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PBHS Roman Emperors
Roman guys
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 41 year rule, 1/3 of second triumverate with Mark Antony and Lepidus, began Pax Romana | Octavian |
| Spawned Julio-Claudian dynasty, "Gloomiest of Men," Christ crucified durin his reign | Tiberius |
| First Roman emperor born outside Italy, disabled, conquered Britain, many public works | Claudius |
| "Little Boots," wanted to make his horse Incitatus a consul | Caligula |
| Last of Julio-Claudian dynasty, killed own mother, opened palace to homeless, burnt Rome | Nero |
| Began Flavian dynasty | Vespasian |
| Crushed Judean revolt | Titus |
| Bad for economy, devalued Denarius, bad general, stabbed eight times | Domitian |
| Empire reached greatest extent under his rule | Trajan |
| Made wall in northern Scotland | Hadrian |
| Last of Five Good Emperors, called "Philosopher Emperor," wrote "Meditations" | Marcus Aurelius |
| Competed in gladiator fights, in movie Gladiator, strangled to death by wrestler Narcissus | Commodus |
| Created the tetrarchy | Diocletian |
| Converted to Christianity after seeing cross in the sky at Milvian Bridge | Constantine |
| Issued Edict of Milan, which provided religious tolerance | Constantine |
| Had his son Crispus and wife Fausta put to death | Constantine |