Opposition Flashcards
(19 cards)
What were the soldiers’ demands that led to plots and mutinies under Tiberius?
Better pay, fixed duration of service, and release from service
How did Tacitus describe Drusus’s handling of the Pannonian mutiny?
Dealt with it thanks to luck
What event does Tacitus imply allowed the soldiers to mutiny in Germany? (Under Tiberius)
“Change of emperor”
Which provinces expressed discontent with Nero over taxes? [Dio]
Britain in 61 AD and Gaul in 68 BC
Who was “deserted by all without exception,” according to Dio Cassius?
Nero
What did senators, knights, officers, and women do during the Pisonian Conspiracy? [Tacitus]
“Competed to join”
What did the Senate declare about Nero, according to Dio?
“Declared him a public enemy and appointed Galba emperor in his place”
Who was considered a candidate for emperor by the Senate after Gaius? [Cassius dio]
Camillus Scribonianus
What did the Senate believe regarding their control after Gaius? [Josephus]
“Thought that they would now be in control of government business”
What incident highlights Claudius’s insecure power? [Suetonius]
His question to the Praetorian Guard, ‘Am I still emperor?’
How did Sejanus gain power during Tiberius’s absence? [Tacitus]
Controlled access to Tiberius
What dictated all of Claudius’s actions according to Suetonius?
“His wives and freedmen”
How did Claudius appear to others, according to Suetonius?
“Seemed to be their servant rather than their emperor”
What danger did Agrippa warn Augustus about? [Cassius Dio]
Dangers of being the sole ruler
Who were killed by senatorial conspiracies?
Gaius and Nero
What theory exists about Agrippina’s involvement in Claudius’s death? [Suetonius, Cassius Dio, Tacitus]
May have been behind his death to secure the principate for Nero
Suetonius acknowledges the existence of alternative theories
What gruesome detail does Dio provide about Gaius’ death?
“Everybody kept stabbing him savagely, even though he was dead; some even tasted his flesh.”
What did Tacitus suggest about the rumors regarding Tiberius and Germanicus’ relationship?
“secret rumours that the emperor’s approval was not lacking”
What actions did Livia reportedly take, according to Dio and Tacitus?
Killed Marcellus [Dio], Gaius, and Lucius [Tacitus]
