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Roman Emperors

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The emperors of Rome, from Augustus to the fall of the Western Empire.

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  1. 1Who was the first Roman emperor?
    Augustus (previously known as Octavian), who ruled from 27 BC to AD 14
  2. 2When was Augustus granted his title by the Roman Senate?
    27 BC
  3. 3What was Augustus's official name?
    Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus
  4. 4What title did Augustus use instead of 'king'?
    Princeps senatus (first man of the Senate) and princeps civitatis (first citizen)
  5. 5What period of Roman imperial government ran until the late third or early fourth century?
    The Principate
  6. 6What does the modern word 'emperor' derive from?
    The title imperator, granted by an army to a successful general
  7. 7What was the first imperial dynasty?
    The Julio-Claudian dynasty (27 BC – AD 68)
  8. 8Who succeeded Augustus?
    Tiberius (r. AD 14–37)
  9. 9Who was the emperor during the crucifixion of Jesus?
    Tiberius
  10. 10Which emperor was infamous for his cruelty and possibly insanity?
    Caligula (r. 37–41)
  11. 11Who was the emperor who conquered Britain in AD 43?
    Claudius (r. 41–54)
  12. 12Which emperor allegedly played the lyre while Rome burned?
    Nero (r. 54–68)
  13. 13What year is known as the Year of the Four Emperors?
    AD 68–69
  14. 14Who were the four emperors in 68–69?
    Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian
  15. 15Which dynasty ruled from 69–96?
    The Flavian dynasty
  16. 16Who founded the Flavian dynasty?
    Vespasian (r. 69–79)
  17. 17Which emperor built the Colosseum?
    Vespasian began it, and his son Titus (r. 79–81) completed it
  18. 18Which emperor witnessed the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79?
    Titus
  19. 19Who was the last Flavian emperor?
    Domitian (r. 81–96)
  20. 20Which dynasty is considered the 'golden age' of Rome?
    The Nerva–Antonine dynasty (96–192)
  21. 21Who were the 'Five Good Emperors'?
    Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius
  22. 22Which emperor expanded the Roman Empire to its greatest extent?
    Trajan (r. 98–117)
  23. 23Which emperor built a famous wall across Britain?
    Hadrian (r. 117–138) built Hadrian's Wall
  24. 24Which emperor was also a Stoic philosopher?
    Marcus Aurelius (r. 161–180), author of 'Meditations'
  25. 25Who was the last of the 'Five Good Emperors'?
    Marcus Aurelius
  26. 26Which emperor's murder in 192 triggered the Year of the Five Emperors?
    Commodus (r. 180–192), son of Marcus Aurelius
  27. 27What was the Year of the Five Emperors?
    AD 193, when five men claimed the imperial throne
  28. 28Who founded the Severan dynasty?
    Septimius Severus (r. 193–211)
  29. 29Which Severan emperor granted Roman citizenship to all free men?
    Caracalla (r. 211–217) with the Antonine Constitution
  30. 30What period ran from 235–284?
    The Crisis of the Third Century

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