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Roessler Unit 1 Ch 9 Flashcards

1
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During what year does the Empire reach its greatest extent?

A

117 AD

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2
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Name the Year of the Five?

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193 AD

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3
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What Roman emperor ruled from 180 AD-192 AD?

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Commodus

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4
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When did Commodus rule Rome?

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180-192 AD

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5
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Whose reign as Roman emperor was famously called “The Commode?”

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Commodus

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6
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What Roman emperor loved to dress up as Hercules?

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Commodus

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What Roman emperor loved to actually compete as a gladiator?

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Commodus

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What Roman emperor had his magistrates literally sell public offices, and was strangled by his wrestling partner?

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Commodus

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9
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When was the Year of the Five?

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193 AD

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10
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How many emperors ruled in 193 AD?

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Five

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11
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Name the Five Emperors of 193 AD

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Pertinax, Didius Julianus, Septimius Severus, Pescennius Niger, Clodius Albinus

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12
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What Roman Emperor literally bought his position through the Praetorian Guard?

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Didius Julianus

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13
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What Roman emperor defeated the two other ones vying for the throne in 193 AD, starting the Severan dynasty?

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Septimius Severus

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Name the two other emperors that co-ruled with Septimius Severus for a short while before being killed by him?

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Pescennius Niger, Clodius Albinus

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15
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What Roman emperor’s cognomen meant “black?”

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Pescennius Niger

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16
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What Roman emperor’s cognomen meant “white?”

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Clodius Albinus

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17
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When did Septimius Severus rule Rome?

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193-211 AD

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18
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Who ruled from 193-211 AD?

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Septimius Severus

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19
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Name the sons of Septimius Severus?

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Caracalla and Geta

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20
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What advice does Septimius Severus leave for his sons, in terms of ruling Rome?

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“Get along, support the soldiers, scorn all other men.”

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21
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Where is the Arch of Septimius Severus located?

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Roman Forum

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22
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Whose Arch can be identified by having 3 arches, and not having the Christian reliefs as noticed in the Arch of Constantine?

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Arch of Septimius Severus

23
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When did Caracalla rule Rome?

A

211-217 AD

24
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When did Geta rule Rome?

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211-212 AD

25
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Who ruled from 211-217 AD?

A

Caracalla

26
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Who ruled from 211-212 AD?

A

Geta

27
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Who does Caracalla kill in order to get full claim to the throne?

A

Geta

28
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What Roman emperor died in his own mother’s arms, after being assassinated by his brother, Caracalla?

A

Geta

29
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What Roman emperor underwent “damnatio memoriae” after being assassinated by his brother, even taking his name off of the Arch of Septimius Severus?

A

Geta

30
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What Roman emperor allows for “Constitutio Antoniniana” or “Citizenship for all?”

A

Caracalla

31
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Where was Caracalla assassinated?

A

Carrhae

32
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What Roman emperor was assassinated while urinating off the side of a road in Carrhae?

A

Caracalla

33
Q

When did Macrinus rule Rome?

A

217-218 AD

34
Q

What Roman emperor ruled from 217-218 AD?

A

Macrinus

35
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What Roman emperor most likely orchestrated the assassination of Caracalla?

A

Macrinus

36
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What Roman emperor was the first to NOT have been of Senatorial Rank?

A

Macrinus

37
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What Roman emperor is technically not considered to be part of the Severan dynasty, but is because he is right between emperors who are in chronological order?

A

Macrinus

38
Q

When did Elagabalus rule Rome?

A

218-222 AD

39
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What Roman emperor ruled from 218-222 AD?

A

Elagabalus

40
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What Roman emperor came into power at age 14, but was crazy and mean?

A

Elagabalus

41
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What Roman emperor worshipped the Sun God?

A

Elagabalus

42
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One of this Roman emperor’s favorite pastimes was to get a crowd and catapult snakes into it.

A

Elagabalus

43
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What Roman emperor was assassinated while hiding in a latrine?

A

Elagabalus

44
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What Roman emperor’s body was thrown into the Tiber River after being assassinated in a latrine?

A

Elagabalus

45
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When did Severus Alexander rule Rome?

A

222-235 AD

46
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What Roman emperor ruled from 222-235 AD?

A

Severus Alexander

47
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What Roman emperor came into power at the age of 14, the cousin of Elagabalus?

A

Severus Alexander

48
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What Roman emperor was controlled both by his mother and grandmother (both named Julia)?

A

Severus Alexander

49
Q

What Roman emperor was assassinated by the 8-ft tall Thracian, Maximinus Thrax?

A

Severus Alexander

50
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In what manner did Maximinus Thrax assassinate Severus Alexander?

A

Cutting off his head and putting it on a spike

51
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When does Maximinus Thrax rule Rome?

A

235-238 AD

52
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What Roman emperor ruled from 235-238 AD?

A

Maximinus Thrax

53
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When was the Year of the Six?

A

238 AD

54
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How many emperors ruled in 238 AD?

A

6

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