Roman History 2017 Flashcards
What was the lowest public office in the cursus honorum?
Quaestor
What was the name of Marcus Brutus’ wife (and Cato’s daughter) who died after ingesting hot coals?
Porcia
To what king of Rome did the Sibyll sell her book of prophecies?
Tarquinius Superbus
Which Praetorian Guard ruled behind the throne of Emperor Tiberius until his execution in 31 AD?
Sejanus
Marius was exiled by which Roman general following a long-standing political struggle?
Sulla
What was granted to those who completed their term serving as an auxiliary soldier?
Citizenship
Which famous Roman historian wrote his famous work “Historiae” in 100-110 AD?
Tacitus
Which general defeated the Romans at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC?
Hannibal
In what year was the First Triumvirate formed?
60 BC
Which British warrior queen rebelled against the Romans in 60 AD?
Boudicca
Which emperor, who liked to compete as a gladiator in fixed fights, was strangled by his wrestling partner in
192 AD?
Commodus
In what year did the first Punic War start?
264 BC
Which general conquered Britain for Roman rule?
Claudius
Who became emperor at the end of the “Year of Four Emperors” in 69 AD, and ruled for 10 years?
Vespasian
Under what emperor were the last persecutions of the Christians?
Diocletian
What king of Rome established the census?
Servius Tullius
By what charge did Clodius have Cicero exiled in 58 BCE?
killing citizens without trial
Which emperor ordered a statue of himself erected in the Jewish Temple?
Caligula
Which Iranian people ruled an empire to the east of Rome until the early 3rd century AD?
Parthians
Which Numidian king in the Second Punic War allied with Rome before changing to Carthage’s side?
Masinissa
Who was the first Roman to issue coins with his own portrait?
Julius Caesar
Who was the commander of Octavian’s navy which defeated Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium?
Agrippa
Who was Caesar’s master of the horse?
Mark Antony
What public official was one position below the consul in the cursus honorum?
Praetor
Which official had the power of veto in the Roman Senate?
Tribune of the Plebs
Who commanded the Gauls when they sacked Rome in 387 BC?
Brennus
Where did Cato commit suicide after the Battle of Thapsus?
Utica
Which Egyptian city was the second largest in the empire after Rome itself?
Alexandria
What battle against the Goths resulted in the death of the Eastern Roman Empire’s emperor Valens?
Adrianople
Which Emperor committed suicide in 68 AD after being declared an enemy of the people by the Senate?
Nero
Under which Roman emperor were Africa, Italy, and part of Spain conquered from the barbarians in the 6th
century AD?
Justinian
Which barbarian army led by Alaric sacked Rome in 410 AD?
Visigoths
Under what emperor did the empire reach its greatest extent?
Trajan
What city was razed to the ground in 146, the same year as Carthage?
Corinth
Who murdered his own brother in front of his mother at a supposed peace talk?
Caracalla
What war forced the Romans to change from the Greek hoplite style of warfare?
Samnite Wars
The Roman province of Bithynia was located in which modern country?
Turkey
Who was governor of Britain from 77-85 AD, and father-in-law of the historian, Tacitus, who wrote a book
about him?
Agricola
Which Stoic philosopher was a tutor then advisor of Nero, who later forced him to commit suicide?
Seneca
Which king of Epirus invaded Italy in 280 BC, but suffered heavy losses in his victories against the Romans?
Pyrrhus
What Roman author was killed by Mt. Vesuvius when he went to aid the people and examine the eruption?
Pliny the Elder
What was the title of the two senior magistrates elected annually to rule the Roman Republic?
Consul
Who was appointed dictator of Rome after Hannibal had invaded Italy?
Q. Fabius Maximus (Cunctator)
In 212 AD, what was granted to every inhabitant of the Roman Empire?
Citizenship
During whose reign was Jesus of Nazareth crucified?
Tiberius
