Roman History 2023 Flashcards
The Year of the Four Emperors followed the death of which emperor?
Nero
Who was not one of the five good emperors?
Nerva, Marcus Aurelius, Antoninus Pius, Vespasian
Vespasian
What group codified the Twelve Tables?
Decemviri
With which North African state was the war against Jugurtha fought?
Numidia
The decisive battle between Octavian and Marc Antony was fought where?
Actium
Who became emperor after the death of Caligula?
Claudius
The conquest of which region is commemorated by Trajan’s Column?
Dacia
What Roman nobleman, denounced by Cicero, attempted to lead an armed insurrection against Rome?
Cataline
What state did Crassus die campaigning against
Parthia
Under what Greek king were the Pyrrhic wars fought with Rome?
Pyrrhus
Which senator was involved in the plot to assassinate Caesar?
Decimus Brutus
What Germanic chieftain defeated a Roman army in the Teutoburgian Forest?
Arminius
Which river seperated Rome from Etruria?
Tiber
Under which emperor was the Fucine Lake drained?
Claudius
What is the traditional date of the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
476 AD
Which emperor extended citizenship to all free men in the Empire?
Caracalla
The death of which emperor ended the era of the Five Good Emperors?
Marcus Aurelius
Which Roman dictator was the first to use proscriptions to purge his political enemies?
Sulla
Which Roman general defeated Hannibal at Zama?
Scipio Africanus
What desert city was captured and demolished by Aurelian?
Palmyra
Who was the last emperor to rule both the Western and Eastern Empires?
Theodosius
Which river seperated Gaul from the Germans?
Rhine
On what date did a force of Goths sack Rome?
410 A.D.
What Germanic tribe invaded and captured North Africa?
Vandals
Which office was responsible for the census?
Censor
Two men were elected to hold which office annually?
Consul
Two early Roman comic playwrights were Terrence and
Plautus
Under which emperor was Pompeii destroyed by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius?
Titus
Which imperial dynasty immediately followed the Year of the Four Emperors?
Flavian
The Altar of Peace (Ara Pacis) was built by which emperor?
Augustus
Under which emperor was the Praetorian Guard established?
Augustus
Which emperor wrote Meditations?
Marcus Aurelius
What province did Caesar take control of after his consulship?
Cisalpine Gaul
What king willed the Kingdom of Pergamum to Rome after his death?
Attalus
Which Roman author wrote the Origines?
Cato
Which emperor built the Domus Aurea?
Nero
Which Roman general led the first Mithridatic War?
Sulla
Which of his children did Augustus relegate to an island?
Julia the Elder
Who was the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire?
Romulus Augustulus
