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22 Cards in this Set
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"Augustus"
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Name for Octavian - means greatness (both in civil and religious sense)
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period of rule by Augustus
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principate
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proconsul
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position held by Ausgustus over all territories outside of Rome
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Elite personal guard for
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Praetorian Guard
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successor to Augustus, adopted nephew
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Tiberius
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Caligula
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Emperor after Tiberius, name means "little boot", became insane, killed by commander of the guard
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Had domestic problems,1st wife executed for being unfaithful, 2nd wife name was ____ who had a strong influence over him, but later killed him so her son (from her first husband) could be emperor
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Claudius
Aggripina Nero |
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famous Stoic, poet, advisor to Nero
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Seneca
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Flavian emperors
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Vespasian, Titus, Domitian
Titus son of Vespasian Domitian (killed brother Titus) Titus killed in Senate conspiracy led by Nerva |
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Nerva
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Elderly, lead senate conspiracy, started roman Golden Age
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Successor to Nerva, general on German front, passive stance towards the Christians
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Trajan
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Pliny
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African governor told by Trajan to just have the Christians ignored and have them offer a sacrifice to the gods
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Emperor after Trajan, time of consolidation, build wall in England
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Hadrian
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4th of the 5 good emperors, life of serving the state
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Antoninus Pius
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Marcus Aurelius
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5th of good emperors, know for his writing as a Stoic ("meditations")
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Egotistical, wanted to rename rome after himself, dressed as a gladiator
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Commodus
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Emperor that divided the empire in two parts, appointed by the military after the 3rd century crisis
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Diolcletian
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All religion respected
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Edict of Milan
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Constantine
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vision of Christian symbol, Nicean council, "created" the imperial church
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declared Christianity official religion, had capital in Milan, killed 7,000 in hippodrome
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Theodosius
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Bishop of Milan, Theodosius sought public forgiveness from him
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Ambrose
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Look at pg. 177, Franks, Huns, Attila, Alaric, Visgoths, Vandals, etc. Too much to make flash cards
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