rome Flashcards
adoped by Nerva
Trajan
reign marked peak of Rome’s territorial expansion
Trajan
second of the Five Good Emperors
Trajan
won in the Dacian Wars
Trajan
defeated King Decebalus in key victory
Trajan
namesake column commemorates a certain military victory (give emperor and conflict)
Trajan, Dacian Wars
annexed Nebatean Kingdom, turning it into Arabia Petraea
Trajan
pursued Parthian Campaign
Trajan
architectural projects were overseen by Apollodorus of Damascus
Trajan
built Portus Triani ports
Trajan
initiated Alimenta social welfare program
Trajan
wife Empress Plotina
Trajan
namesake bridge built over the Danube
Trajan
reign saw Jewish uprising known as Kitos War
sacked Ctesiphon and Susa
Trajan
ordered construction of Alcantara Bridge
Trajan
Basilica Ulpia was located in this emperor’s namesake forum
Trajan
conquered military stronghold of Sarmizegetusa
Trajan
led a campaign against Osroes I
Trajan
initially defeated at the Iron Gates, but secured eventual victory
Trajan
Via Biberatica road cuts through namesake market
Trajan
conquered Charax in one campaign
Trajan
consul Lusius Quietus suppressed one war (give emperor and war)
Trajan, Kitos War
corresponded with Pliny the Younger about the persecution of Christians
Trajan
last imperial forum built under this ruler
Trajan
annexed a certain region after the death of Rabell II Soter (give emperor and region)
Trajan, Nebatean Kingdom
Roman citizens who completed this achievement were exempt from jury duty or acting as guardians
having three or more children
granted a namesake right, or ius under Augustus’s Lex Iulia et Papia
having three or more children
wife Livia
Augustus
Made up of cohorts and centuries, these large military units of the Roman army contained several thousand soldiers
legions
this person’s letters to Trajan provide a rich source on provincial administration
Pliny the Younger
uncle died during the Vesuvius eruption
Pliny the Younger
776 book, which attributed the title event to a decline of civic virtue and the spread of Christinaity
“Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” by Edward Gibbon
built a wall in the United Kingdom that was later renovated by Septimius Severus
Hadrian
