Julio-Claudian Dynasty Flashcards
How long did the Julio-Claudian Dynasty last?
27 B.C.-68 A.D.
Where and when was Octavian born?
Born in 63 B.C. in Rome
Who were Octavian’s biological parents?
Gaius Octavius and Atia
What three feats allowed Augustus to celebrate a triple triumph in 29 B.C.?
The conquest of Illyricum, the victory
at Actium, and the annexation of Egypt
Which senator proposed the name “Augustus” for Octavian in 27 B.C., marking the beginning of the empire?
Munatius Plancus
In what year was the empire founded?
27 B.C.
What powers did Augustus gain with his new title?
The power of tribunicia potestas and maius proconsulare imperium
Who established the Principate?
Augustus
What does princeps senatus / princeps civitatis mean?
first amongst the senators/ first amongst the citizens
In what year did Octavian annex Egypt?
29 B.C.
Who annexed Egypt in 29 B.C.?
Octavian
Whose death (13 B.C.) led Augustus to become pontifex maximus in 12 B.C.?
Lepidus (the former triumvir)
Who was bestowed the title “pater patriae” (father of the fatherland) by the senate in 2 B.C.?
Augustus
In what year did Augustus earn the title “pater patriae”?
2 B.C.
From what years did Marcus Agrippa campaign in Spain?
26 B.C. to 19 B.C.
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?
Tiberius and Drusus the Elder
What revolt occurred in 23 B.C.?
Revolt of Caepio & Murena
When and how did Tiberius’s brother, Drusus the Elder, die?
Drusus the Elder fell off his horse and died in 9 B.C
What debacle for the Romans occurred in 9 A.D.?
Teutoberg Forest
How many legions were lost at Teutoberg Forest?
3 legions
Who was the commander at Teutoberg Forest?
Quinctilius Varus
Who defeated the Romans at Teutoberg Forest?
Arminius (Herman the German) of the Cherusci
Who was given command in Germany in 12 A.D.?
Germanicus was given “chief command” in 12 A.D. (he primarily, and maybe Tiberius made retaliatory raids into Germany)
Who established the praetorian guard?
Augustus
Whose private fire-brigade inspired Augustus to establish a praefectus vigilum
with 3500 firemen, in 26 B.C.?
Egnatius Rufus, an ambitious aedile
What office did Augustus make to help with grain supply and distribution?
praefectus annonae, in charge of the grain supply
Who was the first to hold the office of praefectus annonae, instructor of the grain supply?
Gaius Turranius, a governor of Egypt
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”
What forum did Augustus build?
the Forum of Augustus
A temple to whom was in the Forum of Augustus?
Had Temple to Mars Ultor
Who– former commander under Augustus at Actium– is credited with building the first PERMANENT amphitheater?
T. Statilius Taurus
What four major constructions did Marcus Agrippa build?
Pantheon, Baths of Agrippa, Aqua Virgo, and Aqua Julia
How many different wives did Augustus have over the course of his life?
Three
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)
Who is the mother of Julia the Elder?
Scribonia
Who is the mother of Tiberius?
Livia
Believing death was near, in 23 B.C., who did Augustus give his signet ring to?
Agrippa
To whom did Augustus originally betroth and marry Julia to?
C. Claudius Marcellus (famous for the theater) – Marcellus died shortly thereafter
How many kids did Agrippa and Julia have together?
Five kids
Where was Julia exiled to?
Pandeteria
Who where the five kids of Agrippa and Julia?
Lucius Caesar, Gaius Caesar, Agrippina the Elder, Julia the Younger, Agrippa Postumus
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.
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
Where was Agrippa Postumus (son of Agrippa and Julia) exiled to?
Agrippa Postumus exiled to Planasia in 9 A.D.
When was Agrippa Postumus (son of Agrippa and Julia) exiled?
9 A.D.
When was Julia the Younger exiled?
8 A.D.
What was Tiberius’s father’s full name?
Tiberius Claudius Nero
Whom did Tiberius (the emperor) divorce to marry Julia the Elder?
Vipsania
Where did Tiberius go into exile?
Rhodes
When was Tiberius in exile?
6-2 B.C.
Where did Augustus die?
Nola
When did Augustus die?
14 A.D.
Where were Augustus’s ashes kept?
In his mausoleum
How long was Tiberius’s reign?
14-37 A.D.
What military position did Tiberius have under Augustus?
general
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
Who, nephew and adopted son of Tiberius, was Tiberius jealous of?
Germanicus
In what year did Germanic receive a triumph?
17 A.D.
When did Germanicus die?
19 A.D.
Who suspected of killing Germanicus through poison?
governor of Syria, Gn. Calpurnius Piso (who then killed himself)
What revolt covered the span of seven years (17-24 A.D.) during Tiberius’s reign?
Revolt of Tacfarinas
Who was Tacfarinas?
Numidian chieftain who revolted against Rome
Who trapped Tacfarinas and nearly ended the Revolt of Tacfarinas, but was recalled?
Iunius Blaesus
Who successfully ended the Revolt of Tacfarinas?
P. Cornelius Dolabella
In what year did the Revolt of Florus and Sacrovir occur?
21 A.D.
Who led the Revolt of Florus and Sacrovir?
Two Gallic noblemen Julius Sacrovir of the Aedui and Julius Florus of Treviri
In what year did Aelius Sejanus become the Praetorian Prefect?
15 A.D.
When did Tiberius leave Rome for Capri, never again stepping foot in Rome?
26 A.D.
Tiberius left Rome for his villa on what Italian island?
Capri
In what year did Livia die?
Livia died in 29 A.D. – Tiberius did not attend her funeral
Why was Aelius Sejanus deemed a villain?
Sejanus tried to kill or exile all members of the family of Agrippina the Elder
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
Who exposed Sejanus?
Antonia Minor
Who replaced Sejanus as Praetorian Prefect?
Sutorius Macro
Who issued mass treason trials on those connected to Sejanus?
Tiberius
Who were the parents of Caligula?
Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder
Who was the grandfather of Tiberius Gemellus?
Tiberius
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
Who executed Gemellus as quaestor?
Caligula
In what year did Tiberius die?
37 A.D.
Where were Tiberius’s ashes placed?
Mausoleum of Augustus
How long did Caligula reign for?
37-41 A.D.
Caligula was the third emperor. His name (Caligula) was known to mean what?
“little boot”
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).
What was the name of Caligula’s beloved horse, whom he attempted to make a consul or senator?
Incitatus
Whom amongst the praetorian guard killed Caligula?
Cassius Chaerea
In 39 A.D., commander of the Upper Rhine Lentulus Gaetulicus conspired and had plans to install whom as emperor?
nobleman M. Aemilius Lepidus
The Senate hoped to achieve what after a Caligula’s assassination?
A restored republic
Who killed Caligula?
Cassius Chaerea, tribune of the Praetorian Guard, Cornelius Sabinus, and others
Who was the uncle of Caligula?
Claudius
Where was Claudius found hiding after the assassination of Caligula?
Imperial palace
In what year did Caligula die?
41 A.D.
Where were Caligula’s ashes placed?
Mausoleum of Augustus
How long did Claudius’s reign last?
41 A.D.-54 A.D.
Who was said to be lame or handicapped?
Claudius
Who was the first emperor born outside of Italy?
Claudius
Where was Claudius born?
Lyon in Cisalpine Gaul
Who were the parents of Claudius?
Nero Claudius Drusus (Drusus the Elder) and Antonia Minor (daughter of Marc Antony),
Who was the brother of Claudius?
Germanicus
Who completed that annexation of Maurentania?
Claudius
Lycia, Thrace, and Noricum were all conquered by whom?
Claudius
Who began the conquest in Britain?
Claudius
Who led the invasion of Britain?
general Aulus Plautius
Which two aqueducts may have been completed under Claudius?
Anio Novus and the Aqua Claudia
What construction did Claudius add to Ostia?
a new harbor which included a lighthouse
The 800th anniversary of Rome was celebrated in what year?
47 A.D.
What position did the freedman Narcissus have?
chief secretary (praepositis ab epistulis)
What is the Latin name for chief secretary?
praepositis ab epistulis
Among the positions filled by freedmen in Claudius’s reign, there was the chief accountant (praepositis a rationibus). Who held this position?
Pallas
What is the Latin name for chief accountant?
praepositis a rationibus
What freedman occupied the office of examiner of petitions (praepositis a libellis)?
Callistus
Who kindled a revolt in 41 A.D.
M. Furius Camillus Scribonianus
The Revolt of M. Furius Camillus Scribonianus happened in what year?
41 A.D.
M. Furius Camillus Scribonianus was governor of what province?
Dalmatia
The Revolt of M. Furius Camillus Scribonianus was a conspiracy involving who?
M. Furius Camillus Scribonianus, governor of Dalmatia, and Annius Vinicianus
The Revolt of M. Furius Camillus Scribonianus conspired against whom?
Claudius
Who were the four wives of Claudius?
Plautia Urgulanilla, Aelia Paetina, Valeria Messalina and Agrippina the Younger
Who was the third wife of Claudius?
Valeria Messalina
Who was the fourth wife of Claudius?
Agrippina the Younger
Valeria Messalina bore Claudius what son?
Britannicus
How did Valeria Messalina die?
She was killed by the Praetorians in 48 A.D.
When did Messalina die?
48 A.D.
Why was Messalina killed by the Praetorians?
supposed conspiracy against Claudius with one of her lovers, C. Silius
Who was Messalina’s secret lover?
C. Silius
Who was Agrippina the Younger?
The fourth wife of Claudius
The father of Agrippina the Younger was whom?
Germanicus
What was Agrippina the Younger’s relation to Caligula?
Sister
Agrippina the Younger had a son with whom before wedded to Claudius?
Gn. Domitius Ahenobarbus
The son of Gn. Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina the Younger was named what?
L. Domitius Ahenobarbus –better known as Nero
Who adopted Nero?
Claudius
Who were the heirs of Claudius?
Nero and Brittanicus
Who poisoned Claudius?
Agrippina the Younger
How did Claudius die?
He was poisoned through mushroom soup
Who made the poisons for Agrippina the Younger?
Locusta
Who was the imperial taster?
Halotus
In what year did Claudius die?
54 A.D.
Where were the ashes of Claudius placed?
Mausoleum of Augustus
How long did Nero’s reign last?
54-68 A.D.
How was Nero related to Caligula?
He was his nephew
How did Nero deal with his adoptive brother Britaniccus?
Had Britannicus poisoned (55 A.D.)
In what year was Britannicus poisoned?
55 A.D.
Nero’s early reign was considered stable, hence its name- what was it?
Early reign considered stable – Quinquennium Neronis
Who was a tutor of Nero and had influence over him?
Seneca the Younger
Who was the first Praetorian Prefect under Nero?
Africanus Burrus
Who did Nero have murdered in 59 A.D.?
His mother, Agrippina the Younger
Who carried out the assassination of Agrippina the Younger?
Nero’s admiral, Anicetus
Later murdered, who missed death when a ship meant to sink failed in its function?
Agrippina the Younger
Who was Nero’s first wife (and half-sister)?
Octavia
Where was Octavia exiled to?
Pandateria
Who killed Octavia?
Nero
Who was the second wife of Nero?
Poppaea Sabina
Otho (the future emperor) was made governor of what region by Nero?
Lusitania
Why did Nero make Otho governor of Lusitania?
to take Poppaea Sabina from him
Nero took to take Poppaea Sabina what spouse?
Otho
When did the Praetorian Prefect Africanus Burrus die?
62 A.D.
Who replaced Africanus Burrus?
Tigellinus
Who replaced Tigellinus?
Nymphidius Sabinus
What Praetorian Prefect supported Galba against Nero?
Nymphidius Sabinus
In what year did the Great Fire occur?
64 A.D.
Where was Nero during the Great Fire?
Said to be “fiddling” while Rome burned down, was actually away in Antium.
What was the name of Nero’s new house?
Domus Aurea (Golden House)
Which group did Nero blame for the Great Fire?
Christians
Who was placed on the Armenian throne in 66 A.D.
Tiridates
Who restores order in Armenia?
The general (and governor of Syria) Gn. Domitius Corbulo
Who is forced to commit suicide after restoring order in Armenia in 67 A.D.?
The general (and governor of Syria) Gn. Domitius Corbulo
When did the Revolt of Boudicca take place?
60-61 A.D.
What was the Revolt of Boudicca?
Queen Boudicca of the Iceni (tribe) revolts in Britain
Who ends the Revolt of Boudicca?
Suetonius Paulinus
Who was Boudicca’s husband?
Prasutagas, who probably allied with the
Romans
When did the Jewish Revolt happen?
66-70 A.D.
Who ends the Jewish revolt?
Vespasian (future emperor)
In what contest did Nero compete in, bribing the judges for him to win?
Olympic Games
When does the Pisonian Conspiracy occur?
65 A.D.
Who was the Pisonian Conspiracy against?
Nero
Who leads the Pisonian Conspiracy?
C. Calpurnius Piso
What was the outcome of the Pisonian Conspiracy?
Failure
How did Nero die?
Committed suicide
When did Nero die?
68 A.D.
Augustus built these gardens on the Esquiline Hill
Horti Maecenaeti (Mycenaean Gardens)
What Roman emperor built the Horti Maecenaeti on the Esquiline Hill?
Augustus
Where were the Horti Maecenaeti, as built by Augustus, situated?
Esquiline Hill
When was the battle of Idistaviso?
16 AD
Name the victorious and losing commander at Idistaviso in 16 AD
Victorious: Germanicus
Loser: Arminius of the Cherusci
What battle was in 16 AD?
Battle of Idistaviso
At what battle did Germanicus decisively defeat Arminius of the Cherusci, getting revenge for Teutoberg Forest?
Battle of Idistaviso (16 AD)
Augustus gave some of the Roman province Africa Nova to what king, who had married Cleopatra Selene?
King Juba II
Name the wife of King Juba II, who was the daughter of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII
Cleopatra Selene
Name the first prefect of Egypt under Augustus
Gaius Cornelius Gallus
Cornelius Gallus was the first prefect of what region under Augustus?
Egypt
What prefect of Egypt under Augustus drove back the Nubians and destroyed their holy city of Napata?
Gaius Petronius
Petronius was a prefect of egypt that drove back what people, destroying their holy city of Napata?
Nubians
Name the holy city of the Nubians, which Petronius destroyed while he was prefect of Egypt
Napata
Name the queen of the Nubians/Ethiopia who revolted against Augustus from 25-22 BC
Candace
Candace was the queen of what people?
Nubians
The Nubians and their queen Candace presided over what modern-day country?
Ethiopia
When did Candace of the Nubians and Ethiopia revolt against Augustus?
25-22 BC
What Illyrian and Pannonain chietains raised a revolt in the Sava Valley against Augustus in 6 BC?
Bato and Bato
The Batos raised a revolt in what valley against Augustus in 6 BC?
Sava Valley
When did the Batos raise a revolt against Augustus in the Sava Valley?
6 BC
The Batos were chieftains of what two regions?
Illyria and Pannonia
What city did the Batos try to capture but were defeated at by Germanicus?
Sirmium
Who defeated the Batos at Sirmium?
Germanicus
What rebels were defeated at Sirmium by Germanicus?
The Batos
Who was the leader of the Marcomanni during the time of Augustus?
Maroboduus
Maroboduus was the leader of what tribe during the reign of Augustus?
Marcomanni
How old was Tiberius when he succeeded Augustus as emperor?
55
Who was 55 years old when he became emperor?
Tiberius
Name the biological son of Tiberius
Drusus II
Name the father of Drusus II
Tiberius
Name the adopted son of Tiberius
Germanicus
Name the father of Germanicus
Tiberius
Name both sons of Tiberius
Germanicus and Drusus II
What council founded by Augustus did Tiberius quickly abolish?
Consilium Principis
The Consilium Principis, founded by Augustus, was abolished by what emperor?
Tiberius
In what years did Tacfarinas revolt against Rome?
17-24 AD
Where does Germanicus die in 19 AD?
Antioch
Who dies in 19 AD at Antioch?
Germanicus
Who was thought to have killed Germanicus through sorcery and poison?
Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso
Cn. Calpurnius Piso was thought to have killed what man through sorcery and poison?
Germanicus
How was Piso thought to have killed Germanicus?
Through sorcery and poison
Name the wife of Drusus II, who later was seduced by Sejanus and plotted to kill Drusus II with him
Livilla (aka Livia Drusilla)
Livilla was initially the wife of what man, but later was seduced by Sejanus
Drusus II
Who seduced Livilla and plotted with her to kill her husband Drusus II?
Sejanus
Sejanus seduced what woman, the wife of Drusus II?
Livilla
Sejanus and Livilla plotted to kill what man?
Drusus II
What two people conspired to kill Drusus II?
Sejanus and Livilla
What man moved the nine cohorts from outside the pomerium into a home inside the city walls, the Castra Praetoria?
Sejanus
How many cohorts did Sejanus move into the Castra Praetoria?
Nine
Where did Sejanus move the nine cohorts?
Into the Castra Praetoria, located within the pomerium
Who proposed that Caligula be made sole heir to Tiberius instead of Tiberius Gemellus after the death of Tiberius?
Macro
Macro proposed what man be made sole heir to Tiberius?
Caligula
Who is said to have died by being smothered by a pillow, via Macro?
Tiberius
How is Tiberius said to have died?
By Macro smothering him with a pillow
Name the four wives of Caligula
Caesonia, Livia Orestilla, Lollia Paulina, Junia Claudia
Whose wives were:
- Caesonia
- Livia Orestilla
- Lollia Paulina
- Junia Claudia
Caligula
What wife of Caligula was said to have a ton of jewelry?
Lollia Paulina
Who did Caligula live with as a youth?
Antonia Minor (his grandmother)
Who lived as a youth with his grandmother Antonia Minor?
Caligula
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
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
Caligula, Nero, Drusus III, Agrippina the Younger, Julia Livilla, and Julia Drusilla were all children of what two people?
Agrippina the Elder and Germanicus
Where did Caligula bury the bones of his brother Nero and mother Agrippina the Elder?
Mausoleum of Augustus
Name the cousin of Caligula, who was also his former joint-heir?
Tiberius Gemellus
Tiberius Gemellus was whose cousin?
Caligula’s
Name Caligula’s father-in-law, a senator who he would execute
Marcus Iunius Silanus
M. Iunius Silanus was father-in-law of what man, who would later execute him?
Caligula
Name the close friend of Caligula who he had Julia Drusilla, his sister, marry
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
M. Aemilius Lepidus was the close friend of what Roman emperor, to the point where he married that emperor’s sister, Julia Drusilla?
Caligula
Who did Caligula give his signet ring upon his illness in 37 AD?
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
M. Aemilius Lepidus was given whose signet ring upon his illness in 37 AD?
Caligula
Who died in 38 AD, a sister of Caligula?
Julia Drusilla
When did Drusilla die?
38 AD
Who did Caligula have deified into the god Panthea after her death in 38 AD?
Julia Drusilla
Caligula had Drusilla deified into what god after her death in 38 AD?
Panthea
Who deified his sister Drusilla into the god Panthea when she died in 38 AD?
Caligula
What emperor started building the Anio Novus and Aqua Claudia 38 AD?
Caligula
What two aqueducts did Caligula start building in 38 BC?
Anio Novus, Aqua Claudia
When were the Anio Novus and Aqua Claudia started being built by Caligula?
38 BC
What emperor finished building the Anio Novus and Aqua Claudia in 52 BC?
Claudius
What two aqueducts were finished by Claudius in 52 BC?
Anio Novus, Aqua Claudius
In what year was the Anio Novus and Aqua Claudia finished with construction under the reign of Claudius?
52 BC
Who plotted to overthrow Caligula in 39 BC and appoint M. Aemilius Lepidus as emperor?
Lentulus Gaetulicus
When did Lentulus Gaetulicus plot to overthrow Caligula by appointing M. Aemilius Lepidus as emperor?
39 BC
What emperor is said to have made his wife Caesonia dance naked in front of guests?
Caligula
What wife of his is Caligula said to have made dance naked in front of guests?
Caesonia
What emperor constructed a lighthouse and gathered seashells along the English Channel instead of invading Britain?
Caligula
What two things did Caligula have his troops do instead of invading Britain?
Gather seashells along the English Channel
Construct a lighthouse
What emperor believed his horse Incitatus was a reincarnation of Bucephalus?
Caligula
Name the horse of Caligula, believed to be a reincarnation of Bucephalus?
Incitatus
Caligula’s horse Incitatus was believed to be a reincarnation of what deity?
Bucephalus
What Roman province is abandoned by Caligula and subsequently controlled by Parthia?
Greater Armenia
Armenia was abandoned by what Julio-Claudian emperor, subsequently being controlled by Parthia?
Caligula
What emperor is said to have ridden around the Bay of Baiae, wearing the breast plate of Alexander the Great?
Caligula
Where was Caligula said to have ridden wearing the breast plate of Alexander the Great?
Bay of Baiae
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
Whose wife did Caligula openly sleep with?
Gaius Calpurnius Piso
What emperor openly slept with the wife of C. Calpurnius Piso?
Caligula
At what event was Caligula assassinated?
Palatine Games
What emperor was assassinated at the Palatine Games, in 41 AD?
Caligula
Who was the last Roman emperor to be born in the BCs?
Claudius
What Roman emperor was the son of Drusus the Elder and Antonia Minor?
Claudius
Name the three children of Drusus the Elder and Antonia Minor
Claudius, Germanicus, Livilla
Claudius, Germanicus, and Livilla were the children of what two Romans?
Drusus the Elder and Antonia Minor
How did Claudius become emperor?
He bribed the Praetorian Guard to make him emperor after Caligula’s assassination
Who bribed the Praetorian Guard to make him emperor after the assassination of Caligula?
Claudius
Who paid 15,000 sesterces as a donativum for praetorian loyalty when he was emperor?
Claudius
How much money did Claudius pay as a donativum for praetorian loyalty?
15,000 sesterces
What did Claudius have to pay 15,000 sesterces for when he was emperor?
A donativum (bribe) for Praetorian loyalty
Name the sister of Sejanus, the second wife of Claudius
Aelia Paetina
Aelia Paetina, the second wife of Claudius, was the sister of what man?
Sejanus
Name the child of Claudius + Aelia Paetina
Claudia Antonia
Name the parents of Claudia Antonia
Claudius and Aelia Paetina
Name the children of Claudius and Messalina
Octavia, Brittanicus
Octavia and Brittanicus were the children of what two Romans?
Claudius and Valeria Messalina
What two members of the Julio-Claudian family did Claudius charge with treason and have executed?
Julia Livia, Julia Livilla
Julia Livia and Julia Livilla were charged with treason and executed by what emperor?
Claudius
Name the only daughter of Drusus II and Livilla?
Julia Livia
Julia Livia was the daughter of what two Romans?
Drusus II and Livilla
What emepror built and artifical harbor two miles north of Ostia at Portus?
Claudius
Claudius built what two miles north of Ostia at Portus?
An artificial harbor
Two miles north of what city did Claudius build an artifical harbor?
Ostia
Where did Claudius build an artifical harbor, two miles north of Ostia?
Portus
Who does Claudius send to suppress the revolt in Mauretaina, caused by the death of Ptolemy of Mauretania?
Suetonius Paulinus
Suetonius Paulinus is sent by Claudius to suppress the revolt of what region in 41 AD?
Mauretania
Name the king killed by Caligula, causing a revolt in Mauretania that Suetonius Paulinus eventually suprresses in 41 AD?
Ptolemy of Mauretania
What two parts did Claudius divide Mauretania into?
Mauretania Caesariensis and Mauretania Tingitana
Caesariensis and Tingitana are parts of what Roman province, annexed under the reign of Claudius?
Mauretania
When does Aulus Plautius capture Britain?
43 AD
Who captured Britain after landing in Kent for Claudius in 43 AD?
Aulus Plautius
When was the battle of Medway River?
43 AD
What battle was in 43 AD?
Battle of Medway River
Name the victorious and losing commanders at Medway River, in 43 AD
Victor: Aulus Plautius
Loser: Caratacus of Britain
At what battle did Aulus Plautius decisively defeat Caratacus, conquering Britain for Claudius in 43 AD?
Battle of Medway River
Name the father of Caratacus
Cunobelinus
Name the son of Cunobelinus, monarch of Britain that is defeated by Aulus Plautius
Caratacus
Name the brother of Caratacus
Togodumnus
Name the brother of Togodumnus, monarch of Britain that is defeated by Aulus Plautius
Caratacus
Name the children of Cunobelinus of Britain
Caratacus and Togodumnus
Where did Aulus Plautius first land on his voyage to conquer Britain for Claudius?
Kent
Where did Caratacus flee to after losing to Aulus Plautius at Medway River (43 AD)?
Silures
Who fled to Silures after losing at Medway River in 43 AD?
Caratacus
Who was governor of Britain from 47-52 AD, having built a limes system from Exeter to Lincoln?
Ostorious Scapula
Name the governor of Britain after Aulus Plautius?
Ostorious Scapula
Name the governor of Britain before Scapula
Aulus Plautius
When was Scapula governor of Britain?
47-52 AD
Where did Scapula build a limes system while governor of Britain?
Exeter to Lincoln
What Queen of the Bigrantes hands Caratacus over to the Romans?
Cartimandua
Queen Cartimandua of the Bigrantes hands over what enemy of Rome to the Romans?
Caratacus
Cartimandua was the queen of what people?
Bigrantes
What emperor recieved the agnomen “Britannicus”?
Claudius
What agnomen did Claudius receive for the annexation of Britain?
Britannicus
What region was annexed by Claudius in 46 AD?
Thrace
What Roman emperor annexed Thrace in 46 AD?
Claudius
When did Claudius annex Thrace?
46 AD
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
Name the brother of Vologeses I, who was briefly put on the throne of Armenia before Corbulo replaces him with Tigranes V?
Tiridates I
Who is sent by Nero to replace Tiridates I with Tigranes V in Armenia?
Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo
Corbulo replaces Tiridates I of Armenia with what person?
Tigranes V
What king of Armenia, the successor to Tiridates I, attacked the Parthian city Media in 61 AD with Roman help, but lost?
Tigranes V
What city in Parthia did Tigranes V attack in 61 AD?
Media
When did Tigranes V try to capture Media?
61 AD
What island did Suetonius Paulinus conquer before suppressing the revolt of Boudicca, the main center of druidism?
Mona
Who was at Mona, the main center of druidism, before suppressing the revolt of Boudicca?
Suetonius Paulinus
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
What did Roman procurators do to Boudicca’s daughters?
Rape them
What cities did Boudicca capture as part of her revolt against Rome?
Camulodunum, Londinium
Who captured Camulodunum and Londinium in her revolt against Rome?
Boudicca
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
Who does Domitia Lepida force to commit suicide after the death of Claudius?
Narcissus
Nero executed this aunt of Callistus, who had planned to kill Junius Silanus, governor of Asia
Domitia Lepida
What Roman emperor executed Domitia Lepida?
Nero
Domitia Lepida was planning to kill what governor of Africa?
Marcus Junius Silanus
Junius Silanus was governor of what Roman province?
Asia
What freedman of Claudius is expelled by Nero?
Pallas
What Roman emperor expells Pallas, freedman of Claudius?
Nero
Who was the first wife of Nero?
Octavia
Octavia was the first wife of what Roman emperor?
Nero
Name the wives of Nero
Octavia, Poppaea Sabina, Statilia Messalina
Octavia, Poppaea Sabina, and Statilia Messalina were the wives of what Roman emperor?
Nero
Who does Nero kill when she was pregnant by kicking her in the stomach?
Poppaea Sabina
How was Poppaea Sabina killed by Nero?
Nero kicked her in the stomach while she was pregnant
Name the daughter of Claudius that Nero attempts to marry, but is executed when she refuses
Antonia
What Roman emperor executed the daughter of Claudius by Aelia Patina, Antonia, when she refused to marry him?
Nero
What two apostles were killed under the reign of Nero?
St. Paul, St. Peter
Under the reign of what Julio-Claudian emperor were the apostles St. Paul and St. Peter killed?
Nero
What general of Nero, and governor of Cappadocia and Galatia, did Nero force to commit suicide?
Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo
What two provinces were Corbulo governor of?
Cappadocia and Galatia
Who does Nero put back on the throne after Tigranes V?
Tiridates I
Tiridates I was put back on the throne of Armenia thanks to what Roman emperor, who forced Corbulo to commit suicide?
Nero
What were Nero’s last words?
Qualis artifex pereo! (What an artist dies in me!)
Whose last words were: Qualis artifex pereo!?
Nero
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
What Roman emperor oddly wed his servant-boy Sporus as his bride?
Nero
What two people would inherit Sporus after the death of Nero?
Nymphidius Sabinus, Otho
Nymphidius Sabinus and Otho inherited this servant-boy turned wife of Nero after his death
Sporus
Who served his proconsulship in 1 BC, a future heir to the throne of Augustus?
Gaius Caesar
When did Gaius Caesar serve his proconsulship, appointing Ariobarzanes to the throne of Armenia?
1 BC
What future king of Armenia did Gaius Caesar appoint to the throne during his proconsulship of 1 BC?
Ariobarzanes
Gaius Caesar appointed Ariobarzanes onto the throne of what kingdom during Caesar’s proconsulship of 1 BC?
Armenia
Where did Gaius Caesar die?
Lycia
What heir of Augustus died in Lycia in 4 AD?
Gaius Caesar
By what title was Gaius Caesar saluted by the equites when he was admitted to the Senate in 1 BC?
Princeps Iuventutis
Who was saluted by the equites as Princeps Iuventutis when he was admitted to the Senate in 1 BC?
Gaius Caesar
What man was the first person to be buried in the Mausoleum of Augustus in 23 BC?
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
Marcellus was the first person to be buried in what location?
Mausoleum of Augustus
When did M. Claudius Marcellus, first heir of Augustus, die?
23 BC
Using troops drawn from Arabia Petraea, what prefect of Egypt invaded Arabia Felix during Augustus’ reign?
Gaius Aeilus Gallus
Aelius Gallus was another prefect of what region under Augustus?
Egypt
What city did Aelius Gallus invade during the reign of Augustus, using trooops drawn from Arabia Petraea?
Arabia Felix
