Roessler Unit 1 Ch 7

Question 1

When is Caesar assassinated, famously saying “Etu tu, Brute?” when being stabbed by his fellow Senators?

Answer 1

March 15th, 44 BC / Ides of March, 44 BC

Question 2

When is Octavius born? (Give the day, month, and year)

Answer 2

September 23, 63 BC

Question 3

Who was the great nephew of Julius Caesar, who Caesar later adopted in his will?

Answer 3

Octavian

Question 4

Give the full name of Octavian

Answer 4

Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus

Question 5

Octavius has his name changed to what upon being adopted by Julius Caesar?

Answer 5

Octavian

Question 6

Octavian delivered a funeral oration for who? This person was Julius Caesar’s sister.

Answer 6

Julia Minor

Question 7

When did Octavian deliver a funeral oration for Julia Minor?

Answer 7

52 BC

Question 8

Because Caesar adopts him as his own son in his will, who gets all of Caesar’s properties, titles, wealth, etc. when he died?

Answer 8

Octavian

Question 9

Give the full name of Mark Antony

Answer 9

Marcus Antonius

Question 10

Who fought with Julius Caesar during his proconsulship in Gaul, being named Caesar’s “right-hand man?”

Answer 10

Mark Antony

Question 11

Although he had a reputation for being “unrefined,” who delivered Julius Caesar’s funeral oration?

Answer 11

Mark Antony

Question 12

Because he believed his own self to be Julius Caesar’s heir, who refused to give Caesar’s inheritance to Octavian?

Answer 12

Mark Antony

Question 13

What Law was passed in 44 BC?

Answer 13

Lex Titia

Question 14

The Lex Titia made what political alliance legal?

Answer 14

The Second Triumverate

Question 15

Name the members of the Second Triumverate?

Answer 15

Octavian, Lepidus, Mark Antony

Question 16

What Battle occurred in 31 BC?

Answer 16

Battle of Actium

Question 17

When was the Battle of Actium?

Answer 17

31 BC

Question 18

Name the first wife of Mark Antony, also known as the sister of Octavius?

Answer 18

Octavia

Question 19

Name the second wife of Mark Antony?

Answer 19

Cleopatra

Question 20

By 27 BC, after defeating Mark Antony at Actium, Octavian is called this nickname by the Senate.

Answer 20

Augustus

Question 21

What did “Augustus” mean?

Answer 21

“Revered-One”

Question 22

Who became proconsul everywhere, tribune for life, and censor for life by 27 BC?

Answer 22

Augustus

Question 23

According to Certamen, when does the Empire begin?

Answer 23

27 BC

Question 24

Augustus said this famous quote in regards to all the building projects Augustus oversaw / built.

Answer 24

“I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.”

Question 25

Give the years of the reign of Augustus?

Answer 25

27 BC - 14 AD

Question 26

Who does Augustus choose to take over the empire after him?

Answer 26

Tiberius

Question 27

What was the relationship between Tiberius and Augustus?

Answer 27

Tiberius was the stepson of Augustus

Question 28

When does Tiberius rule Rome?

Answer 28

14-37 AD

Question 29

Who was the first Praetorian Prefect chosen by Tiberius?

Answer 29

Sejanus

Question 30

Who, as Praetorian Prefect, convinces Tiberius that everyone's out to get him...but really he's the one plotting Tiberius' death?

Answer 30

Sejanus

Question 31

After Tiberius finds out of Sejanus' plans, he executes him. Who does Tiberius replace Sejanus with?

Answer 31

Macro

Question 32

Who is thought to have possibly killed Tiberius by smothering him with a pillow?

Answer 32

Macro

Question 33

Who was the second Praetorian Prefect under Tiberius?

Answer 33

Macro

Question 34

From 26-37 AD, Tiberius settled on this island, far away from the action of Rome.

Answer 34

Islands of Capri

Question 35

When does Caligula rule?

Answer 35

37-41 AD

Question 36

Give two nicknames that Caligula was given?

Answer 36

"Little Boot" / "Gaius"

Question 37

Who was the son of Germanicus, 3rd Julio-Claudian emperor?

Answer 37

Caligula

Question 38

Who was the father of Caligula?

Answer 38

Germanicus

Question 39

Although at first, an illness made Caligula diabolical and erratic. In fact, he even made a fake invasion to what nation?

Answer 39

Britannia

Question 40

During his fake invasion of Britannia, what did Caligula have his soldiers do?

Answer 40

Collect seashells as mementos

Question 41

Name the horse that Caligula wanted to make consul?

Answer 41

Incitatus

Question 42

Who killed Caligula, his praetorian guard?

Answer 42

Cassius Chaeraea

Question 43

When does Claudius rule Rome?

Answer 43

41-54 AD

Question 44

Why was "Old Uncle Claudius" elevated by the Praetorian Guard to emperor?

Answer 44

He was lame/handicapped, and people thought that he was easy to control

Question 45

Despite what people thought, Claudius *was* a competent emperor. What province did he annex in 43 AD?

Answer 45

Britannia

Question 46

When did Claudius annex Britannia?

Answer 46

43 AD

Question 47

What Julio-Claudian emperor had 4 wives?

Answer 47

Claudius

Question 48

Name the niece of Claudius, his own 4th wive, who killed him.

Answer 48

Agrippina the Younger

Question 49

How does Agrippina the Younger kill Claudius?

Answer 49

By poisoning him with mushrooms

Question 50

Who was the son of Agrippina the Younger, the 5th emperor of Rome?

Answer 50

Nero

Question 51

When does Nero rule Rome?

Answer 51

54-68 AD

Question 52

What emperor killed his mother and pregnant wife?

Answer 52

Nero

Question 53

Who was Nero's best friend, until he stole that friend's love interest from him and she became Nero's wife?

Answer 53

Otho

Question 54

Who "fiddled while Rome burned?"

Answer 54

Nero

Question 55

When was the Great Fire of Rome?

Answer 55

64 AD

Question 56

What did Nero build right on the spot where houses were blocking the way of its construction...that is, after those houses burned down?

Answer 56

Domus Aurea - "Golden House"

Question 57

When does Nero commit suicide after becoming an enemy of the State?

Answer 57

68 AD

Question 58

Who was the last of the Julio-Claudian emperors?

Answer 58

Nero

Question 59

When was the Year of the Four?

Answer 59

69 AD

Question 60

During this year, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian are all Emperors.

Answer 60

69 AD