🐍 Severans Flashcards

1
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Which emperor succeeded Commodus and ruled briefly in 193 AD?

A

Pertinax

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2
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Which emperor succeeded Pertinax and ruled briefly in 193 AD?

A

Didius Julianus

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3
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Which emperor purchased the imperial throne at an auction?

A

Didius Julianus

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4
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Who outbid Sulpicianus to purchase the imperial throne in 193 AD?

A

Didius Julianus

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5
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Who did Didius Julianus outbid for the imperial throne?

A

Sulpicianus

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6
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Which dynasty reigned from 193-235 AD?

A

Severans

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7
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What were the years of the Severan Dynasty?

A

193-235 AD

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8
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Which emperor reigned from 193-211 AD?

A

Septimius Severus

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9
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Which Severan emperor built an arch in the Roman Forum?

A

Septimius Severus

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10
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What structure in the Forum Romanum commemorates the military accomplishments of Septimius Severus?

A

Arch of Septimius Severus

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11
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Who was the wife of Septimius Severus?

A

Julia Domna

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12
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Who were the two sons of Septimius Severus & Julia Domna?

A

Caracalla & Geta

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13
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Which emperor ruled with his brother from 211-212 AD?

A

Geta

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14
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Which emperor ruled from 211-217 AD?

A

Caracalla

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15
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Which emperor killed his brother Geta as they struggled for the throne?

A

Caracalla

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16
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Which emperor granted citizenship to all free inhabitants of the Roman empire in 212 AD?

A

Caracalla

17
Q

Who passed an edict in 212 AD which granted citizenship to all free inhabitants of the Roman empire?

A

Caracalla

18
Q

What was the effect of Caracalla’s Constitutio Antoniniana edict in 212 AD?

A

granted citizenship to all free inhabitants of the Roman empire

19
Q

Which emperor reigned from 217-218 AD?

A

Macrinus

20
Q

Who was the first emperor of equestrian origin?

A

Macrinus

21
Q

Which emperor reigned from 218-222 AD?

A

Elagabalus

22
Q

What grandson of Julia Maesa from 218-222 AD?

A

Elagabalus

23
Q

Who was the domineering grandmother of Elagabalus?

A

Julia Maesa

24
Q

Which emperor introduced the worship of a sun god from Emesa in Syria?

A

Elagabalus

25
Q

Who brought a sun god from Emesa to Rome?

A

Elagabalus

26
Q

Which emperor reigned from 222-235 AD?

A

Severus Alexander

27
Q

What son of Julia Mamaea ruled from 222-235 AD?

A

Severus Alexander

28
Q

Who was the mother of Severus Alexander?

A

Julia Mamaea

29
Q

Which emperor was murdered along with his mother Julia Mamaea by the Praetorian Guard?

A

Severus Alexander

30
Q

Why did the Praetorian Guard murder Severus Alexander and Julia Mamaea?

A

peace efforts with the Germans

31
Q

Name all 5 Severan emperors.

A

Septimius Severus, Geta, Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus, Severus Alexander