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The four main conspirators who were involved in the killing of Julius Caesar were M. ___ Brutus, C. ____ Longinus, D. Junius _____, and C. and P. Servilius ____ |
Junius, Cassius, Brutus, Casca |
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M. Aemilius _____ was the previous associate of Caesar and magister equitum. Following his defeat at Mudina, he joined M. _____ |
Lepidus, Antonius |
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C. _____ was the great nephew of Caesar and became his son and heir posthumously. Upon accepting adoption his name became C. _____ _____ Octavianus |
Octavius, Julius Caesar |
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The second triumvirate in 43 BC consisted of ____, M. ______, and M. ______. After they took control they instituted a second ______ which outlawed all conspirators involved with Caesar's assassination. The most famous victim of this proscription was ____ from Arpinum. |
Octavian, Antony/Antonius, Lepidus, proscription, Cicero |
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The Battle of ____ in _____ was when Antony and Octavian defeated the forces of Brutus and ____ |
Philippi, 42 BC, Cassius |
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Sextus ____ was an enemy of Octavian during 42 - 37 BC. Octavian had been married to relative of his named _____, giving birth to a daughter _____. |
Pompey, Scribonia, Julia |
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Antony married Octavian's sister, _____, producing two children Antonia _____ and Minor. But he was also having an affair with ______ and had children with her. |
Octavia, Maior, Cleopatra |
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In 37, Octavian married _____ who was previously married to Tib. Claudius ___. Her father had been a ____ but was adopted into the Livian family. |
Livia, Nero, Claudius |
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Octavian declared war on Antony and Cleopatra and battled at _____ in Greece in 31 BC. The battle might have turned out very differently had _____ not decided to leave. In the following year, Octavian's loyal supporter and friend M. Vipsanius ____ attacked and captured ______ (and with it the rest of Egypt) |
Actium, Cleopatra, Agrippa, Alexandria |
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In 27 BC, after reigning as consul for 3 years, _____ staged a resignation of his powers to hand them to the ____ called the _____ ________. This proposal was turned down and he was given command of all Roman forces and permanent Governorship of the most unstable provinces: _________, _________, Syria, and Macedonia. To honour this settlement, the Senate conferred the name ______ onto Octavian, making him Imperator ______ ______. |
Octavian, Senate, First Settlement, Gaul, Spain, Augustus, Caesar Augustus |
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Beside his consular and tribunician power (proconsul and tribune), Augustus had maius _____ over his Imperial Provinces, able to overrule governors. Augustus also became ____ maximus in 12 BC. He often referred to himself as the _____ and not emperor, simply a first among equals |
imperium, pontifex, princeps |
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No individual added more territory to Roman Empire, ______ added Dalmatia, Egypt, Northern Spain, _____ in Turkey, South of the river ____ including Rhaetia (m. Switzerland), _____ (m. Austria), _____ (m. Hungary), and ____ (m. Serbia). |
Augustus, Galatia, Danube, Noricum, Pannonia, Moesia |
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The whole of Gaul was divided into 4 provinces during Augustus' reign. Transalpine Gaul became Gallia _____ named after its capital _____ (m. Narbonne), Aquitania, ________, Gallia Lugdunensis (capital in Lugdunum, m. ____). Spain was divded into Hispania ________ named after _____ (m. Tarragona), Lusitania , and ______ famous for its olive oil |
Narbonensis , Narbo, Belgica, Lyon, Tarraconensis, Tarraco, Baetica |
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The expansion of Rome was not uncontested, however, in AD 9, P. Quinctilius ________ the governor of Germany was surprised by a Germanic ambush led by _____ (Herman the German) a _____ and Roman citizen. This occurred in _____ ______ and was a devastating loss for the Romans as 3 legions including their ____ were lost. Rome did not cross the ____ again. |
Varus, Arminius, Cheruscan, Teutoburg Forest, aquilae, Rhine |
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After the defeat in Teutoburg forest, Belgica was separated into 3 provinces under Augustus, Belgica, Germania _____ (flatland and Northern) and Germania ____ (highlands, Southern). |
Interior, Superior |
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Augustus' chief advisor C. ______ from Arretium (m. _____) assembled a group of writers including P. _______ Maro, Q. ______ Flaccus, and Titius _____. The first is famous for an epic known as the _____, the second is known for lyric poetric, a famous line being "Carpe _____", and the third was a famous historian known as ____. |
Maecenas, Arezzo, Vergilius, Horatius, Livius, Aeneid, Diem, Livy |
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Augustus had an extensive building program in Rome. He finished his uncle's forum the Forum ____ which had a focus on his purported ancestor, the Temple of _____ Genetrix. Augustus also built his own Forum ______, with a focus on ____ Ultor. Also build a famous _________ for burial and Theatre of ________ posthumously named after his nephew M. ______ ________. The most important building symbolically was ____ _____ _____ (Altar of Augustan Peace). |
Julium, Venus, Augustum, Mars, Mausoleum, Marcellus, Claudius Marcellus, Ara Pacis Augustae |
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Augustus' reign was marked by a search for a suitable heir which evaded him. M. ______ Marcellus, M _____ who married Julia after the former, and Gaius and Lucius ______ adopted as sons and title ____ _____ meaning "Prince of Youth". All died. Instead, Augustus was forced to choose his wife's son _______ Claudius. |
Claudius, Agrippa, princeps luventutis, Tiberius |
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Tiberius claudius succeeded as emperor and had the full name Tiberius Julius ____ starting the ____-____ dynasty. |
Caesar, Julio-Claudian |
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The Julio-Claudian Dynasty's second emperor was C. Caesar Augustus _____ better known as _____ who was the great grandson of _____. His mother was ______ the Elder, and his father _____ died under suspicious circumstances. He allegedly had a hand in the death of the previous emperor, _____. He was by all accounts mad, and at one point suggested his favourite horse for consul, _______, and deified his sister, ______. He was finally murdered by the head of the Praetorian guard, Cassius _____, in a plot to dethrone him. |
Germanicus, Caligula, Augustus, Agrippina, Germanicus, Tiberius, Incitatus, Drusilla, Chaerea |
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Tiberius deified Augustus, publishing Augustus' memoirs on ____ _____ _____ Augusti, meaning "The Accomplishments of the Divine Augustus" which were on tablets throughout the Empire. The best copy is currently found in _____ (m. or ancient name) capital of Galatia. It is aptly called the Monumentum ______. |
Res Gestae Divi, Ankara/Ancrya, Ancryanum |
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In AD 26, Tiberius moved to _____ and never returned to Rome. The Praetorian Prefect L. Aelius _____ controlled city communications with Tiberius. BONUS: This prefect was played by who in "I Claudius"? |
Capri, Sejanus, BONUS: Patrick Stewart |
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Jesus was born during the reign of _______ the Great. During this time Pontius _____ was the procurator of _____ from AD 26-36. |
Herod, Pilatus/Pilate, Judaea |
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Following Caligula's death, his uncle Tiberius _____ Nero was proclaimed the new emperor. He was born in _____ (m. Lyon) and was tutored by famous historian ____. He married his niece Agrippina the Younger. She secured succession of her own son _____, who married his stepsister Octavia. |
Claudius, Lugdunum, Livy, Nero |
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As the third Julio-Claudian Emperor, he was famous for annexing ______ and Mauretania as provinces in 43 AD, and ______ (East of Greece) in 46. During the first of these campaigns, the Romans invaded after a king named _______ died. His son ______ was captured and died as a hostage in Rome. Notable locations in this campaign included Camuldonum (m. ______), Eburacum (m. _____) and Londinium. Bonus Qs: -chester comes from the latin meaning what in English? What is the Shakespearean play related to this campaign? |
Britain/Britannia, Thrace, Cunobelinus, Caratacus, Colchester, York Bonus: Camp/castra, Cymbeline |
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The last emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty was _____, full name _____ _______ Caesar. He was tutored by two famous philosphers, L. Annaeus ______ from Corduba in ______ (Southern Spain), and Sextus Afranius _____ from Narbonese _____. |
Nero, Nero Claudius, Seneca, Baetica, Burrus, Gaul |
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Nero was known for many capricious and insane actions, such as the murder of his step-brother Tiberius Claudius Caesar ______ and his mother _______ II. He was suspected of causing the great ____ of Rome in AD 64, building a huge palace named the _____ ____ (Golden House) on the damaged property. |
Britannicus, Agrippina, fire, domus aurea |
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During Nero's reign, several revolts happened most notable the warrior princess ______ of Britannia resulting in the destruction of ______ (m. Colchester), the people of Judaea (rebellion put down by T. Flavius ______, an important figure), and by C. Julius Vindex the governor of Gallia _______ in 67. Eventually, the senate declared Nero ____ or "public enemy". Bonus: What did Nero say as final words? |
Boudicca, Camulodunum, Vespasianus, Lugdunensis, hostis Qualis artifex pereo - what an artist dies in me! |
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Nero's death led to 18 months of devastating civil war, with three would-be emperors dying in this period. Servius Sulpicious ___ who was killed by Marcus Salvius ______, who was in turn overthrown by L. ________. Finally, T. Flavius ______ emerged victories, starting the ____ dynasty. |
Galba, Otho, Vitellus, Vespasianus, Flavian |
