Julio - Claudian Emperors Flashcards
(119 cards)
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Who provided a challenge to Augustus by claiming the spolia opima
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M. Licinius Crassus
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Who gave Octavian the name Augustus
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Plancus
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What province did Augustus keep for himself
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Gaul
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What governor of Macedonia was condemned for treason by Augustus for making war against Odrysae without orders
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M. Pirmus
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Who led a conspiracy against Augustus’ life
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Fannius Rufus and Varro Murena
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When did Augustus resign the consulship
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23 BC
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Where was his power based after the settlement in 23 BC
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tribunicia potestas
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Who were praefecti
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governors of provinces appointed by Augustus
9
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What was inscribed on the Arch of Augustus
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the Fasti
10
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What did Augustus build in 29 BC
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temple to the deified Caesar
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What stood at the center of the Forum Augustiq
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Temple of Mars Ultor
12
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Where are both the theater of Marcellus and the Pantheon located
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Campus Martius
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Who taunted Augustus by establishing his own fire brigade
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M. Egnatius Rufus - aedile
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Augustus split the city of Rome into how many regions
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19 - called vici
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Who was the first praefectus annonae in charge of the grain
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C. Turranius
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Who built the first permanent gladiatorial theater in Rome
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T. Statilius Taurus
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Who commanded the ground forces at Actium
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T. Statilius Taurus
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When Augustus was on his death bed in 23 BC, to whom did he pass his signet ring to
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Agrippa
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Who did Juila marry in 23 BC (the first to be marked for the succession)
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C. Claudius Marcellus - nephew
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In what year did Marcellus die
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23 BC
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When did Agrippa marry Julia
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21 BC
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Name Agrippa and Julia’s 5 children
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Agrippa Postumus, Julia the Younger, G. and L. Caesar, and Agrippina the Elder
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Who was Tiberius’ first wife
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Vipsania
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In what year did Agrippa die and Tiberius married Julia
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12 BC
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Where did Augustus exile Julia the Elder in 2 BC
Pandateria
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Who was the first prefect of Egypt
C. Cornelius Gallus
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Why did Augustus recall Gallus
For setting up a statue to himself ini 29 BC
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Who was the Ethiopian queen who attacked Gallus in 25 BC
Candace
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Who was sent on the diplomatic mission to recover the lost Roman standards fro the Parthians
Tiberius - 20 BC
30
Who did Rome place on the Armenian throne
Tigranes - brother of Atraxes
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Who was the rebel who attempted to fight Atraxes for the Armenian throne
Tiridates
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Who was sent to Armenia in 1 BC to impose a Roman candidate on the throne
C. Caesar
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Who became governor of Galatia after Augustus had annexed it in 25 BC
P. Sulpicius Quirinus
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Who was left with the pacification of Spain
Agrippa
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Augustus further split Gaul - what was the fourth province
Narbonensis Gaul
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What British chieftain during the reign of Augustus extended his sovereignty over south easter England
Cunobelinus
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What general in 5 BC discovered a new line of advance into Germany and erected an altar to Rome and Augusutus on the Elbe river
L. Domitius Ahenobarbus
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Who did Tiberius defeat in 6 AD
Maroboduus - king of the Macromanni
39
Whose forces were defeated by Arminius at Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD
P. Quinctilius Varus
40
What two prominent Romans had their fist command against Raetia in 15 BC
Tiberius and Drusus
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Who revolted against Tiberius when he was engaged with Maroboduus
Parthians
42
Who was Bato working with in the revolt
Dalmatian Bato
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Who won his first laurels by forcing the Dalmatian Bato into capitulation in 9 AD
Germanicus
44
How many provinces were there by the end of Augustus' reign
25/29
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What king of Judaea and ally of Rome died in 9 BC
King Herod
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Who was invested with a maius imperium over the senatorial provinces of the east in 18 BC
Agrippa
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Who was the wife of Drusus
Antonia - daughter of Antony and Octavia
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In what year did Tiberius receive the tribunicia potestas for the first time
6 BC
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Where did Augustus banish the younger Julia and Agrippa Postumus
Planasia
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Who defeated Tacfarinas
P. Cornelius Dolabella
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Who had previously lost against Tacfarinas
Iunius Blaesus
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What was Tiberius' relationship to Germanicus
Tiberius was his uncle
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Nam the so of Tiberius who was passed over for sucession to the throne
Drusus II
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What Roman general was given a magnificent triumph as well as maius imperium over the eastern provinces in 17 AD
Germanicus
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Who did TIberius appoint as governor of Syria to watch Germanicus
Cn. Calpurnius Piso
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Name the wife of Germanicus and daughter of Agrippa and Julia
Agrippina the Elder
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Who was the wife of Drusus II
Livilla
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In what year did Tiberius banish Agrippina the Elder and Nero (her son)
29 AD
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Who was banished in 30 AD
Drusus III
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In what year did Tiberius retire to Capri
26 AD
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Who uncovered the plot of Sejanus and informed Tiberius
Antonia minor
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Who did Tiberius enlist as praefectus vigilum to aid him against Sejanus
Sutorius Macro
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Name the presiding consul who read the letter that denounced Sejanus as a traitor
Memmius Regulus
64
What emperor reestablished a court for maiestas
Tiberius
65
What emperor added the province of Cappadocia
Tiberius
66
Who were the parent of Caligula
Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder
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Name the cousin of Caligula who was to split the inheritance of Tiberius
Tiberius Gemellus
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In what year did Caligula send troops to the English channel only to call them back
40
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What commander of the Upper Rhine attempted to depose Caligula in 39
Lentulus Gaetulicus
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Who was Gaetulicus supporting
M. Aemilius Lepidus
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What tribune of the guards assassinate Caligula in 41
Cassius Chaerea
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What was Claudius' relationship to Caligula
Claudius was the uncle
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What was Claudius' relationship to Germanicus
They were brothers
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What was Claudius' relationship to Tiberius
Claudius was the nephew
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Who were the parents of Claudius
Drusus I and Antonia Minor
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What emperor wrote 20 books on the Etruscans and 8 on the Carthagenians
Claudius
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What emperor made unique use of freedmen in civil service
Claudius
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What emperor abolished treason trials
Claudius
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What games did Claudius hold in 47 to celebrate the 800th anniversary at Rome
secular games
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What religion did Claudius declare the suppression of
Druidism
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How old was Nero when he became emperor
16
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Whose murder in 55 ended threats to Nero
Brittanicus
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Name Nero's second wife
Poppaea Sabina
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Who was Poppaea Sabina previously married to
Otho
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Who did Nero have murder Agrippina
Anicetus
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Why did Nero institute the Iuvenalia in 59
to celebrate the first clipping of the Imperial beard
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What festival did Nero initiate in 60
Neronia
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In what year did all the following happen: Brutus dies, Seneca retires, and Octavia is banished and put to death
62
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Name the infamous praetorian prefect that influenced Nero's reign of terror
Ofonius Tigellinus
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What disaster occurred in Rome in 64
Great fire
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What freedman was Claudius' examiner of petitions or praepositus a libellis
Callistus
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Who was Claudius' rationibus or accountant
Pallas
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Who was Claudius' chief secretary or praepositus ab epistulis
Narcissus
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What governor of Dalmatia attempted to over throw Claudius in 42
Camillus Scribonianus
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Name the nobleman who assisted Scribonianus
Annius Vicinianus
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With what lover did Messalina attempt to overthrow Claudius
C. Silius
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Name the children of Claudius
Brittanicus and Octavia
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What step mother of Brittanicus was bent on supplanting him for her own son
Agrippina the Younger
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Name the son of Agrippina the Younger
L. Domitius Ahenobarbus
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Who was Nero's first wife
Octavia
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Where did Claudius build a new harbor
Ostia
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Who was blamed for the great fire of 64
Christians
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Name Nero's general on the eastern front who was forced to commit suicide
Cn. Domitius Corbulo
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Whom did Nero crown "King of Armenia" in Rome in 66
Tiridates
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In what year did Claudius hold the office of censor for the purpose of adlectio of senators
47
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What emperor incited a revolt in Mauretania
Caligula
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What future governor of Britain helped suppress Mauretania during the reign of Claudius
Suetonius Paulinus
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What emperor annexed Mauretania and converted it into two provinces
Claudius
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Name the Numidian chieftain who waged a war on Rome from 17-24
Tacfarinas
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Why did the Jewish population revolt against Caligula in 40
He set up a stature of himself in the temple of Jerusalem
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Name the governor of Syria who was almost executed by Caligula, but was saved with Herod Agrippa's death
P. Petronius
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What temporary king of Judea died in 44
Herod Agrippa
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What brother of the freedman Pallas committed financial corruption in Judea
Antonius Felix
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What future emperor reconquered Judea during the reign of Nero
Vespasian
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Who did Germanicus crown king of Parthia in 18 AD
Artaxes
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Name the Parthian king who attempted to place his sons on the throne of Armenia after the death of Artaxes
Artabanus
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What Iberian beat the Parthians out of Armenia and secured the throne for himself
Mithridates
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What emperor detained Mithridates in rome, thus allowing Artabanus to occupy Armenia
Caligula
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Name the nephew of Mithridates who invaded Armenia and defeated him
Radamistus
