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Roman Emperors

You Gotta Know these Roman Emperors

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Who was the first Roman emperor, born Gaius Octavius, who formed the Second Triumvirate? Augustus
With whom did Octavian form the Second Triumvirate, along with Marcus Lepidus? Marc Antony
Octavian defeated Marc Antony at which naval battle to seize the empire? Battle of Actium
Augustus halted Roman expansion into Germania after a crushing defeat at which battle? Battle of Teutoburg Forest
Who was Augustus’s stepson who eventually became emperor with the support of his mother Livia? Tiberius
Tiberius mostly resided in his island villa on what location and left Lucius Sejanus to manage the state? Capri
What popular nephew of Tiberius was the father of the future emperor Caligula? Germanicus
Which Emperor's nickname meant "Little Boots"? Caligula
What did Caligula supposedly try to make his horse, Incitatus, in an act of tyranny? consul
Who was Caligula's uncle, a noted scholar, who became emperor after Caligula's assassination? Claudius
Claudius oversaw the conquest of which major territory and centralized power through a bureaucracy featuring talented freedmen? Britain
Who was Claudius’s niece and fourth wife who poisoned him to secure the throne for her son? Agrippina the Younger
What son of Agrippina the Younger provoked scandal by performing as an actor and musician? Nero
Nero supposedly "fiddled" during which event, after which he began persecuting Christians? Great Fire of Rome
Which emperor led Rome to its greatest territorial extent by conquering Dacia? Trajan
Whom did Trajan defeat to conquer the rich Kingdom of Dacia, now modern-day Romania? Decebalus
Who was the engineer Trajan employed to build Trajan’s Column and Trajan’s Bridge? Apollodorus of Damascus
Which emperor was Trajan's cousin who immediately withdrew from Trajan’s conquests in the east? Hadrian
What was the name of the wall Hadrian commissioned to mark the border of Roman Britain? Hadrian’s Wall
Which emperor, the last of the "Five Good Emperors," secured a decisive victory over the Parthian Empire? Marcus Aurelius
What journal and major text of Stoic philosophy did Marcus Aurelius write while fighting the Marcomannic Wars? Meditations
Which emperor stabilized the empire after the Crisis of the Third Century by creating the Tetrarchy? Diocletian
Diocletian was the first emperor to do what voluntarily in the year 305 AD? step down (or retire)
Which emperor, the son of Constantius Chlorus, defeated Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge? Constantine
What decree did Constantine propose that gave tolerance to Christians throughout the empire? Edict of Milan
Constantine converted what existing city into the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, Constantinople? Byzantium
What emperor founded the Flavian Dynasty after the Year of the Four Emperors and commissioned the Colosseum? Vespasian
What emperor was the first to be born in Africa and founded the Severan dynasty? Septimius Severus
Which emperor defeated Zenobia of the Palmyrene Empire to reconquer territory during the Crisis of the Third Century? Aurelian
Who was the last man to rule both the eastern and western halves of the Roman empire? Theodosius
Who is traditionally regarded as the last Roman emperor, deposed in AD 476? Romulus Augustulus
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