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Name the 5 Good Emperors in order.

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Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius

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Why were the 5 Good Emperors called the 5 Good Emperors?

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They handpicked and adopted their successors rather than choose their son (except for Marcus Aurelius who chooses his son)

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Breaking tradition from his predecessors, who chooses his son Commodus as his heir in 180 AD?

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Marcus Aurelius

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Rather than someone who would actually rule well, what man was chosen by his father Marcus Aurelius as heir, breaking from the tradition of adopting an heir?

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Commodus

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Give the years of the 5 Good Emperors.

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96-180 AD

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Give the years of Nerva’s reign.

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96-98 AD

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Give the years of Trajan’s reign.

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98-117 AD

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Give the years of Hadrian’s reign.

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117-138 AD

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Give the years of Marcus Aurelius’s reign.

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161-180 AD

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Give the years of Commodus’s reign.

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180-192 AD

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What emperor immediately precedes Commodus in 193 AD?

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Pertinax

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What emperor immediately precedes Pertinax AD?

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Didius Julianus

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What king of the Dacians was conquered by Trajan?

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Decebalus

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Under what emperor did Rome reach its greatest territorial extent in 117 AD?

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Trajan

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Who won the imperial throne after he outbid Sulpicianus in 193 AD?

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Didius Julianus

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What emperor would often fight in the ludi gladiatores, paying gladiators to lose to him?

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Commodus

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Even though he’s not really considered a 5 Good Emperor, with what man did Marcus Aurelius co rule from 161-169 AD?

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Lucius Verus

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Originally constructed by Agrippa, what temple dedicated to all the gods was rebuilt by Hadrian?

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Pantheon

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What province did Trajan add to the empire in 106 after conquering defeating Decebalus?

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Dacia

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Rather than someone who would actually rule well, what man was chosen by his father Marcus Aurelius as heir, breaking from the tradition of adopting an heir?

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Commodus

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What capital of Dacia does Trajan sack?

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Sarmizegethusa

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Which of the 5 Good Emperors ruled the longest?

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Antoninus PIus

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Which of the 5 Good Emperors married Faustina the Elder?

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Antoninus Pius

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Which of the 5 Good Emperors married Sabina?

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Hadrian

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Avidius Cassius captures the Parthian capital of Ctesiphon for what emperor in 164 AD?
Marcus Aurelius
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How much did Didius Julianus pay each member of the Praetorian Guard to win the imperial throne?
25,000 Sesterces
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What general of Marcus Aurelius captured Ctesiphon in Parthia in 164 AD?
Avidius Cassius
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To what school of philosophy did Marcus Aurelius subscribe?
Stoicism
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On January 1st, 193 AD, who was brought to the praetorians by the conspirators against Commodus and declared emperor?
Pertinax
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Which of the 5 Good Emperors rebuilds the Pantheon?
Hadrian
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What emperor had Marcia as a mistress?
Commodus
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Which of the 5 Good Emperors married Plotina?
Trajan
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Where did Marcus Aurelius die in 180 AD?
**Vindabona** (Vienna)
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Who was the wife of Antoninus Pius?
Faustina the Elder
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The praetorian prefect Cleander would sell imperial officers to the highest bidder during what controversial emperor's reign?
Commodus
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The Castel Sant'Angelo is the modern name for the mausoleum of what emperor, the 3rd of the 5 Good Emperors?
Hadrian
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Why does Antoninus Pius gain the nickname "Pius"?
He encouraged the senate to deify Hadrian
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What Jewish military leader tried to revolt against Hadrian's empire until he was put down in 136 AD?
Simon Bar Kokhba
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Which of the 5 Good Emperors suppressed the Jewish revolt led by SImon Bar Kokhba in 136 AD?
Hadrian
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Which of the 5 Good Emperors established a wall in Scotland, north of the wall of his predecessor Hadrian?
Antoninus PIus
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What Parthian capital does Trajan sack before adding Armenia and Mesopotamia to the empire in 116 AD?
Ctesiphon
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The Iazyges, Quade, and Marcomanni were all enemies of which Stoic emperor?
Marcus Aurelius
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Ranging from the River Tyne to the Solway Firth in Britain, what was built by the 3rd of Rome's 5 Good Emperors?
Hadrian's Wall
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Which emperor sacks Ctesiphon and adds Armenia and Mesopotamia to the empire in 116 AD?
Trajan
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What two emperors were born in Italica in Spain?
Trajan & Hadrian
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Which of the 5 Good Emperors celebrated Rome's 900th anniversary?
Antoninus PIus
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What aged senator was chosen to be emperor after the death of Domitian in 96 AD?
Nerva
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What emperor finally conquers the Dacians and incorporates their territory into the empire in 106 AD?
Trajan
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Who was the mistress of Commodus?
Marcia
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Which of the 5 Good Emperors builds a wall in Britain from the River Tyne to Solway Firth?
Hadrian
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To commemorate Rome's victories over Decebalus and the Dacians, what is built in Trajan's forum?
Trajan's Column
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What blood relation were Trajan and Hadrian?
Cousins
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Which of the 5 Good Emperors tried to place a statue of Jupiter Optimus Maximus in a temple in Jerusalem, sparking the Second Judaean revolt?
Hadrian
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Sacked by Trajan some 50 years prior, what Parthian capital is also captured by Avidius Cassius in 164 AD?
Ctesiphon
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Considered one of the greatest Roman emperors, who is given the title of "**optimus princeps**" by the senate before dying of a stroke in 117 AD?
Trajan
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Breaking tradition from his predecessors, who chooses his son Commodus as his heir in 180 AD?
Marcus Aurelius
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What emperor was assassinated by his wrestling coach Narcissus on New Year's Eve, 192 AD?
Commodus
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What nickname did Hadrian receive on account for his love of Hellenic culture?
**Graeculus**
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Which of the 5 Good Emperors was a philosopher and wrote a book on Stoicism called the Meditations?
Marcus Aurelius
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What emperor may have developed a love for Greek culture in his tour of the empire early in his reign, earning the nickname "Graeculus"?
Hadrian
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What Roman god did Commodus often imitate?
Hercules
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Whom did Didius Julianus outbid to purchase the imperial throne in 193 AD?
Sulpicianus
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Which of the 5 Good Emperors dies at **Vindobona** (Vienna)?
Marcus Aurelius
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How does Trajan die?
Stroke
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What Spanish city was the birthplace of both Trajan and Hadrian?
Italica
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What wrestling coach strangled and killed Commodus on New Year's Eve, 192 AD?
Narcissus
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Who was the wife of Trajan?
Plotina
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What praetorian prefect of Commodus would sell imperial offices to the highest bidders?
Cleander
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Who was the wife of Hadrian?
Sabina

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