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Who did Augustus designate as his heir

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Tiberius, Livia’s son from her previous marriage

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Who did Augustus force Tiberius to marry and why

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Julia (his daughter) to cement him as a successor

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Was Tiberius popular?

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No

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What was a saying used by the Roman people against Tiberius

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“To the Tiber with Tiberius”

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What was Caligula nicknamed

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Little boots

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What happened medically to Caligula and what happened after this?

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Fell ill and into a coma, recovered but acted unbalanced, possibly Schizophrenia

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Who murdered Caligula

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Praetorian guard

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Who succeeded Caligula

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Claudius, his uncle

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What was Claudius known for, he was known to be the last person to know ___

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Great scholar, last to know the Etruscan language

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What was Claudius married to, what made their marriage bad or good?

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Messalina, she was unfaithful and was executed after a subsequent public scandal

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Who did Claudius marry after Messalina, was this marriage popular and why

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Agrippina unpopular because it was an incestuous union

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Who kills Claudius and how

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Agrippina poisons his favourite dish

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Who was made ruler after Claudius

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Nero

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Who tried to control Nero

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Agrippina

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Who does Nero have put to death

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Agrippina

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What were Agrippina’s last words

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Stab me where I gave birth to the Viper

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Who does Nero use as a scapegoat to take suspicion off him for the Great Fire

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Christians

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Nearing the end of his reign, what is Nero declared as and what does he subsequently do?

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Declared an outlaw, kills himself

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What are nero’s last words

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What a great artist dies in me

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Nero’s death signifies the last of the ____

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Julio-Claudians

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What is thermae

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Baths

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Is there a cost associated with the baths?

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Pennies to enter, upgrades cost more

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What is the largest circus created in Rome

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Circus Maximus

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What were Amphitheatres

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Oval arenas for staging gladiator and animal fights

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What was the Mumillo type of gladiator
Fishman, heavy helmet with a sea fish crest
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What was the Retiarius type of gladiator
FishERman, armed with trident/harpoon, fishing net
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Which two gladiators were usually paired together
Murmillo and Retiarius
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What are called the Bestiarius
Animal fighters
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What were gladiator naval battles
When the Colosseum was flooded or combat moved to a nearby lake
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what is cena
meal
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How many meals were average and when
1 main meal in the evening
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What is Garum
Pungent black fish-sauce
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What is the layout for the dining room
3 couches (U shape) with a central round table
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What is triclinium
Dining room
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Who is Trimalchio and what's his story
character in a satire, shows off his wealth in a very fancy feast with gold cups/plates, extreme foods, etc.
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What was the only surviving Roman text on architecture
De Architectura
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Romans are _____-_____ people
Labour intensive
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Was there a push to develop new technologies
No
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What was the main sewer of Rome
Cloaca Maxima
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What was the Haterii family
successful building contractors
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What was mortar/concrete called
Opus Caementicium
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Secret to Rome's ability to build massive and durable buildings
Opus Caementicium
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What are Client Kings (6)
run internal affairs, knew the people, provide troops, money, supplies, etc. (Provincial)
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What is Cursus Publicus
Postal Service
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Who was the treasurer
Quaestor
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What were taxes initially collected by, what about later
Publicani then by towns
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What did the Procurator look after
Emporer's property in imperial provinces
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What is a colonia
Colony, settlement of Roman citizens, veterans, etc.
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Most noble occupation
Farming
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What is a taberna
shop
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What kind of stands were very common
Roadside refreshment and fast food stands
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What is a Thermopolium
Roadside food and refreshment stands
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What is the Appian way
road from rome to capua
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what is the first major military highway
appian way
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what is a trivium
intersection of three roads
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what is trivialis
inconsequential things
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what are curatores viarum
local officials in charge of the roads
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what is a cisium
two-wheeled cart
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what was the chief port of Egypt
Alexandria
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what is terra sigillata
red-gloss pottery
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what was 69 CE known as
the year of the four emperors
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What did Roman legions and Praetorian Guard see their power as
emperor makers
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what was Titus Flavius Vespasianus AKA
Vespasian
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Who was the elder son of Vaspasian
Titus
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Who opened the Flavian Amphitheatre
Titus
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What is alimenta
baby bonus
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Who expanded the Roman Empire to its greatest extent and size
Trajan
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Who was the first provincial emperor
Trajan
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Who was "adopted" by trajan
Hadrian
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Who builds the Pantheon
Hadrian
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Who was a reluctant emperor
Marcus Aurelius
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What emperor marked the beginning of the long decline and fall of rome
Marcus Aurelius
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Who was the natural son of Marcus Aurelius
Commodus
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Who saw himself as the god Hercules and appeared as a gladiator in the Colosseum
Commodus
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What was the son of Sevrus and a bad ruler
Caracalla
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What did the Imperial cult worship?
The emperors and members of their families as gods
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Augustus first organized the Imperial cult for the worship of _____ _____
Julius Caesar
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What did the imperial cult believe about what happened to emperors on their death
They transform into gods (apotheosis)
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What did the cult of Mithras believe about this entity (3)
God of light, truth, and goodness
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What is the sol invictus cult
Sun Unconquered
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Who helped grow Christianity in Rome
Constantine, said god helped
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Who legalized Christianity
Constantine
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Who made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire and banned Paganism
Emperor Theodosias
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T/F Medical schools were optional in ancient rome
T
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What did most students do instead of medical school
Apprenticeship with a doc
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what was the basis of greek and roman medicine
Hippocrates of Kos
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Where are sick slaves taken, what happens here
Taken to temple of aesculapius (said to heal people in their sleep, if they recover they are freed)
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Cato believed ______ was a cure-all
cabbage
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Medicus
Roman military medics
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What was used in many Roman comedies
Music
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What is a cornu
Curved horn, used in Roman military to relay orders
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Roman Percussions (3)
Castanets, Cymbals, Kettledrums
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What are satires
Makes fun of life in rome

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