Pre-State Questions—Novice Flashcards
Which Roman emperor encorporated Britain into the Roman Empire?
CLAUDIUS
B1: What general of the Late Republic was the first Roman to invade Britain, doing so twice in 55 and 54 BC?
CAESAR
B2: What queen of the Iceni launched a major revolt in Britain against Roman rule in 60 AD?
BOUDICCA
The Pons Sublicius, Ostia, and the Mamertine Prison were all built/established by which of the Roman kings?
ANCUS MARCIUS
B1: What earlier Roman king was Ancus Marcius’ grandfather?
NUMA POMPILIUS
B2: Ancus Marcius established the priesthood known as the Fetiales. What special ability did the Fetiales have, which would be marked by the opening of the Doors of Janus?
DECLARE WAR
Which emperor, tired of politics in Rome, retired to the island of Capri?
TIBERIUS
B1: Tiberius’ retirement gave de facto control of the Empire to what praetorian prefect?
SEJANUS
B2: Capri was not the first time Tiberius retired from public life. To what island did he retire during the reign of Augustus?
RHODES
To what group of people, whose homeland was north of Rome did Tarquinius Priscus, Servius Tullius, and Tarquinius Superbus all belong?
ETRUSCANS
B1: What Etruscan king of Clusium did Tarquinius Superbus ask for aid when he tried to retake Rome?
LARS PORSENNA
B2: What Roman halted Porsenna’s attack on Rome by holding off the Etruscans while his men destroyed the Pons Sublicius?
HORATIUS COCLES
Which king of Rome, a Sabine, was responsible for creating the Temple of Janus and establishing the pontifex maximus?
NUMA POMPILIUS
B1: What nymph served as Numa’s advisor as to the will of the gods?
EGERIA
B2: What king of Rome, who built Ostia and the Pons Sublicius, was Numa’s grandson?
ANCUS MARTIUS
What war ended in 197 BC with the Battle of Cynoscephalae?
SECOND MACEDONIAN
B1: What battle in 168 ended the Third Macedonian War?
PYDNA
B2: Both battles demonstrated the superiority of the legionary formations over what standard formation of Greek infantry?
PHALANX
At what battle of 315 BC were the Romans defeated by the Samnites?
LAUTULAE
B1: In what war did this battle take place?
SECOND SAMNITE WAR
B2: How many wars did the Romans wage against the Samnites?
THREE
Who was the first of the Five Good Emperors?
NERVA
B1: Which of the Five Good Emperors wrote a work of philosophy called Meditations?
MARCUS AURELIUS
B2: Which of the Five Good Emperors presided over Rome’s 900th birthday?
ANTONINUS PIUS
Who ruled the Roman Empire from 211-217 AD, ruling as sole emperor starting in 212 after he murdered his own brother?
CARACALLA
B1: What did the Constitutio Antoniniana do for free men in the Empire?
GRANTED CITIZENSHIP
B2: What praetorian prefect assassinated Caracalla and took his place as emperor?
MACRINUS
Who was declared emperor initially in Alexandria in July of 69 AD, and was later proclaimed emperor by the senate in December of that year?
VESPASIAN
B1: Vespasian was the first emperor to be born into which societal class?
EQUITES
B2: What later emperor was the first born outside of Italy?
TRAJAN
What set of laws, set down by a board of ten people, was formally adopted in 449 B.C, and served sort of like Rome’s constitution?
TWELVE TABLES
B1: What was the name of the board that composed the Twelve Tables?
DECEMVIRI
B2: Who was the head of this board of ten men?
APPIUS CLAUDIUS
Which member of the First Triumvirate was the first to die, having been killed while campaigning against the Parthians?
CRASSUS
B1: At what battle was Crassus defeated by the Parthians?
CARRHAE
B2: The Parthians eventually returned the standards taken at Carrhae to what Roman emperor in 20 BC?
AUGUSTUS
264 BC, 218 BC, and 149 BC mark the starting years of the three Punic Wars Rome fought with what Mediterranean city-state?
CARTHAGE
B1: What year saw the final destruction of Carthage by Rome?
146 BC
B2: Who was the Roman commander who oversaw the destruction of Carthage?
P. Cornelius SCIPIO AEMILIANUS
Who was the last Roman Emperor in the West, who was deposed in 476 AD?
ROMULUS AUGUSTULUS
B1: What Germanic general overthrew Romulus Augustulus, thus setting himself up as king in Italy?
ODOACER
B2: Who was the father of Romulus Augustulus?
ORESTES
What future emperor captured Jerusalem in 70 A.D., a feat which is commemorated on his triumphal arch?
TITUS
B1: Who commemorated his victories over the Dacians with a triumphal column in his imperial forum?
TRAJAN
B2: Who built a triumphal arch to commemorate his victory at the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312 A.D?
CONSTANTINE (I)
