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Roessler Unit 1 Ch 10 Flashcards

1
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When was the Year of the Six?

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238 AD

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2
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When was Maximinus Thrax assassinated?

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238 AD

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3
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Whose reign ended in 238 AD, being assassinated?

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Maximinus Thrax

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4
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Name the six emperors of 238 AD

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Maximinus Thrax, Gordian I, Gordian II, Gordian III, Pupienus, Balbinus

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5
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Shortly after 238 AD, the Roman Empire split into three individual empires. Name them.

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Gallic Empire, Palmyrene Empire, Roman Empire

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The Palmyrene Empire was friendly with the Roman empire until what emperor was assassinated by his own wife, Zenobia?

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Odaenathus

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Who became the “queen” of the Palmyrene empire, and enemy of Rome, after Odaenathus’ death, though she really ruled indirectly through her son, controlling him.

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Zenobia

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Name the type of emperors in the mid-1st century. They were named this way because the practice of generals well-liked by their troops becoming emperors was common.

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Barracks Emperors

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9
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What Roman emperor ruled from 244-249 AD?

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Philip the Arab

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When did Philip the Arab rule Rome?

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244-249 AD

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11
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Who was Roman emperor during the 1000th Anniversary of Rome?

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Philip the Arab

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12
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Who was emperor from 253-260 AD?

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Valerian

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When did Valerian rule Rome?

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253-260 AD

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14
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Who was the first emperor to be captured alive in battle?

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Valerian

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15
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What emperor captured Valerian?

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Chapur I of Persia

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After being captured alive in battle, Chapur I kept this Roman emperor in his court and allegedly “stood on his back as a stool to get on his horse”

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Valerian

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17
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How did the Roman emperor Valerian die?

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When Chapur I stuffed him in a vase and kept him in his palace as a trophy/warning to others who might cross him

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18
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Who ruled from 270-275 AD?

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Aurelian

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19
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When did Aurelian rule Rome?

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270-275 AD

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20
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What Roman emperor became the Restitutor Orbis, or “Restorer of the World,” when he unified the Empire?

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Aurelian

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Who did Aurelian defeat to bring the Gallic Empire back into Rome?

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Tetroclus

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Who did Aurelian defeat to bring the Palmyrene Empire back into Rome?

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Zenobia

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23
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Who ruled from 284-305 AD?

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Diocletian

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24
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When did Diocletian rule Rome?

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284-305 AD

25
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What Roman emperor first started the tetrarchy?

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Diocletian

26
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After it had just been put back together by Aurelian, what Roman emperor divided it back again into the East and West?

A

Diocletian

27
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As part of Diocletian’s tetrarchy, name the latin term for the head-emperor and junior-emperor respectively.

A

Augustus and Caesar

28
Q

What Roman emperor made Christianity legal to practice in Rome?

A

Constantine the Great

29
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The Banner of Chi-Rho represented what god?

A

Jesus Christ

30
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What battle was in 312 AD?

A

Battle of Milvian Bridge

31
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When was the Battle of Milvian Bridge?

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312 AD

32
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During the Battle of Milvian Bridge, Constantine sees these words, inspiring him to represent the Chi-Rho sign and fight.

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In hoc signo vinces

33
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Who does Constantine defeat at the Battle of Milvian Bridge?

A

Maxentius

34
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This Roman emperor essentially represents the start of Christianity triumphing over Paganism

A

Constantine the Great

35
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Who ruled Rome from 361-363 AD?

A

Julian the Apostate

36
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When did Julian the Apostate rule Rome?

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361-363 AD

37
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What Roman emperor was the last member of the Constantinian dynasty, though he ironically tried to bring back paganism in Rome?

A

Julian the Apostate

38
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Who ruled from 363-364 AD?

A

Jovian

39
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When did Jovian rule Rome?

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363-364 AD

40
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What Roman emperor restored Christiantiy after his predecessor tried to bring back paganism?

A

Jovian

41
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Who ruled from 379-395 AD?

A

Theodosius the Great

42
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When did Theodosius the Great rule Rome?

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379-395 AD

43
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Name the Roman emperor who was the last to rule over both the East and West halves of the Empire?

A

Theodosius the Great

44
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Name the Roman emperor who made Christianity the official religion of Rome?

A

Theodosius the Great

45
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Name the Roman emperor who ended the Olympic games?

A

Theodosius the Great

46
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A famous painting shows Theodosius bending his knee to what bishop of Milan?

A

Saint Ambrose

47
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The fact that Theodosius the great bent to the will of Saint Ambrose of Milan represents what aspect of Church vs. State?

A

That Church defeats State

48
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When is Rome sacked by the Visigoths?

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410 AD

49
Q

Who is the leader of the group that sacked Rome in 410 AD?

A

Alaric

50
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Who sacked Rome for the first time in 800 years, since Brennus and the Senonian Gauls?

A

Alaric

51
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What group sacked Rome in 410 AD?

A

Visigoths

52
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When did the Vandals sack Rome?

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455 AD

53
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What group sacked Rome in 455 AD?

A

Vandals

54
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Who led the group that sacked Rome in 455 AD?

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Gaesaric

55
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When was the end of the Western Roman Empire?

A

476 AD

56
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Who was the last Roman emperor of the Western Roman Empire?

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Romulus Augustulus

57
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Who deposed Romulus Augustulus?

A

Odoacer

58
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When was Romulus Augustulus deposed, ending the Western Roman Empire?

A

476 AD

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