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20 Cards in this Set
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Narcissus
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Who was the chief secretary of the Department of State during Claudius reign?
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Pallas
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Who was the department of Finance's head during Claudius reign?
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Callistus
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Who was the department of Petitions head during Claudius reign?
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a project that took 11 years and created over 30,000 jobs in which the lake was drained for more room to create farms and other buildings. this was during claudius reign.
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What is the the Fucine Lake project and which emperor started it?
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Maurentia 44, Britain 47, Thrace, and Lyceia
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Which five provinces did Claudius add to the empire?
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the edict of Claudius
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This edict granted citizenship to Gaulish tribes.
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Lyons Tablet
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This recorded a mandate made by Claudius that allowed Gaulish chieftains into the senate.
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Silius
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He was the lover of Messalina and was planed on dethroning Claudius. Both were executed
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Agrippina II
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She is the mother of Nero, who may have been resposible for poisoning Claudius. She then went on to be an imporant part of Nero's reign, murdering Callistus and Narcissus
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Quinquennium Neronis
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This term was used to describe the first five year of Nero's reign.
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Seneca
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He was Nero's teacher and advisor who assumed many of the governmental responsiblities
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Afranius and Burrus
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they were the leaders of the praetorian-guard who was also the main advisor to Nero at beggining of his reign.
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Nero had both of them killed. Britannicus (55) and Agrippina II (59)
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How was Agrippina II and Britannicus killed?
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Petronius
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He was a victim of Nero's spies within the praetorian guard.
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Boudicca
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She was the leader of the rebellion in Britain, her land was taken and her family was raped. she then led an army to London and massacred 70,000 romans. she then killed herself.
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damnatio memoriae
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This meant litterally destroying andy history of a person.
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Otho
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He was nero's good friend the succesor to Galba. he was subject to damnatio memoriae after his defeat by Vitellius at the battle of Bedriacum and eventual suicide.
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Second battle of Bedriacum (69) and the sack of Cremona (69)
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This was the battle and sack that resulted in Vespasian taking power.
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Julius Vindex
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He led a revolt in the provinces that led to the end of the Julio-Claudians
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Lucius Verginius Rufus
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he was the commander of Germania Superior and battled against vindex until he eventually was chosen to be the next emperor, which he refused
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