Roman Emperors Flashcards
1
Q
27 BCE-14
A
Augustus
2
Q
14-37
A
Tiberius
3
Q
37-41
A
Caligula
4
Q
41-54
A
Claudius
5
Q
54-68
A
Nero
6
Q
68-69
A
Galba
7
Q
69 (1)
A
Otho
8
Q
69 (2)
A
Vitellius
9
Q
69-79
A
Vespasian
10
Q
79-81
A
Titus
11
Q
81-96
A
Domitian
12
Q
96-98
A
Nerva
13
Q
98-117
A
Trajan
14
Q
117-138
A
Hadrian
15
Q
138-161
A
Antoninus Pius
16
Q
161-180
A
Marcus Aurelius
17
Q
161-169
A
Lucius Verus
18
Q
177-192
A
Commodus
19
Q
192-193
A
Pertinax
20
Q
193
A
Didius Julianus
21
Q
193-211
A
Septimius Severus
22
Q
198-217
A
Caracalla
23
Q
209-211
A
Geta
24
Q
217-218
A
Macrinus
25
218
Diadumenian
26
218-222
Elagabalus
27
222-235
Alexander Severus
28
235-238
Maximinus I Thrax
29
238 (1)
Gordian I
30
238 (2)
Gordian II
31
238 (3)
Pupienus
32
238 (4)
Balbinus
33
238-244
Gordian III
34
244-249
Philip the Arab
35
249-251
Decius
36
251 (1)
Herennius Etruscus
37
251 (2)
Hostilian
38
251-253
Trebonianus Gallus
39
251-253
Volusianus
40
253
Aemilianus
41
253-260
Valerian
42
253-268
Gallienus
43
260
Saloninus
44
268-270
Claudius II Gothicus
45
270
Quintillus
46
270-275
Aurelian
47
275-276
Tacitus
48
276
Florian
49
276-282
Probus
50
282-283
Carus
51
282-285
Carinus
52
283-284
Numerian
53
284-305
Diocletian
54
286-305
Maximian
55
305-306
Constantius I Chlorus
56
305-311
Galerius
57
306-307
Flavius Valerius Severus
58
306-312
Maxentius
59
307-308
Maximian
60
306-337
Constantine I the Great
61
308-324
Licinius
62
310-312
Maximinus II Daia
63
316-317
Valerius Valens
64
324
Martinianus
65
337-340
Constantine II
66
337-361
Constantius II
67
337-350
Constans
68
360-363
Julian the Apostate
69
363-364
Jovian
70
364-375
Valentinian I
71
364-378
Valens
72
367-383
Gratian
73
375-392
Valentinian II
74
379-395
Theodosius I the Great
75
383-395
Arcadius
76
393-395
Honorius
77
Who was the first Roman Emperor?
Augustus
78
When did Augustus reign?
27 BC - AD 14
79
Tiberius was the successor of which Roman Emperor?
Augustus
80
What years did Tiberius reign?
AD 14 - AD 37
81
True or False: Caligula was known for his cruelty.
True
82
When did Caligula reign?
AD 37 - AD 41
83
Who succeeded Caligula as Emperor?
Claudius
84
Claudius reigned from _____ to _____?
AD 41 to AD 54
85
Which Emperor is known for initiating the Great Fire of Rome?
Nero
86
When did Nero reign?
AD 54 - AD 68
87
True or False: Nero committed suicide.
True
88
Who was the last emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty?
Nero
89
What years did the Year of the Four Emperors occur?
AD 69
90
Name one of the emperors who reigned in AD 69.
Galba, Otho, Vitellius, or Vespasian
91
Vespasian founded which dynasty?
Flavian dynasty
92
When did Vespasian reign?
AD 69 - AD 79
93
Who succeeded Vespasian?
Titus
94
Titus reigned from _____ to _____?
AD 79 to AD 81
95
Which emperor was known for completing the Colosseum?
Titus
96
Who was the last emperor of the Flavian dynasty?
Domitian
97
When did Domitian reign?
AD 81 - AD 96
98
True or False: Nerva was the first of the Five Good Emperors.
True
99
When did Nerva reign?
AD 96 - AD 98
100
Who succeeded Nerva?
Trajan
101
Trajan reigned from _____ to _____?
AD 98 to AD 117
102
Which emperor is known for the greatest military expansion?
Trajan
103
Hadrian is known for building what famous wall?
Hadrian's Wall
104
When did Hadrian reign?
AD 117 - AD 138
105
Who succeeded Hadrian?
Antoninus Pius
106
Antoninus Pius reigned from _____ to _____?
AD 138 to AD 161
107
Which emperor is known for his philosophical writings?
Marcus Aurelius
108
When did Marcus Aurelius reign?
AD 161 - AD 180
109
Who was the co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius?
Lucius Verus
110
Commodus was the son of which emperor?
Marcus Aurelius
111
When did Commodus reign?
AD 180 - AD 192
112
Who was the last emperor of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty?
Commodus
113
True or False: Pertinax was assassinated.
True
114
When did Pertinax reign?
AD 193
115
Who succeeded Pertinax?
Didius Julianus
116
Didius Julianus reigned from _____ to _____?
AD 193 to AD 193
117
Which emperor was known for his short reign and was overthrown?
Didius Julianus
118
Who was the first emperor of the Severan dynasty?
Septimius Severus
119
When did Septimius Severus reign?
AD 193 - AD 211
120
True or False: Caracalla was the son of Septimius Severus.
True
121
When did Caracalla reign?
AD 211 - AD 217
122
Who was the emperor known for granting Roman citizenship to all free men?
Caracalla
123
Which Emperor was assassinated in AD 217?
Caracalla
124
Who succeeded Caracalla?
Geta
125
When did Geta reign?
AD 211 - AD 212
126
Who was the emperor that ruled after Geta?
Macrinus
127
When did Macrinus reign?
AD 217 - AD 218
128
True or False: Elagabalus was known for his eccentric behavior.
True
129
When did Elagabalus reign?
AD 218 - AD 222
130
Who succeeded Elagabalus?
Severus Alexander
131
Severus Alexander reigned from _____ to _____?
AD 222 to AD 235
132
What was the period of crisis that followed Severus Alexander's reign called?
Crisis of the Third Century
133
Who was the first emperor of the Tetrarchy?
Diocletian
134
When did Diocletian reign?
AD 284 - AD 305
135
True or False: Diocletian divided the Roman Empire into four regions.
True
136
Who succeeded Diocletian?
Maximian
137
When did Maximian reign?
AD 286 - AD 305
138
Which emperor is known for the Edict of Milan?
Constantine the Great
139
When did Constantine reign?
AD 306 - AD 337
140
Who was the first Christian Roman Emperor?
Constantine the Great
141
What year did the Edict of Milan occur?
AD 313
142
True or False: The Byzantine Empire is considered the continuation of the Roman Empire.
True
143
Who was the last Western Roman Emperor?
Romulus Augustulus
144
When did Romulus Augustulus reign?
AD 475 - AD 476
145
What year is traditionally considered the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
AD 476
