Roman Emperors Flashcards

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Nerva

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Adopted Trajan out of fear of being overthrown by the pretorian guard

Was not assassinated and did not commit suicide.

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Trajan

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Expanded Rome to its maximum size
He was loved by the senate and was given the name Optimus Princeps.
He built lots of buildings in Rome
He was Spanish.

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Hadrian

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Pulled back from Trajans expansion
Built the Hadrian wall
Established a Roman colony in Jeureselam

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Antoninus

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Ruled Rome peacefully and for a very long time
Worked to get Hadrian deifyed
Was given Pius the na,e

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Marcus Aurelias

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Rome was under lots of threats under him, he fought many battles
He was known as the philosopher emperor

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Caligula

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He was crazy and fought a war against neptune
Was known as little boot
He grew up in the army
“Conquered Germany”

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Claudius

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Claudius conquered Britain

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Nero

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Nero blamed christians for the fire in Rome, leading to the persecution of christians. He built his Golden House in the slums that burned. He killed himself.

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Augustus

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The first emperor of Rome.

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Tiberius

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He was very old when he became emperor, abandoned Rome for Capri.

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