Deck 8: Julio-Claudians, Flavians, and the Consolidation of Empire 14-96 CE

Question 1

Which Praetorian Prefect convinced Tiberius to remain on the island of Capri in 27 CE and later plotted to seize the throne himself?

A) Sejanus
B) Drusus
C) Seneca
D) Germanicus

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The death of which emperor brought the Julio-Claudian dynasty to an end?

A) Caligula
B) Galba
C) Claudius
D) Nero

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following emperors was also a historian, and had been tutored by Livy himself?

A) Vespasian
B) Nero
C) Tiberius
D) Claudius

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Christian communities in large cities were led by a ______.

A) patriarch
B) bishop
C) legate
D) nuntius ("messenger")

Question 5

The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum occurred during the reign of the emperor ______, who was lauded for his relief efforts afterwards.

A) Domitian
B) Titus
C) Nero
D) Vespasian

Question 6

Vespasian established the Flavian Dynasty, which consisted of himself and his two younger brothers.

Question 7

Vespasian's thriftiness led him to institute the so-called "urine tax" on public latrines.

Question 8

None of the Julio-Claudian emperors who followed Augustus was succeeded by a blood son.

Question 9

The Julio-Claudian emperors were all in some way related to Augustus.

Question 10

The revolt of Boudicca came to an end at the Battle of Watling Street.

Question 11

Domitian's relations with the Senate were markedly better than they had been under his predecessors.

Question 12

Claudius passed legislation that restricted the rights of slaves and increased the potential for abuse by slave owners.

Question 13

A number of Jews were seen as possible Messiahs in the first century CE.

Question 14

Caligula was the first Roman emperor to be assassinated.

Question 15

The Senate passed the sentence of "Damnation of Memory" on Nero after he died.