Antium.
161
What was the name of Nero's new house?
Domus Aurea (Golden House)
162
Which group did Nero blame for the Great Fire?
Christians
163
Who was placed on the Armenian throne in 66 A.D.
Tiridates
164
Who restores order in Armenia?
The general (and governor of Syria) Gn. Domitius Corbulo
165
Who is forced to commit suicide after restoring order in Armenia in 67 A.D.?
The general (and governor of Syria) Gn. Domitius Corbulo
166
When did the Revolt of Boudicca take place?
60-61 A.D.
167
What was the Revolt of Boudicca?
Queen Boudicca of the Iceni (tribe) revolts in Britain
168
Who ends the Revolt of Boudicca?
Suetonius Paulinus
169
Who was Boudicca's husband?
Prasutagas, who probably allied with the
| Romans
170
When did the Jewish Revolt happen?
66-70 A.D.
171
Who ends the Jewish revolt?
Vespasian (future emperor)
172
In what contest did Nero compete in, bribing the judges for him to win?
Olympic Games
173
When does the Pisonian Conspiracy occur?
65 A.D.
174
Who was the Pisonian Conspiracy against?
Nero
175
Who leads the Pisonian Conspiracy?
C. Calpurnius Piso
176
What was the outcome of the Pisonian Conspiracy?
Failure
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How did Nero die?
Committed suicide
178
When did Nero die?
68 A.D.
179
Augustus built these gardens on the Esquiline Hill
Horti Maecenaeti (Mycenaean Gardens)
180
What Roman emperor built the Horti Maecenaeti on the Esquiline Hill?
Augustus
181
Where were the Horti Maecenaeti, as built by Augustus, situated?
Esquiline Hill
182
When was the battle of Idistaviso?
16 AD
183
Name the victorious and losing commander at Idistaviso in 16 AD
Victorious: Germanicus
Loser: Arminius of the Cherusci
183
What battle was in 16 AD?
Battle of Idistaviso
184
At what battle did Germanicus decisively defeat Arminius of the Cherusci, getting revenge for Teutoberg Forest?
Battle of Idistaviso (16 AD)
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Augustus gave some of the Roman province *Africa Nova* to what king, who had married Cleopatra Selene?
King Juba II
186
Name the wife of King Juba II, who was the daughter of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII
Cleopatra Selene
187
Name the first prefect of Egypt under Augustus
Gaius Cornelius Gallus
188
Cornelius Gallus was the first prefect of what region under Augustus?
Egypt
189
What prefect of Egypt under Augustus drove back the Nubians and destroyed their holy city of Napata?
Gaius Petronius
190
Petronius was a prefect of egypt that drove back what people, destroying their holy city of Napata?
Nubians
191
Name the holy city of the Nubians, which Petronius destroyed while he was prefect of Egypt
Napata
192
Name the queen of the Nubians/Ethiopia who revolted against Augustus from 25-22 BC
Candace
193
Candace was the queen of what people?
Nubians
194
The Nubians and their queen Candace presided over what modern-day country?
Ethiopia
195
When did Candace of the Nubians and Ethiopia revolt against Augustus?
25-22 BC
196
What Illyrian and Pannonain chietains raised a revolt in the Sava Valley against Augustus in 6 BC?
Bato and Bato
197
The Batos raised a revolt in what valley against Augustus in 6 BC?
Sava Valley
198
When did the Batos raise a revolt against Augustus in the Sava Valley?
6 BC
199
The Batos were chieftains of what two regions?
Illyria and Pannonia
200
What city did the Batos try to capture but were defeated at by Germanicus?
Sirmium
201
Who defeated the Batos at Sirmium?
Germanicus
202
What rebels were defeated at Sirmium by Germanicus?
The Batos
203
Who was the leader of the Marcomanni during the time of Augustus?
Maroboduus
204
Maroboduus was the leader of what tribe during the reign of Augustus?
Marcomanni
205
How old was Tiberius when he succeeded Augustus as emperor?
55
206
Who was 55 years old when he became emperor?
Tiberius
207
Name the biological son of Tiberius
Drusus II
208
Name the father of Drusus II
Tiberius
209
Name the adopted son of Tiberius
Germanicus
210
Name the father of Germanicus
Tiberius
211
Name both sons of Tiberius
Germanicus and Drusus II
212
What council founded by Augustus did Tiberius quickly abolish?
Consilium Principis
213
The *Consilium Principis*, founded by Augustus, was abolished by what emperor?
Tiberius
214
In what years did Tacfarinas revolt against Rome?
17-24 AD
215
Where does Germanicus die in 19 AD?
Antioch
216
Who dies in 19 AD at Antioch?
Germanicus
217
Who was thought to have killed Germanicus through sorcery and poison?
Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso
218
Cn. Calpurnius Piso was thought to have killed what man through sorcery and poison?
Germanicus
219
How was Piso thought to have killed Germanicus?
Through sorcery and poison
220
Name the wife of Drusus II, who later was seduced by Sejanus and plotted to kill Drusus II with him
Livilla (aka Livia Drusilla)
221
Livilla was initially the wife of what man, but later was seduced by Sejanus
Drusus II
222
Who seduced Livilla and plotted with her to kill her husband Drusus II?
Sejanus
223
Sejanus seduced what woman, the wife of Drusus II?
Livilla
224
Sejanus and Livilla plotted to kill what man?
Drusus II
225
What two people conspired to kill Drusus II?
Sejanus and Livilla
226
What man moved the nine cohorts from outside the *pomerium* into a home inside the city walls, the *Castra Praetoria*?
Sejanus
227
How many cohorts did Sejanus move into the *Castra Praetoria*?
Nine
228
Where did Sejanus move the nine cohorts?
Into the *Castra Praetoria*, located **within** the *pomerium*
229
Who proposed that Caligula be made sole heir to Tiberius instead of Tiberius Gemellus after the death of Tiberius?
Macro
230
Macro proposed what man be made sole heir to Tiberius?
Caligula
231
Who is said to have died by being smothered by a pillow, via Macro?
Tiberius
232
How is Tiberius said to have died?
By Macro smothering him with a pillow
233
Name the four wives of Caligula
Caesonia, Livia Orestilla, Lollia Paulina, Junia Claudia
234
Whose wives were:
- Caesonia
- Livia Orestilla
- Lollia Paulina
- Junia Claudia
Caligula
235
What wife of Caligula was said to have a ton of jewelry?
Lollia Paulina
236
Who did Caligula live with as a youth?
Antonia Minor (his grandmother)
237
Who lived as a youth with his grandmother Antonia Minor?
Caligula
238
As emperor, what man abolished the slave tax, and buried the bones of his brother Nero and mother Agrippina the Elder in the Mausoleum of Augustus?
Caligula
239
Name the six children of Agrippina the Elder and Germanicus that survived past childbirth
Caligula, Nero (not the emperor), Drusus III. Agrippina the Younger, Julia Livilla, Julia Drusilla
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Caligula, Nero, Drusus III, Agrippina the Younger, Julia Livilla, and Julia Drusilla were all children of what two people?
Agrippina the Elder and Germanicus
241
Where did Caligula bury the bones of his brother Nero and mother Agrippina the Elder?
Mausoleum of Augustus
242
Name the cousin of Caligula, who was also his former joint-heir?
Tiberius Gemellus
243
Tiberius Gemellus was whose cousin?
Caligula's
244
Name Caligula's father-in-law, a senator who he would execute
Marcus Iunius Silanus
245
M. Iunius Silanus was father-in-law of what man, who would later execute him?
Caligula
245
Name the close friend of Caligula who he had Julia Drusilla, his sister, marry
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
246
M. Aemilius Lepidus was the close friend of what Roman emperor, to the point where he married that emperor's sister, Julia Drusilla?
Caligula
247
Who did Caligula give his signet ring upon his illness in 37 AD?
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
248
M. Aemilius Lepidus was given whose signet ring upon his illness in 37 AD?
Caligula
249
Who died in 38 AD, a sister of Caligula?
Julia Drusilla
250
When did Drusilla die?
38 AD
251
Who did Caligula have deified into the god *Panthea* after her death in 38 AD?
Julia Drusilla
252
Caligula had Drusilla deified into what god after her death in 38 AD?
Panthea
253
Who deified his sister Drusilla into the god *Panthea* when she died in 38 AD?
Caligula
254
What emperor started building the Anio Novus and Aqua Claudia 38 AD?
Caligula
255
What two aqueducts did Caligula start building in 38 BC?
Anio Novus, Aqua Claudia
256
When were the Anio Novus and Aqua Claudia started being built by Caligula?
38 BC
257
What emperor finished building the Anio Novus and Aqua Claudia in 52 BC?
Claudius
258
What two aqueducts were finished by Claudius in 52 BC?
Anio Novus, Aqua Claudius
259
In what year was the Anio Novus and Aqua Claudia finished with construction under the reign of Claudius?
52 BC
260
Who plotted to overthrow Caligula in 39 BC and appoint M. Aemilius Lepidus as emperor?
Lentulus Gaetulicus
261
When did Lentulus Gaetulicus plot to overthrow Caligula by appointing M. Aemilius Lepidus as emperor?
39 BC
262
What emperor is said to have made his wife Caesonia dance naked in front of guests?
Caligula
263
What wife of his is Caligula said to have made dance naked in front of guests?
Caesonia
264
What emperor constructed a lighthouse and gathered seashells along the English Channel instead of invading Britain?
Caligula
265
What two things did Caligula have his troops do instead of invading Britain?
Gather seashells along the English Channel
Construct a lighthouse
266
What emperor believed his horse Incitatus was a reincarnation of Bucephalus?
Caligula
267
Name the horse of Caligula, believed to be a reincarnation of Bucephalus?
Incitatus
268
Caligula's horse Incitatus was believed to be a reincarnation of what deity?
Bucephalus
269
What Roman province is abandoned by Caligula and subsequently controlled by Parthia?
Greater Armenia
270
Armenia was abandoned by what Julio-Claudian emperor, subsequently being controlled by Parthia?
Caligula
271
What emperor is said to have ridden around the Bay of Baiae, wearing the breast plate of Alexander the Great?
Caligula
272
Where was Caligula said to have ridden wearing the breast plate of Alexander the Great?
Bay of Baiae
273
Caligula is said to have ridden Incitatus around the Bay of Baiae while wearing what on his chest?
The breast plate of Alexander the Great
274
Whose wife did Caligula openly sleep with?
Gaius Calpurnius Piso
275
What emperor openly slept with the wife of C. Calpurnius Piso?
Caligula
276
At what event was Caligula assassinated?
Palatine Games
277
What emperor was assassinated at the Palatine Games, in 41 AD?
Caligula
278
Who was the last Roman emperor to be born in the BCs?
Claudius
279
What Roman emperor was the son of Drusus the Elder and Antonia Minor?
Claudius
280
Name the three children of Drusus the Elder and Antonia Minor
Claudius, Germanicus, Livilla
281
Claudius, Germanicus, and Livilla were the children of what two Romans?
Drusus the Elder and Antonia Minor
282
How did Claudius become emperor?
He bribed the Praetorian Guard to make him emperor after Caligula's assassination
283
Who bribed the Praetorian Guard to make him emperor after the assassination of Caligula?
Claudius
284
Who paid 15,000 *sesterces* as a *donativum* for praetorian loyalty when he was emperor?
Claudius
285
How much money did Claudius pay as a *donativum* for praetorian loyalty?
15,000 sesterces
286
What did Claudius have to pay 15,000 sesterces for when he was emperor?
A *donativum* (bribe) for Praetorian loyalty
287
Name the sister of Sejanus, the second wife of Claudius
Aelia Paetina
288
Aelia Paetina, the second wife of Claudius, was the sister of what man?
Sejanus
289
Name the child of Claudius + Aelia Paetina
Claudia Antonia
290
Name the parents of Claudia Antonia
Claudius and Aelia Paetina
291
Name the children of Claudius and Messalina
Octavia, Brittanicus
292
Octavia and Brittanicus were the children of what two Romans?
Claudius and Valeria Messalina
293
What two members of the Julio-Claudian family did Claudius charge with treason and have executed?
Julia Livia, Julia Livilla
294
Julia Livia and Julia Livilla were charged with treason and executed by what emperor?
Claudius
295
Name the only daughter of Drusus II and Livilla?
Julia Livia
296
Julia Livia was the daughter of what two Romans?
Drusus II and Livilla
297
What emepror built and artifical harbor two miles north of Ostia at Portus?
Claudius
298
Claudius built what two miles north of Ostia at Portus?
An artificial harbor
299
Two miles north of what city did Claudius build an artifical harbor?
Ostia
300
Where did Claudius build an artifical harbor, two miles north of Ostia?
Portus
301
Who does Claudius send to suppress the revolt in Mauretaina, caused by the death of Ptolemy of Mauretania?
Suetonius Paulinus
302
Suetonius Paulinus is sent by Claudius to suppress the revolt of what region in 41 AD?
Mauretania
303
Name the king killed by Caligula, causing a revolt in Mauretania that Suetonius Paulinus eventually suprresses in 41 AD?
Ptolemy of Mauretania
304
What two parts did Claudius divide Mauretania into?
Mauretania Caesariensis and Mauretania Tingitana
305
*Caesariensis* and *Tingitana* are parts of what Roman province, annexed under the reign of Claudius?
Mauretania
306
When does Aulus Plautius capture Britain?
43 AD
307
Who captured Britain after landing in Kent for Claudius in 43 AD?
Aulus Plautius
308
When was the battle of Medway River?
43 AD
309
What battle was in 43 AD?
Battle of Medway River
310
Name the victorious and losing commanders at Medway River, in 43 AD
Victor: Aulus Plautius
Loser: Caratacus of Britain
311
At what battle did Aulus Plautius decisively defeat Caratacus, conquering Britain for Claudius in 43 AD?
Battle of Medway River
312
Name the father of Caratacus
Cunobelinus
313
Name the son of Cunobelinus, monarch of Britain that is defeated by Aulus Plautius
Caratacus
314
Name the brother of Caratacus
Togodumnus
315
Name the brother of Togodumnus, monarch of Britain that is defeated by Aulus Plautius
Caratacus
316
Name the children of Cunobelinus of Britain
Caratacus and Togodumnus
317
Where did Aulus Plautius first land on his voyage to conquer Britain for Claudius?
Kent
318
Where did Caratacus flee to after losing to Aulus Plautius at Medway River (43 AD)?
Silures
319
Who fled to Silures after losing at Medway River in 43 AD?
Caratacus
320
Who was governor of Britain from 47-52 AD, having built a limes system from Exeter to Lincoln?
Ostorious Scapula
321
Name the governor of Britain after Aulus Plautius?
Ostorious Scapula
322
Name the governor of Britain before Scapula
Aulus Plautius
323
When was Scapula governor of Britain?
47-52 AD
324
Where did Scapula build a limes system while governor of Britain?
Exeter to Lincoln
325
What Queen of the Bigrantes hands Caratacus over to the Romans?
Cartimandua
326
Queen Cartimandua of the Bigrantes hands over what enemy of Rome to the Romans?
Caratacus
327
Cartimandua was the queen of what people?
Bigrantes
328
What emperor recieved the agnomen "Britannicus"?
Claudius
329
What agnomen did Claudius receive for the annexation of Britain?
Britannicus
330
What region was annexed by Claudius in 46 AD?
Thrace
331
What Roman emperor annexed Thrace in 46 AD?
Claudius
332
When did Claudius annex Thrace?
46 AD
333
Name the Parthian king who put his brother, Tiridates I, on the Armenian throne during the reign of Nero? He was later refuted by Corbulo
Vologeses I
334
Name the brother of Vologeses I, who was briefly put on the throne of Armenia before Corbulo replaces him with Tigranes V?
Tiridates I
335
Who is sent by Nero to replace Tiridates I with Tigranes V in Armenia?
Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo
336
Corbulo replaces Tiridates I of Armenia with what person?
Tigranes V
337
What king of Armenia, the successor to Tiridates I, attacked the Parthian city Media in 61 AD with Roman help, but lost?
Tigranes V
338
What city in Parthia did Tigranes V attack in 61 AD?
Media
339
When did Tigranes V try to capture Media?
61 AD
340
What island did Suetonius Paulinus conquer before suppressing the revolt of Boudicca, the main center of druidism?
Mona
341
Who was at Mona, the main center of druidism, before suppressing the revolt of Boudicca?
Suetonius Paulinus
342
Who was flogged, robbed of her land, and had her daughters raped by Roman procurators, causing her to revolt against Rome in 60 AD?
Boudicca
343
What did Roman procurators do to Boudicca's daughters?
Rape them
344
What cities did Boudicca capture as part of her revolt against Rome?
Camulodunum, Londinium
345
Who captured *Camulodunum* and *Londinium* in her revolt against Rome?
Boudicca
346
Who forces the freedman of Claudius, Narcissus, to commit suicide after the death of Claudius?
Domitia Lepida
| She was the aunt of Callistus, and grandmother of Brittanicus + Octavia
347
Who does Domitia Lepida force to commit suicide after the death of Claudius?
Narcissus
348
Nero executed this aunt of Callistus, who had planned to kill Junius Silanus, governor of Asia
Domitia Lepida
349
What Roman emperor executed Domitia Lepida?
Nero
350
Domitia Lepida was planning to kill what governor of Africa?
Marcus Junius Silanus
351
Junius Silanus was governor of what Roman province?
Asia
352
What freedman of Claudius is expelled by Nero?
Pallas
353
What Roman emperor expells Pallas, freedman of Claudius?
Nero
354
Who was the first wife of Nero?
Octavia
355
Octavia was the first wife of what Roman emperor?
Nero
356
Name the wives of Nero
Octavia, Poppaea Sabina, Statilia Messalina
357
Octavia, Poppaea Sabina, and Statilia Messalina were the wives of what Roman emperor?
Nero
358
Who does Nero kill when she was pregnant by kicking her in the stomach?
Poppaea Sabina
359
How was Poppaea Sabina killed by Nero?
Nero kicked her in the stomach while she was pregnant
360
Name the daughter of Claudius that Nero *attempts* to marry, but is executed when she refuses
Antonia
361
What Roman emperor executed the daughter of Claudius by Aelia Patina, Antonia, when she refused to marry him?
Nero
362
What two apostles were killed under the reign of Nero?
St. Paul, St. Peter
363
Under the reign of what Julio-Claudian emperor were the apostles St. Paul and St. Peter killed?
Nero
364
What general of Nero, and governor of Cappadocia and Galatia, did Nero force to commit suicide?
Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo
365
What two provinces were Corbulo governor of?
Cappadocia and Galatia
366
Who does Nero put back on the throne after Tigranes V?
Tiridates I
367
Tiridates I was put back on the throne of Armenia thanks to what Roman emperor, who forced Corbulo to commit suicide?
Nero
368
What were Nero's last words?
*Qualis artifex pereo!* (What an artist dies in me!)
369
Whose last words were: *Qualis artifex pereo!*?
Nero
370
What servant boy was carried through Rome in a litter, and treated as an empress after Nero ordered his castration and wed him as his bride?
Sporus
371
What Roman emperor oddly wed his servant-boy Sporus as his bride?
Nero
372
What two people would inherit Sporus after the death of Nero?
Nymphidius Sabinus, Otho
373
Nymphidius Sabinus and Otho inherited this servant-boy turned wife of Nero after his death
Sporus
374
Who served his proconsulship in 1 BC, a future heir to the throne of Augustus?
Gaius Caesar
375
When did Gaius Caesar serve his proconsulship, appointing Ariobarzanes to the throne of Armenia?
1 BC
376
What future king of Armenia did Gaius Caesar appoint to the throne during his proconsulship of 1 BC?
Ariobarzanes
377
Gaius Caesar appointed Ariobarzanes onto the throne of what kingdom during Caesar's proconsulship of 1 BC?
Armenia
378
Where did Gaius Caesar die?
Lycia
379
What heir of Augustus died in Lycia in 4 AD?
Gaius Caesar
380
By what title was Gaius Caesar saluted by the *equites* when he was admitted to the Senate in 1 BC?
*Princeps Iuventutis*
381
Who was saluted by the *equites* as *Princeps Iuventutis* when he was admitted to the Senate in 1 BC?
Gaius Caesar
382
What man was the first person to be buried in the Mausoleum of Augustus in 23 BC?
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
383
Marcellus was the first person to be buried in what location?
Mausoleum of Augustus
384
When did M. Claudius Marcellus, first heir of Augustus, die?
23 BC
385
Using troops drawn from *Arabia Petraea*, what prefect of Egypt invaded *Arabia Felix* during Augustus' reign?
Gaius Aeilus Gallus
386
Aelius Gallus was another prefect of what region under Augustus?
Egypt
387
What city did Aelius Gallus invade during the reign of Augustus, using trooops drawn from *Arabia Petraea*?
Arabia Felix
