Theodosius I, Arcadius, Honorius And Fall of the Empire (408-476 A.D.) Flashcards
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What were the dates of Theodosius I’s reign as emperor in the east?
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379-392 A.D.
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What emperor reigned from 379-392 A.D. in the east?
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Theodosius I
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Theodosius I’s second wife, Flavia Galla, was related to Valentian II and Gratian how?
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Sister
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Who was the father of Theodosius I’s second wife, Flavia Galla?
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Valentinian I
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What daughter of Valentinian I did Theodosius I take as his second wife?
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Flavia Galla
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Where did Theodosius I die?
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Mediolanum / Milan
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What part of the empire did Theodosius I rule over from 379-392 A.D.?
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East
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What were the dates of Theodosius I’s reign as emperor in both the east and west?
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392-395 A.D.
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At what battle did Theodosius I defeat the usurpers in the west in 394 A.D.?
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Frigidus River
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What year was the battle of Frigidus River?
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394 A.D.
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What emperor defeated the usurpers in the west at the battle of Frigidus River in 394 A.D.?
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Theodosius I
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Theodosius I defeated usurpers from what part of the empire at Frigidus River in 394 A.D.?
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West
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Who was the last emperor to rule over a unified empire?
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Theodosius I
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What emperor made Christianity the official religion of the empire, closing all pagan temples?
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Theodosius I
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Which religion did Theodosius I make as the official religion of the empire?
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Christianity
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What emperor closed all Pagan temples?
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Theodosius I
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What emperor abolished the Olympic games in 393 A.D.?
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Theodosius I
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What ancient institution did Theodosius I abolish in 393 A.D.?
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Olympic Games
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What emperor was forced by St. Ambrose to repent for the massacre at Thessalonica?
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Theodosius I
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For what event was Theodosius I forced to repent by St. Ambrose of Milan?
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The massacre at Thessalonica
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What two sons of Theodosius I split the empire after his death?
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Arcadius and Honorius
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What part of the empire did Arcadius rule over?
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East
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What part of the empire did Honorius rule over?
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West
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What were the dates of Honorius’ reign as emperor in the west?
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393-423 A.D.
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What were the dates of Arcadius' reign as emperor in the west?
395-408 A.D.
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What emperor reigned from 395-408 A.D.
Arcadius
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How old was Arcadius when he became emperor?
18
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What emperor was 18 when he became emperor in 395 A.D.?
Arcadius
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Who was Arcadius' Praetorian Prefect?
Rufinus
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Rufinus served as what emperor's praetorian prefect?
Arcadius
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Who was Arcadius' wife?
Eudoxia
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Eudoxia was the wife of what emperor?
Arcadius
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What corrupt praetorian prefect of Arcadius rivaled Stilicho?
Rufinus
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What Ostrogoth did Stilicho conspire with to have Rufinus killed?
Gainas
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How old was Honorius when he became emperor?
10
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What emperor ascended to the throne at age 10 in 393 A.D.?
Honorius
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What emperor had the consulship bestowed upon him at birth?
Honorius
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When did Honorius have the consulship bestowed upon him?
At birth
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What office did Honorius have bestowed upon him at birth?
Consul
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At what battle in April of 402 A.D. did Stilicho defeat Alaric for the first time?
Pollentia
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What year did Stilicho defeat Alaric at Pollentia?
402 A.D.
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Who did Stilicho defeat at Pollentia in 402 A.D.?
Alaric
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What year did Stilicho defeat Alaric at Verona?
402 A.D.
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At what battle in June of 402 A.D. did Stilicho earn a second victory against Alaric?
Verona
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Who did Stilicho defeat at Verona in 402 A.D.?
Alaric
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What title did Stilicho have, meaning he was master of both the cavalry and infantry?
Magister Utriusque Militiae
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What half-Vandal general held the title of "Magister Utriusque Militiae" meaning he was the master of both the cavalry and infantry?
Stilicho
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What year was Stilicho executed?
408 A.D.
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What Magister Militum was executed in 408 A.D.?
Stilicho
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What two daughters of Stilicho did he marry off to Honorius?
Maria and Thermantia
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Stilicho married off his daughter, Maria, to what emperor?
Honorius
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Who married off his daughters, Maria and Thermantia, to Honorius?
Stilicho
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Who was the first wife of Honorius?
Maria
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Who was the second and final wife of Honorius?
Thermantia
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What revolter during the time of Theodosius I was a brother of Count Gildo?
Firmus
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What count was Firmus' brother?
Gildo
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Who was Stilicho's wife?
Serena
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What son of Stilicho was killed shortly after his father's death in 408 A.D.?
Eucherius
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What Gothic king foolishly invaded Italy with a band of Ostrogoths and other Barbarians only later to be defeated by Stilicho?
Rhadagaisus
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What half-Vandal general defeated the Gothic king Rhadagaisus?
Stilicho
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What Visigothic king sacked Rome in 410 A.D.? (first time Rome was sacked in 800 years since Brennus)
Alaric
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Of what tribe was Alaric the king?
Visigoths
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What people sacked Rome in 410 A.D.?
Visigoths
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What year did the Visigoths, under Alaric, sack Rome?
410 A.D.
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Negotiations with Alaric that allowed Rome to be spared also proclaimed what Urban Prefect/Praefectus Urbanus as emperor?
Priscus Attalus
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What position did Priscus Attalus hold before he was proclaimed emperor?
Praefectus Urbanus
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Where was Priscus Attalus first proclaimed emperor in 409 A.D.?
Rome
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What year did Priscus Attalus first proclaim himself emperor at Rome?
409 A.D.
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Where was Priscus Attalus proclaimed emperor for the second time in 414 A.D.?
Burdigala
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What year did Priscus Attalus proclaim himself emperor at Burdigala?
414 A.D.
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Who proclaimed himself emperor at Rome in 409 and then again at Burdigala in 414 A.D.?
Priscus Attalus
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What Visigothic rival of Alaric destroyed any chances of peace with Alaric and the Romans?
Sarus
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What Visigothic king was the rival of Sarus?
Alaric
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Who was the Visigothic rival of Alaric?
Sarus
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What eunuch succeeded Rufinus as Arcadius' advisor?
Eutropius
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Who did Eutropius replace as Arcadius' advisor?
Rufinus
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Whose advisor did Eutropius become when replacing Rufinus?
Arcadius
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Who did Alaric succeed as king of the Visigoths?
Fritigern
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Who succeeded Alaric as king of the Visigoths?
Athaulf
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What man took Galla Placidia, the daughter of Theodosius I and half-sister of Honorius, captive?
Athaulf
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Who was the first husband of Galla Placidia?
Athaulf
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Who was the second husband of Galla Placidia?
Constantius III
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What daughter of Theodosius I and half-sister of Honorius did Athaulf take captive?
Galla Placidia
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How was Galla Placidia related to Theodosius I?
Daughter
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What emperor was the son of Galla Placidia?
Valentinian III
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To where did Honorius move the western capital?
Ravenna
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What emperor moved the western capital to Ravenna?
Honorius
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Who was Theodosius I's first wife?
Aelia Flaccilla
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Who was Theodosius I's second wife?
Flavia Galla
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Who was Alaric's brother-in-law?
Athaulf
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How was Athaulf related to Alaric?
Brother-in-law
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Who was buried under the Busentus River?
Alaric
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Under what river was Alaric buried?
Busentus River
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What king of Persia was the first to recognize Christianity in Persia?
Yazdgard
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Yazdgard was the first to recognize what religion in Persia?
Christianity
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The dying Arcadius supposedly asked what Persian king to protect his son, Theodosius II from usurpers?
Yazdgard
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Arcadius supposedly asked the Persian king Yazdgard to protect what son of his from usurpers?
Theodosius II
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What emperor supposedly asked the Persian king Yazdgard to protect his son, Theodosius II from usurpers?
Arcadius
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Who was the son of Arcadius?
Theodosius II
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Who was the father of Theodosius II?
Arcadius
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Who was the mother of Theodosius II?
Aelia Eudoxia
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Who was the wife of Arcadius?
Aelia Eudoxia
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Who was Galla Placidia's father?
Theodosius I
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Who was the sister of Honorius?
Galla Placidia
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Galla Placidia was the sister of what two emperors?
Arcadius and Honorius
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What Burgundian crossed into Gaul from the east bank of the Rhine in 407 A.D., cooperating with Constantine III?
Gundahar
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Who did Gundahar cooperate with in 407 A.D.?
Constantine III
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What tribe was Gundahar apart of?
Burgundians
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What old friend of Stilicho and praetorian prefect merely made relations between Alaric and Honorius worse, until Alaric first supported Priscus Attalus as a rival emperor in 409 A.D. and finally sacked Rome to teach Honorius a lesson in 410 A.D.?
Jovinus
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Who did Arcadius ask Yazdgard to protect from usurpers?
Theodosius II
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What daughter of the Pagan philosopher Leontius did Theodosius II take as his first and only wife in 421 A.D.?
Athenais (Aelia Eudocia)
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Theodosius II's wife, Aelia Eudocia, was the daughter of what Pagan philosopher?
Leontius
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Who was the first emperor not to assume the title of Pontifex Maximus?
Theodosius I
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Theodosius I was the first emperor not to assume what title?
Pontifex Maximus
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Which emperor permanently banned all gladiatorial combats?
Honorius
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What events did Honorius permanently ban during his reign?
Gladiatorial combats
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What was the name of Honorius' pet chicken which died in 410 A.D.?
Roma
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Honorius' pet Roma was what type of animal?
Chicken
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What emperor had a pet chicken named Roma?
Honorius
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What year did Honorius' pet chicken Roma die?
410 A.D.
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What urban prefect was declared emperor in place of the missing Honorius?
Priscus Attalus
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What two brothers split the Roman empire?
Honorius and Arcadius
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Who was Arcadius' praetorian prefect?
Rufinus
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Rufinus was the praetorian prefect of what emperor?
Arcadius
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What Visigoth king did Galla Placidia marry?
Athaulf
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What daughter of Theodosius I married the Visigothic king Athaulf?
Galla Placidia
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Who were the 3 prominent children of Theodosius I?
Honorius, Arcadius, Galla Placidia
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In what year did Theodosius I abolish the Olympic Games?
393 A.D.
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What 7-year-old son of Arcadius succeeded him in 408 A.D.?
Theodosius II
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What year did Theodosius II succeed his father, Arcadius, as emperor of the east?
408 A.D.
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How old was Theodosius II when he became emperor in 408 A.D.?
7
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Who was Theodosius II's father?
Arcadius
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How was Serena, the wife of Stilicho, related to Theodosius I?
Niece
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Who was the uncle of Serena, the wife of Stilicho?
Theodosius I
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What niece of Theodosius I did Stilicho marry?
Serena
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Who married the niece of Theodosius I, Serena?
Stilicho
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In what year did Stilicho capture Alaric?
395 A.D.
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Who did Stilicho capture in 395 A.D.?
Alaric
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What year did Stilicho capture Alaric?
395 A.D.
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Who captured Alaric in 395 A.D.?
Stilicho
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Where did Alaric die in 410 A.D.?
Consentia
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Who died at Consentia in 410 A.D.?
Alaric
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What year did Alaric die at Consentia?
410 A.D.
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Who did Honorius send to dislodge the Visigoths when he had wanted Galla Placidia as his wife and the Visigoths had her?
Constantius III
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What emperor sent Constantius III to dislodge the Visigoths?
Honorius
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Who succeeded Athaulf as king of the Visigoths?
Sigeric
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Who did Wallia succeed as king of the Visigoths?
Sigeric
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Who succeeded Wallia as king of the Visigoths in 419 A.D.?
Theodoric I
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Who did Theodoric I succeed as king of the Visigoths?
Wallia
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Arcadius' wife, Eudoxia, had been harshly criticized by what man who she then had killed, known as the "Golden-mouthed"?
St. John Crysostom
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What woman ordered St. John Crysostom to be killed?
Eudoxia
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Who was known as the "Golden-mouthed"?
St. John Crysostom
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In 407 A.D., what pretender deserted his post in Britain and cut his way through to Rome?
Constantine III
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What year did Constantine III desert his post in Britain and cut his way through to Rome?
407 A.D.
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What emperor closed all pagan temples?
Theodosius I
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Who led a revolt in Spain during Honorius' reign?
Maximus Tyrannus
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Under what emperor did a certain Maximus Tyrannus lead a revolt in Spain?
Honorius
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What year did Honorius move the western capital to Ravenna?
402 A.D.
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Where did Honorius move the western capital to in 402 A.D.?
Ravenna
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What daughter of Theodosius I did Alaric take captive?
Galla Placidia
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What Roman general, who had declared himself emperor, was put down by Constantius III in 411 A.D.?
Constantine III
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What Magister Militum put down the revolt of Constantine III in 411 A.D.?
Constantius III
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What daughter of Theodosius I married Constantius III, with whom she had Valentinian III and Honoria?
Galla Placidia
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What usurper was proclaimed emperor at Ravenna in 423 A.D. and had the support of Flavius Aetius?
John
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What year was John proclaimed emperor at Ravenna?
423 A.D.
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The Roman emperor John had the support of what great general?
Flavius Aetius
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What half-Vandal general did Theodosius I appoint as caretaker for Honorius?
Stilicho
168
Theodosius I appointed Stilicho as the caretaker for whom?
Honorius
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What position did Stilicho hold under Theodosius I?
Magister Militum
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Stilicho was half of what ethnicity?
Vandal
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Who ordered the massacre in Thessalonica when the local inhabitants were protesting the presence of a Gothic garrison in their city?
Theodosius I
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In 402 A.D., Honorius moved the capital to Ravenna from where?
Milan (Mediolanum)
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What year did Honorius move the capital from Milan to Ravenna?
402 A.D.
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During the reign of Honorius, the capital was moved in fear of invasion to where?
Ravenna
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What group did Theodosius I disband in 380 A.D.?
Vestal Virgins
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What emperor disbanded the Vestal Virgins?
Theodosius I
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What year did Theodosius I abolish the Vestal Virgins?
380 A.D.
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What emperor extinguished the eternal fire in the Temple of Vesta?
Theodosius I
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Theodosius I extinguished the eternal fire in what temple?
Temple of Vesta
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What emperor did St. Ambrose of Milan convince to leave the bishop of Callinicum unpunished even though he had burnt down a synagogue?
Theodosius I
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A local bishop of what ancient city was left unpunished by Theodosius I, even though he burnt down a synagogue?
Callinicum
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Who convinced Theodosius I not to punish the local bishop of Callinicum for burning down a synagogue because it wasn't technically a crime?
St. Ambrose
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What Christian sect did Theodosius I, with Ambrose's support, outlaw from the Roman church, due to their refusal to accept the Nicene Creed?
Arianism
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What year did Theodosius I outlaw paganism?
391 A.D.
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Who was the mother of Arcadius and Honorius?
Aelia Flaccilla
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Who was the mother of Galla Placidia?
Flavia Galla
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In what year was Rufinus killed by the eastern troops under the Ostrogoth, Gainas?
395 A.D.
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What Ostrogoth's troops killed Rufinus in 395 A.D.?
Gainas
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What river did Alaric's followers divert so he could be buried in the riverbed where he couldn't be disturbed?
Busentus River
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In what year was Athaulf assassinated in Spain?
415 A.D.
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Where were the Visigoths settled after Wallia negotiated with Constantius III?
(Southern) Aquitania
192
What brother of Count Gildo was sent by Stilicho to subdue the rebellious count and was victorious before Stilicho executed him in 398 A.D.?
Mascezel
193
What year was Count Gildo killed?
398 A.D.
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Symmachus' speech regarding the altar of victory occurred during the reign of which emperor?
Theodosius I
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Where did the emperor Honorius hide while Alaric attacked Rome?
Ravenna
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What two ancient institutions were abolished by Theodosius I?
Vestal Virgins (380) and the Olympic Games (393)
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Who installed the Urban Prefect Priscus Attalus?
Alaric
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What Roman province did Alaric invade, demanding 4,000 pounds of gold as a subsidy?
Noricum
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What Visigothic king invaded Noricum and demanded 4,000 pounds of gold as a subsidy?
Alaric
200
How many pounds of gold as a subsidy did Alaric demand following his invasion of Noricum?
4000
201
What Roman emperor charged Stilicho with corruption in 408 A.D., leading to Stilicho's execution?
Honorius
202
What palace official had convinced Honorius to turn against Stilicho and his son in 408 A.D.?
Olympius
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The palace official Olympius convinced Honorius to turn against what magister militum in 408 A.D.?
Stilicho
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What part of the empire did Valentinian III rule over?
West
205
How was Valentinian III related to Arcadius and Honorius?
Nephew
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Who were the uncles of Valentinian III?
Arcadius and Honorius
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Flavius Aetius served under what emperor?
Valentinian III
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What bishop of Rome convinced Atilla the Hun to make peace with Rome and withdraw from Italy without carrying off Honoria, the sister of Valentinian III, in 453 A.D.?
Leo I
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What year did Leo I convince Atilla the Hun to make peace with Rome and withdraw from Italy without carrying off Honoria, the sister of Valentinian III?
453 A.D.
210
Who were the parents of Valentinian III and Honoria?
Constantius III and Galla Placidia
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Who did Galla Placidia secondly marry?
Constantius III
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What year was Flavius Aetius killed?
454 A.D.
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Where did Julius Nepos flee to where he reigned as emperor but only in name?
Dalmatia
214
Who was Valentinian III's mother?
Galla Placidia
215
Who was Valentinian III's father?
Constantius III
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What general of Valentinian III defeated Atilla the Hun at the battle of Catalaunian Plains?
Flavius Aetius
217
What year was the battle of Catalaunian Plains?
451 A.D.
218
Who was Flavius Aetius' son?
Gaudentius
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Who was the father of Flavius Aetius?
Gaudentius
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Who did Flavius Aetius defeat at the battle of Catalaunian Plains in 451 A.D.?
Atilla the Hun
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What Bishop convinced Atilla the Hun to make peace with Rome, or withdraw from Italy without carrying off Valentinian III's sister, Honoria?
Leo I
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What sister of Valentinian III was Atilla the Hun trying to take?
Honoria
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Atilla tried taking Honoria captive, who was the sister of what emperor?
Valentinian III
224
Who tried taking Valentinian III's sister, Honoria, captive?
Atilla the Hun
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Who was Honorius' sister that served as Valentinian III's regent, as she was Valentinian III's mother?
Galla Placidia
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How was Galla Placidia related to Honorius and Arcadius?
Sister
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Who was the mother of Honoria?
Galla Placidia
228
What year did Leo I convince Atilla the Hun to make peace with Rome?
453 A.D.
229
Who did Leo I convince to make peace with Rome in 453 A.D.?
Atilla the Hun
230
What year did Valentinian III execute Flavius Aetius?
454 A.D.
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What great general was executed by Valentinian III in 454 A.D.?
Flavius Aetius
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What emperor executed Flavius Aetius in 454 A.D.?
Valentinian III
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Of what tribe was Gaiseric the king?
Vandals
234
What year did Gaiseric sack Carthage?
439 A.D.
235
What king of the Vandals sacked Carthage in 439 A.D.?
Gaiseric
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What city did Gaiseric sack in 439 A.D.?
Carthage
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When did Gaiseric sack and plunder Rome?
June 3, 455 A.D.
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What king of the Vandals sacked Rome on June 3, 455 A.D.?
Gaiseric
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What city did Gaiseric sack on June 3, 455 A.D.?
Rome
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What aunt and daughter of Theodosius II did Gaiseric carry off with him after sacking Rome in 455 A.D.?
Aelia Eudoxia and Licinia Eudoxia
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What year did Gaiseric take Galla Placidia captive after sacking Rome?
455 A.D.
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What king of the Vandals took Galla Placidia and Licinia Eudoxia captive in 455 A.D.?
Gaiseric
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What were the dates of Theodosius II's reign as emperor?
408-450 A.D.
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What emperor ruled over the east from 408-450 A.D.?
Theodosius II
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Who succeeded Arcadius as sole eastern emperor in 408 A.D.?
Theodosius II
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Who did Theodosius II succeed as sole eastern emperor in 408 A.D.?
Arcadius
247
Who was Theodosius II's wife?
Aelia Eudocia
248
What part of the empire did Theodosius II rule over?
East
249
Whose reign was dominated by his sister, Pulcheria, and his wife, Aelia Eudocia?
Theodosius II
250
Who was the sister of Theodosius II?
Pulcheria
251
Until 446 A.D., what British leader had maintained a peace with Rome with the help of the Saxons?
Vortigern
252
Of what origin was Vortigern?
British
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Until what year had the British leader Vortigern maintained a peace with the Romans?
446 A.D.
254
Pulcheria was the sister of what emperor?
Theodosius II
255
Where did Ricimer make Avitus bishop after deposing him?
Placentia
256
Who made Avitus bishop of Placentia before deposing him?
Ricimer
257
What council did Marcian call together in 451 A.D.?
Council of Chalcedon
258
What emperor called together the Council of Chalcedon in 451 A.D.?
Marcian
259
In what year did Marcian call together the Council of Chalcedon?
451 A.D.
260
Who had the longest rule since Augustus?
Theodosius II
261
What emperor died as the result of a riding incident in 450 A.D.?
Theodosius II
262
What year did Theodosius II die as a result of a riding incident?
450 A.D.
263
What were the dates of Marcian's reign?
450-457 A.D.
264
What emperor ruled over the east from 450-457 A.D.?
Marcian
265
Who succeeded Theodosius II in the east in 450 A.D.?
Marcian
266
What were the dates of Leo I's reign in the east?
457-474 A.D.
267
Who ruled over the east from 457-474 A.D.?
Leo I
268
Who succeeded Marcian in the east in 457 A.D.?
Leo I
269
What emperor coordinated a (failed) three-pronged attack on Gaiseric in 468 A.D. after he had obtained release of Licinia Eudoxia and Placidia the Younger?
Leo I
270
Who did Leo I succeed in the east in 457 A.D.?
Marcian
271
What year did Leo I coordinate a three-pronged attack on Gaiseric after he had obtained release of Licinia Eudoxia and Placidia the Younger?
468 A.D.
272
What were the dates of Leo II's reign?
473-474 A.D.
273
Who served as co-emperor with his grandfather, Leo I, in 473 A.D., then was sole emperor in 474 A.D.?
Leo II
274
Who was the grandfather of Leo II?
Leo I
275
How was Leo I related to Leo II?
Grandfather
276
Who succeeded Leo I as emperor in the east?
Leo II
277
What were the dates of Zeno's reign in the east?
474-491 A.D.
278
Who ruled over the east from 474-491 A.D.?
Zeno
279
Who succeeded Leo II in the east in 474 A.D.?
Zeno
280
Zeno succeeded what man as emperor of the east in 474 A.D.?
Leo II
281
Who ruled the east when Rome fell in the west?
Zeno
282
Whose law was later modeled off of by Justinian?
Theodosius II
283
Who succeeded Zeno in 491 A.D.?
Anastasius
284
What brother-in-law of Leo I seized power from Zeno from 475-476 A.D.?
Basiliscus
285
What bishop was the brother-in-law of Basiliscus?
Leo I
286
How was Basiliscus related to Leo I?
Brother-in-law
287
What grandson of Wallia placed several people on the throne?
Ricimer
288
Who was the grandfather of Ricimer?
Wallia
289
How was Wallia related to Ricimer?
Grandfather
290
What year did Gundobad succeed Ricimer?
472 A.D.
291
Who ruled over the Burgundians from 473-516 A.D.?
Gundobad
292
What former secretary of Atilla the Hun succeeded Gundobad as German commander in Italy?
Orestes
293
Orestes succeeded what man as German commander in Italy?
Gundobad
294
What emperor arranged the murder of Valentinian III and the Eunuch chamberlain, Heraclius?
Petronius Maximus
295
Who was the Eunuch chamberlain of Valentinian III?
Heraclius
296
What previous emperor's death was arranged by Petronius Maximus?
Valentinian III
297
How old was Valentinian III when he became emperor?
5
298
What emperor forced Licinia Eudoxia to marry him?
Petronius Maximus
299
What woman did Petronius Maximus force to marry him?
Licinia Eudoxia
300
Who succeeded Valentinian III in the west in 455 A.D.?
Petronius Maximus
301
What year did Petronius Maximus rule over the west?
455 A.D.
302
What were the dates of Avitus' reign in the west?
455-456 A.D.
303
Who reigned from 455-456 A.D. in the west?
Avitus
304
Who succeeded Petronius Maximus in the west in 455 A.D.?
Avitus
305
Who did Avitus succeed in the west in 455 A.D.?
Petronius Maximus
306
What praetorian prefect was recognized by the eastern emperor, but Gaiseric and soldiers favored Majorian?
Avitus
307
What praetorian prefect, who was supported by the Visigoth king, Theodoric II, and who had been one of Flavius Aetius' former subordinates, was recognized by the eastern emperor but not by Gaiseric and the Roman senators and soldiers?
Avitus
308
What were the dates of Majorian's reign in the west?
457-461 A.D.
309
Who succeeded Avitus in the west?
Majorian
310
Who reigned in the west from 457-461 A.D.?
Majorian
311
Who did Majorian succeed in the west?
Avitus
312
What emperor was stripped of office by Ricimer and executed after he could not guarantee flow of grain from Africa?
Majorian
313
Majorian was killed after he could not guarantee flow of what substance from Africa?
Grain
314
Where could Majorian not guarantee flow of grain, prompting his death?
Africa
315
What were the dates of Severus III's reign in the west?
461-465 A.D.
316
Who succeeded Majorian in the west in 461 A.D.?
Severus III
317
What Roman was elected by the Senate at behest of Ricimer in 461 A.D.?
Severus III
318
Who poisoned Severus III in 465 A.D.?
Ricimer
319
What emperor, whom he had supplanted, did Ricimer poison in 465 A.D.?
Severus III
320
What year did Ricimer poison Severus III?
465 A.D.
321
What were the dates of Anthemius' reign in the west?
467-472 A.D.
322
Who succeeded Severus III in 467 A.D.?
Anthemius
323
Who ruled over the west from 467-472 A.D.?
Anthemius
324
What Greek was appointed to be emperor by Leo I?
Anthemius
325
Who appointed Anthemius to replace Libius Severus?
Leo I
326
Of what origin was Anthemius?
Greek
327
What emperor was unable to stop Euric (son of Theodoric I, the Visigoth) from seizing more territory in Spain and Gaul?
Anthemius
328
Euric became king of the Visigoths when he killed what brother of his?
Theodoric II
329
What Visigothic king nominated Avitus as emperor at Tolosa, Gaul?
Theodoric II
330
Where did Theodoric II nominate Avitus as emperor?
Tolosa
331
Who was nominated emperor at Tolosa by Theodoric II?
Avitus
332
Euric was the son of whom?
Theodoric I (the Visigoth)
333
Who are the two sons of Theodoric I (the Visigoth) that are important for certamen?
Euric and Theodoric II
334
What year did Olybrius rule as emperor?
472 A.D.
335
Who succeeded Anthemius in the west in 472 A.D.?
Olybrius
336
Who did Olybrius succeed in the west in 472 A.D.?
Anthemius
337
What man overthrew Anthemius and raised Olybrius to the throne in 472 A.D.?
Ricimer
338
What emperor had Gaiseric's support and may have married Galla Placidia the younger while she was still at the Vandal court?
Olybrius
339
What were the dates of Glycerius' reign in the west?
473-474 A.D.
340
Who ruled over the west from 473-474 A.D.?
Glycerius
341
Who succeeded Olybrius in the west in 473 A.D.?
Glycerius
342
Who did Glycerius succeed as emperor in the west?
Olybrius
343
What emperor commanded the corps of officer candidates known as the "Domestics"?
Glycerius
344
What were the dates of Julius Nepos' reign in the west?
474-475 A.D.
345
Who reigned in the west from 474-475 A.D.?
Julius Nepos
346
Who succeeded Glycerius in the west in 474 A.D.?
Julius Nepos
347
Who did Julius Nepos succeed in 474 A.D.?
Glycerius
348
What relative of Leo I and master of the soldiers in Dalmatia was appointed to replace Glycerius?
Julius Nepos
349
Who remained the official emperor of the west until Orestes entered Ravenna with his army in 475 A.D.?
Julius Nepos
350
What year was Julius Nepos murdered?
480 A.D.
351
To what home province did Julius Nepos flee after Orestes entered Ravenna with his army in 475 A.D.?
Dalmatia
352
From where did Julius Nepos continue to claim the western imperial title until his murder in 480 A.D.?
Dalmatia
353
Though the west had fallen in 476 A.D., what emperor continued to claim the western imperial title until his murder in 480 A.D.?
Julius Nepos
354
Julius Nepos fled to his home province of Dalmatia when what man entered Ravenna with his army in 475 A.D.?
Orestes
355
What were the dates of Romulus Augustulus' reign?
475-476 A.D.
356
What father of Romulus Augustulus placed him on the throne in 475 A.D.?
Orestes
357
Orestes placed what son of his on the throne in 475 A.D.?
Romulus Augustulus
358
What father of Romulus Augustulus had been a secretary of Attila the Hun?
Orestes
359
Orestes had been a secretary in the courts of what man?
Atilla the Hun
360
Who is nominally known as the last Western Roman Emperor, though he was never recognized by the East?
Romulus Augustulus
361
Who deposed Romulus Augustulus?
Odoacer
362
What emperor did Odoacer depose in 476 A.D.?
Romulus Augustulus
363
What year was Romulus Augustulus deposed by Odoacer?
476 A.D.
364
Who killed Odoacer at a banquet in 493 A.D.?
Theodoric the Great (the Ostrogoth)
365
Who was killed at a banquet by Theodoric the Great (the Ostrogoth) in 493 A.D.?
Odoacer
366
What year was Odoacer killed by Theodoric the Great (the Ostrogoth)?
493 A.D.
367
Of what tribe was Theodoric the Great, who deposed Odoacer?
Ostrogoths
368
At what battle of 468 A.D. were the Vandals under Gaiseric defeated by the Roman general Basiliscus?
Cape Bon
369
What year was the battle of Cape Bon?
468 A.D.
370
What king of the Vandals was defeated by the Roman Basiliscus at Cape Bon in 468 A.D.?
Gaiseric
371
What Roman general defeated Gaiseric at Cape Bon in 468 A.D.?
Basiliscus
372
Who preceded Gaiseric?
Gunderic
373
Who succeeded Gunderic?
Gaiseric
374
Galla Placidia was supported by what count of Africa?
Boniface
375
Where did Boniface serve as governor?
Africa
376
Who did Galla Placidia replace Flavius Aetius with?
Boniface
377
What king of the Franks and founder of the Merovingian dynasty overthrew the last vestiges of Roman power in Gaul and extended his rule to the Liger which was the border of the Visigothic kingdom?
Clovis I
378
Heraclius was the Eunuch chamberlain of what emperor?
Valentinian III
379
Flavius Aetius is said to have supported what usurper from 423-425 A.D.?
John of Ravenna
380
What usurper was proclaimed emperor at Ravenna in 423 A.D. and had the support of Flavius Aetius?
John
381
What usurper was proclaimed emperor at Ravenna in 423 A.D.?
John
382
Where was John proclaimed emperor in 423 A.D.?
Ravenna
383
What year was John proclaimed emperor at Ravenna?
423 A.D.
384
Who was Valentinian III's daughter?
Eudoxia
385
What daughter of Theodosius II did Valentinian III marry?
Licinia Eudoxia
386
Who became the son-in-law of Theodosius II?
Valentinian III
387
Who became the father-in-law of Valentinian III?
Theodosius II
388
At age 5, Eudoxia, the daughter of Valentinian III, was betrothed to what son of Gaiseric?
Huneric
389
Who were the two daughters of Valentinian III?
Eudoxia and Placidia
390
At what age was Valentinian III's daughter, Eudoxia, betrothed to Huneric, the son of Gaiseric?
5
391
Huneric was the son of whom?
Gaiseric
392
Petronius Maximus compelled Eudoxia, daughter of Valentinian III, to marry what son of his?
Palladius
393
What emperor of 455 A.D. compelled Eudoxia, daughter of Valentinian III, to marry Palladius, his son?
Petronius Maximus
394
Who was the son of Petronius Maximus?
Palladius
395
Palladius was the son of what emperor?
Petronius Maximus
396
What emperor instigated the murder of Flavius Aetius?
Petronius Maximus
397
What part Goth, part Alan, did Pulcheria appoint as Germanic general?
Aspar
398
Who appointed Aspar as Germanic general?
Pulcheria
399
What was Zeno's name before he was named Zeno?
Tarasicodissa
400
What Isaurian chieftain overthrew Aspar as Germanic general?
Tarasicodissa
401
Who did Tarasicodissa overthrow as Germanic general?
Aspar
402
Where was Tarasicodissa born?
Zenopolis, Isauria
403
What Greek name did the Isaurian chieftain Tarasicodissa take?
Zeno
404
Who was the father of Theodosius II?
Arcadius
405
Who was the mother of Theodosius II?
Aelia Eudoxia
406
What son of Yazdgard instituted a persecution of Christians during Theodosius II's reign?
Bahram V
407
Bahram V was the son of what Persian king?
Yazdgard
408
During what emperor's reign did Bahram V institute a persecution of Christians?
Theodosius II
409
What bishop of Constantinople claimed that Christ had two separate natures, human and divine, in one person but not commingled?
Nestorius
410
Whose trial for heresy in 448 A.D. led to his restoration at the Second Council of Ephesus in 449 A.D. which ultimately hurt his patron Chrysaphius and helped Pulcheria?
Eutyches
411
What year was the second Council of Ephesus?
449 A.D.
412
What Ostrogothic general used Aspar's murder as an excuse to demand appointment in his place and lands in Thrace for his Ostrogoths?
Theodoric Strabo
413
Who ravaged Thrace when he wasn't given Aspar's position in 473 A.D. but he was eventually given the position along with the Ostrogoths receiving a gold subsidy of 2,000 gold annually?
Theodoric Strabo
414
Who succeeded Aspar as Germanic general in 473 A.D.?
Theodoric Strabo
415
What daughter of Leo I did he marry off to Zeno?
Ariadne
416
Zeno faced a revolt by Theodoric Strabo and what widow of Leo I?
Verina
417
Zeno allied with what king of the Ostrogoths to fight Theodoric Strabo?
Theodoric the Great (Amal)
418
Who allied with Theodoric the Great (Amal) to fight Theodoric Strabo?
Zeno
419
What bishop of Alexandria had been a powerful and violent ally of Pulcheria against Nestorius?
Cyril
420
What bishop of Antioch was the ally of Nestorius and believed that Christ had distinct, but united, human and divine natures?
John
421
What year was the first Council of Ephesus?
431 A.D.
422
in 444 A.D., the Monopysites elected what man to be their bishop who immediately persecuted Cyril's old followers and instituted another attack on the views taught at Antioch?
Dioscorus
423
In 482 A.D., Zeno along with what bishop of Constantinople tried to end the disruptive religious controversy by issuing a decree of union called the "Henotikon"?
Acacius
424
What emperor tried to end the disruptive religious controversy by issuing a decree of union called the "Henotikon" with the bishop of Constantinople, Acacius?
Zeno
425
What year did Zeno and the bishop of Constantinople, Acacius try to end the disruptive religious controversy by issuing a decree of union called the "Henotikon"?
482 A.D.
426
What was the name of the decree of union passed by Zeno and the bishop of Constantinople, Acacius, in 482 A.D.?
Henotikon
427
What pope refused to ratify a document that ignored the Tome of Leo (I)?
Felix II (III)
428
What emperor built the world's first university at Constantinople in 425 A.D.?
Theodosius II
429
What structure did Theodosius II construct in 425 A.D.?
University of Constantinople
430
What year did Theodosius II construct the University of Constantinople?
425 A.D.
431
What Persian king worked with the Praetorian Prefect Anthemius to settle disputes among Persia's Christian bishops?
Yazdgard
432
Yazgard worked with what praetorian prefect to settle disputes among Persia's Christian bishops?
Anthemius
433
Ricimer was half what?
Half-Suevic
434
What king of the Huns, who was able to exert greater pressure in dealing with the Romans, agreed with Theodosius II that Theodosius II would pay a yearly subsidy of 350 pounds of gold to him to avoid attacks on the Balkans?
Rua
435
What king of the Huns successfully supported Flavius Aetius in his rivalry with Boniface and Sebastian from 433-434 A.D.?
Rua
436
What son-in-law of Boniface succeeded him as magister militum?
Sebastianus
437
What brother of Atilla succeeded Rua as king of the Huns?
Bleda
438
Who succeeded Bleda as king of the Huns?
Atilla
439
Who was Atilla the Hun's brother?
Bleda
440
After the unsuccessful revolt of what count was the Island of Sicily overrun by the Vandals?
Count Marcellinus
441
What father of Theodoric the Amal was sent to Constantinople as a hostage?
Theodemir
442
Theodoric the Amal was king of what people?
Ostrogoths
443
Who married Gundobad's daughter, Clotilda?
Clovis I
444
What daughter of Gundobad did Clovis I marry?
Clotilda
445
Whose daughter did Clovis I marry?
Gundobad
446
Who was the daughter of Anthemius?
Alypia
447
Alypia was the daughter of what emperor?
Anthemius
448
Where did Aetius, Theodosius II, the Burgundians, and the Franks, fight Atilla the Hun to a draw in 451 A.D.?
Catalaunian Plains
449
What is an alternative name for the battle of Catalaunian Plains?
Campus Mauriacus
450
What battle is also called "Campus Mauriacus"?
Catalaunian Plains
451
What king of the Franks aided Aetius at the battle of Catalaunian Plains?
Merovech
452
With the help of what Visigothic king was Flavius Aetius able to achieve the draw at the Catalaunian Plains?
Theodoric I
453
At what battle did Theodoric aid the Romans to achieve a victory against the Huns?
Catalaunian Plains
454
What tribe's help was enlisted in the victory at Catalaunian Plains in 451 A.D.?
Visigoths
455
With what Christian ascetic did Eudocia live out her life in Jerusalem?
Melania the Younger
456
Who lived their days out with Melania the Younger in Jerusalem?
Eudocia
457
Where was Avitus proclaimed emperor in Gaul when he reigned from 455-456 A.D.?
Tolosa
458
Where did Romulus Augustulus retire to after being deposed in 476 A.D.?
Gulf of Naples
459
What man retired to the Gulf of Naples after being deposed in 476 A.D.?
Romulus Augustulus
460
What general was often called "The Last of the Romans"?
Flavius Aetius
461
What was Flavius Aetius often called?
The Last of the Romans
462
What group of people seized Carthage in 439 A.D. along with their leader, Gaiseric?
Vandals
463
Gaiseric was the leader of what people?
Vandals
464
Who fled to Dalmatia in 475 A.D. after being deposed by Orestes?
Julius Nepos
465
The Franks remained loyal to Rome until 486 A.D. when what king overthrew the Roman power in Gaul?
Clovis I
466
What daughter of Valentinian III was betrothed to Flavius Aetius' son, Gaudentius?
Galla Placidia the Younger
467
Valentinian III's daughter, Galla Placidia the Younger, married what son of Flavius Aetius?
Gaudentius
468
Who was the son of Flavius Aetius?
Gaudentius
469
Who was the father of Gaudentius?
Flavius Aetius
470
Who succeeded Majorian and was poisoned by Ricimer in 465 A.D.?
Severus III
471
How was Gundobad related to Ricimer?
Nephew
472
What eunuch-chamberlain of Theodosius II outmaneuvered Pulcheria and Eudocia, which led to their downfall?
Crysaphius
473
Crysaphius served as the eunuch-chamberlain of what emperor?
Theodosius II
474
The eunuch-chamberlain Crysaphius outmaneuvered what two women, which led to their downfall?
Pulcheria and Eudocia
475
Who was the father of Aspar?
Ardabur
476
Who forced the senators to elect Leo I instead of Anthemius after Marcian?
Aspar
477
What city did Ricimer take in 472 A.D. after defeating Anthemius?
Rome
478
What year did Ricimer take Rome after defeating Anthemius?
472 A.D.
479
Who took Rome in 472 A.D. after defeating Anthemius?
Ricimer
480
Which empress was carried away after the Vandals sacked Rome in 455 A.D.?
Licinia Eudoxia
481
Against what bishop of Constantinople did Augusta Eudoxia conspire?
John Chrysostom
482
What woman conspired against the bishop of Constantinople, John Chrysostom?
Aelia Eudoxia
483
Where was John Chrysostom the bishop?
Constantinople
484
Who was the grandfather of Clovis I?
Merovech
485
Who was the grandson of Merovech?
Clovis I
486
What was the original name of Theodosius II's wife, Aelia Eudocia?
Athenais
487
What name did Theodosius II's wife, Athenais, take?
Aelia Eudocia
488
Who was the father of Theodosius II's wife, Aelia Eudocia?
Leontius
489
What emperor became known as "The Thracian"?
Leo I
490
What did Leo I become known as?
Leo the Thracian
491
Who was the father of Leo II?
Zeno
492
Who was the mother of Leo II?
Ariadne
493
What emperor did Ariadne bare to Zeno?
Leo II
494
What foreign king died from nosebleed?
Atilla the Hun
495
What did Atilla the Hun possibly die of?
Nosebleed
496
What future emperor served as regent to Theodosius II along with Pulcheria?
Anthemius
497
Anthemius and Pulcheria served as regents for what emperor?
Theodosius II
498
What sister of Theodosius II became the wife of Marcian?
Pulcheria
499
What emperor did Theodosius II's sister, Pulcheria, marry?
Marcian
500
Marcian married what sister of Theodosius II?
Pulcheria
501
What emperor became the brother-in-law of Theodosius II?
Marcian
502
Whose animosity led to the death of Flavius Aetius?
Galla Placidia
503
Emperor Petronius Maximus died in a fight against what barbarian leader?
Gaiseric
504
At what age was Romulus Augustulus proclaimed emperor in 475 A.D.?
16
505
Who was proclaimed emperor at age 16 in 475 A.D.?
Romulus Augustulus
506
Who was the first man to be made emperor by non-Romans?
Avitus
507
What sister of Valentinian III sent a letter to Atilla the Hun to get her out of an unwanted marriage in 453 A.D.?
Honoria
508
Around what city in the East did Theodosius II build a wall?
Constantinople
509
What eastern Roman emperor fortified Constantinople with a wall?
Theodosius II
510
Who succeeded Honorius in the west although he was only 5 years old?
Valentinian III
511
What king of the Vandals twice defeated Aetius and occupied northern Africa?
Gaiseric
512
Who rebelled against the emperor Avitus and established Majorian as emperor instead?
Ricimer
513
Seeking the support of what man did Valentinian III promise his daughter Galla Placidia the Younger to him?
Olybrius
514
Whose daughter did Ricimer marry?
Anthemius
515
What daughter of Anthemius did Ricimer marry?
Alypia
516
Who did Anthemius marry his daughter Alypia to?
Ricimer
517
Pulcheria thwarted what praetorian prefect's claim to the throne?
Anthemius
518
What sister of Theodosius II thwarted Anthemius' claim to the throne?
Pulcheria
519
In what year did Theodosius II and Valentinian III jointly issue the Theodosian Code which consisted of laws passed by Constantine up to themselves?
438 A.D.
520
What two emperors jointly issued the Theodosian Code which consisted of laws passed by Constantine up to themselves in 438 A.D.?
Theodosius II and Valentinian III
521
When were the first two councils of Ephesus held?
431, 449 A.D.
522
What woman, at age 14, publicly swore a vow of perpetual virginity, and even persuaded her younger sisters to do the same?
Pulcheria
523
At what age did Pulcheria publicly swear a vow of perpetual virginity?
14
524
Marcian and Pulcheria issued what type of coin, depicting Christ standing between them, signifying that they had divine approval of their marriage even though Pulcheria was a virgin?
Solidus
525
What couple issued the solidus (type of coin) depicting Christ standing between them, signifying that they had divine approval of their marriage even though the woman was a virgin?
Marcian and Pulcheria
526
Marcian and Pulcheria's daughter, Marcia, married what future emperor?
Anthemius
527
What daughter of Marcian and Pulcheria married the future emperor Anthemius?
Marcia
528
Who was the wife of Anthemius, the daughter of Marcian and Pulcheria?
Marcia
529
How many weeks did Petronius Maximus reign for in 455 A.D. before he was killed by Vandals?
11
530
What people killed Petronius Maximus?
Vandals
531
What emperor reigned for 11 weeks before being killed by Vandals?
Petronius Maximus
532
Where did the Suevian army commander Ricimer rebel in 456 A.D.?
Ravenna
533
Where did Ricimer capture Avitus in battle in 456 A.D.?
Placentia
534
What emperor was captured by Ricimer at Placentia in 456 A.D.?
Avitus
535
How long did the interregnum between Avitus and Majorian last?
18 months
536
Ricimer marched on Rome and killed Anthemius because his expedition against what tribe was a failure in 472 A.D.?
Vandals
537
What previously deposed emperor did Odoacer install as ruler of Rome, in name only, after sacking the city in 476 A.D.?
Julius Nepos
538
What Magister Militum elevated Glycerius to the throne?
Gundobad
539
What emperor did the Magister Militum Gundobad elevate to the throne?
Glycerius
540
Of what tribe was Gundobad a prince?
Burgundians
541
Where in Moesia Inferior was Flavius Aetius born?
Durostorum
542
What magister militum was born at Durostorum in Moesia Inferior?
Flavius Aetius
543
Along with Justinian's law code, the code of what emperor on administrative law is considered one of the greatest achievements of Roman statecraft?
Theodosius II
544
Who arranged for the murder of Valentinian III, after the emperor overlooked him for the position of Magister Equitum following the death of Flavius Aetius?
Petronius Maximus
545
Petronius Maximus arranged the murder of Valentinian III after the emperor overlooked Petronius for what position following the death of Flavius Aetius?
Magister Equitum
546
Flavius Aetius married a widow of what man?
Boniface
547
Who married the widow of Boniface, later having a son named Gaudentius with her?
Flavius Aetius
548
What late Roman emperor was an archon of Athens?
Anthemius
549
Who was the son of Aspar?
Ardabur
550
What couple's marriage directly resulted in the sacking of Rome on June 3, 455 A.D., because the bride had been betrothed to Huneric, the son of the Vandal king Gaiseric?
Palladius and Eudoxia
551
Before marrying Palladius, Eudoxia was betrothed to what son of Gaiseric?
Huneric
552
In the mid-5th century A.D., the Jutes, Angles, and Saxons were called in for aid by what early king of Britain in order to obtain independence?
Vortigern
553
The British king Vortigern called in for aid what three peoples in order to obtain independence?
Jutes, Angles, Saxons
554
Leo I replaced Aspar with what Vandal after Tarasicodissa produced evidence that a son of Aspar was conspiring with the Persians?
Jordanes
555
What brother of Zeno suffered severe disappointment when his sibling's wife Ariadne chose Anastasius as her second husband?
Longinus
556
Post-fall of the Western Empire-Byzantine Empire
557
What year did the Eastern/Byzantine Empire fall?
1453 A.D.
558
What were the dates of Justinian's reign as emperor?
527-565 A.D.
559
What emperor passed the famous Corpus Iuris Civilis modeled after the law code of Theodosius II?
Justinian
560
Justinian's Corpus Iuris Civilis was modeled after what man's law?
Theodosius II
561
What emperor sent Belisarius to try to reconquer the western empire?
Justinian
562
Who did Justinian send to try to reconquer the western empire?
Belisarius
563
What were the dates of Anastasius' reign?
491-518 A.D.
564
Who reigned from 491-518 A.D.?
Anastasius
565
Who succeeded Anastasius in 518 A.D.?
Justin I
566
Who did Justin I succeed in 518 A.D.?
Anastasius
567
What position in the imperial consistory did Anastasius hold before becoming emperor of the east?
Silentiarius
568
What man held the position of Silentiarius in the imperial consistory before becoming emperor of the east?
Anastasius
569
Who built the "The Long Wall", probably in 497 A.D.; a defensive bulwark, about forty miles west of Constantinople, from the Propontis to the Black Sea?
Anastasius
570
Anastasius probably built "The Long Wall" in what year?
497 A.D.
571
What name is given to the defensive bulwark which Anastasius probably built in 497 A.D.?
The Long Wall
572
What were the dates of Justin I's reign?
518-527 A.D.
573
Who reigned from 518-527 A.D.?
Justin I
574
Which emperor rebuilt the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople?
Justinian
575
What building did Justinian rebuild in Constantinople?
Hagia Sophia
576
What wife of Justinian was sometimes said to have been an actor/mime/prostitute in her youth?
Theodora
577
What emperor put down the "Nika" rebellion?
Justinian
578
What was the name given to the riots that took place over the course of a week during Justinian's reign?
Nika Riots
579
The Nika Riots took place over the course of how long during Justinian's reign?
A week
580
What wife of Justinian persuaded him to stay in the city during the Nika Riots?
Theodora
581
What husband of Theodora did she convince to stay in the city during the Nika Riots?
Justinian
582
What consul of 506 A.D. married the daughter of Olybrius?
Flavius Areobindus Dagalaiphus Areobindus
583
The Chalcedonians taking over the bishoprics of Antioch and Jerusalem led to a dangerous rebellion by what pro-Chalcedonian count of the federates in Thrace, between 511 and 515 A.D.?
Vitalian
584
Who did Ariadne, daughter of Leo I and wife of Zeno, choose as Zeno's successor and as her new husband?
Anastasius
585
What Persian king did Anastasius fight from 502-506 A.D. until peace was made?
Kawad
586
What Roman emperor fought King Kawad from 502-506 A.D.?
Anastasius
587
What was Justinian's law code called?
Codex Iustinianus
588
What Persian ruler proposed that Justin I adopt Chosroes which he then rejected?
Kawad
589
The Persian king Kawad proposed that Justin I should adopt who?
Chosroes
590
Who was Justin I's wife?
Euphemia
591
Who was Justinian's quaestor in 529 A.D.?
Tribonian
592
Who was Justinian's praetorian prefect?
John the Cappadocian
593
What does Hagia Sophia translate to?
The Church of Holy Wisdom
594
Who was Justinian's prefect of the city?
Eudaemon
595
What Vandal king was a descendant of Theodosius the Great?
Hilderic
596
Who was Belisarius' fearless and able wife?
Antonina
597
What cousin of Hilderic deposed him?
Gelimer
598
What brilliant Eastern Roman military general was permitted to celebrate the last Roman triumph ever in 533 A.D. for his victory over Gelimer and the Kingdom of the Vandals and Alans?
Belisarius
599
What king of the Vandals and Alans did Belisarius defeat in 533 A.D.?
Gelimer
600
At what battle of 533 A.D. did Belisarius defeat Gelimer's forces and thus reconquer North Africa for Justinian?
Tricimarum
601
Who was the grandson of Theodoric the Great?
Athalaric
602
Who was Theodoric the Great's daughter?
Amalasuntha
603
Who were the two children of Amalasuntha, the grandchildren of Theodoric the Great?
Athalaric, Matasuntha
604
Who was the mother of Athalaric and Matasuntha?
Amalasuntha
605
Amalasuntha offered the throne to what cousin of hers with the proviso that she be his guide?
Theodahad
606
The Ostrogoths replaced Theodahad with what successful general unrelated to the Amal royal clan?
Vitigis
607
Vitigis married what daughter of Amalasuntha?
Matasuntha
608
Who was the first husband of Matasuntha?
Vitigis
609
Who was the second husband of Matasuntha?
Germanus
610
Who was the nephew of Vitigis?
John
611
What Eunuch brought more reinforcements and also refused to take orders from Belisarius?
Narses
612
During the reign of Justinian, slowness in collecting taxes in the new province caused long delays in paying the soldiers. Many soldiers resented the harsh discipline from what new commander of theirs?
Solomon
613
Justinian placed what capable cousin of his in charge of restoring order in North Africa until Solomon received most of the command again in 539 A.D.?
Germanus
614
What were the dates of Justin II's reign?
565-578 A.D.
615
Around 542 B.C., what Ostrogothic king had been determined to continue the war in Italy and bad Roman politics made it easy for him to do so?
Ildebad
616
What cousin of Ildebad after becoming king, took the offensive against the divided Roman commanders and quickly recovered most of southern Italy except Naples, which fell in the spring of 543 A.D. only after a lengthy siege?
Totila
617
Justinian was able to recapture part of southern Spain along both the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts by backing what Visigothic pretender?
Athanagild
618
Who finally crushed the Vandals in 533 A.D.?
Belisarius
619
What people did Belisarius crush in 533 A.D.?
Vandals
620
What year did Belisarius crush the Vandals?
533 A.D.
621
Who captured Constantinople in 1453 A.D.?
Mehmed II (the Conqueror)
622
What year did Mehmed II capture Constantinople?
1453 A.D.
623
Under whom did the Byzantine Empire fall to Mehmed II in 1453 A.D.?
Constantine XI
624
From what two points was Anastasius' "Long Wall" built?
Propontis to the Black Sea
625
What structure was built from the Propontis to the Black Sea?
The Long Wall
626
What bishop virtually declared himself joint ruler in a letter to the eastern Emperor Anastasius?
Pope Gelasius I
627
Pope Gelasius I virtually declared himself joint ruler in a latter to what eastern emperor?
Anastasius
628
In what structure, equivalent to the Roman Circus Maximus, did the Nika rebellion begin?
Hippodrome
629
What nephew of Anastasius I and supposed supporter of the Green Faction was proclaimed emperor by the mob in the Hippodrome during the Nika Rebellion?
Hypatius
630
Hypatius was the nephew of what previous emperor?
Anastasius
631
How was Hypatius related to Anastasius?
Nephew
632
Random Religious Stuff
633
What cult, which involved a ritual baptism with the blood of a bull, became popular with Roman soldiers?
Mithras
634
The cult of Mithras became popular with what group of people?
Soldiers
635
In a ceremony much like a Christian baptism, what animal's blood would be sprinkled on initiates of Mithras?
Bull
636
What Power of Good was Mithras the agent of in Zoroastrianism?
Ahura-Mazda
637
What deity was the agent of Ahura-Mazda in Zoroastrianism?
Mithras
638
Where would followers of Mithras typically meet?
Caves
639
Whose followers would typically meet in caves?
Mithras
640
What power of evil opposed Ahura-Mazda in Zoroastrianism?
Athriman
641
What deity, originally the agent of Ahura-Mazda, served as the counterpart to Ahriman but later became the central deity of a Roman mystery cult?
Mithras
642
What deity's cult was brought to Rome in 204 B.C. from Asia Minor?
Cybele (Magna Mater)
643
What god was the son and husband of Cybele?
Attis
