Lesson 19

Question 1

He fiddled while Rome burned*

Answer 1

Nero

Question 2

the first Caesar who persecuted Christians; “fiddled while Rome burned”

Answer 2

Nero

Question 3

Augustus’ cruel stepson; ruled after his death

Answer 3

Tiberius

Question 4

next emperors after Tiberius; cruel tyrants

Answer 4

Caligula and Claudius

Question 5

Roman governor of Spain; replaced Nero

Answer 5

Galba

Question 6

“My poor stepbrother always has subject fits.”*

Answer 6

Nero

Question 7

Name several terrible cruel things Nero did as emperor.

Answer 7

He had his mother and stepbrother killed, he watched a fire destroy parts of Rome without doing anything to help, and he persecuted many people, including leaders of the Christian church who were be headed and crucified.

Question 8

Describe the manner in which Nero lived.

Answer 8

Nero lived grandly. He had a splendid marble palace in Rome and had several houses on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. He traveled in chariots. He would have performers put on shows at the end of his grand dinners.