Tiberius
What is the name of the island Tiberius retired to?
Capri
What does his name translate to?
Little boots
What place did Claudius successfully invade?
Britain
What instrument was Nero supposedly playing when the Great Fire of Rome occurred?
Lyre/fiddle
What happened to Agrippina the Elder?
exiled and starved to death
What did Augustus claim he left Rome a city of?
Tiberius was betrayed by Sejanus who encouraged him to self-exile and go into retirement. What was his role/job?
Praetorian Prefect
How many brothers and sisters did Caligula have in total?
2 brothers, 3 sisters
Where was Claudius found when Caligula was assassinated?
Who was Nero's step-father and what did he leave him?
Nero inherited everything from Crispus who was very wealthy
Who raised Claudius after his own mother was too ashamed of him?
His grandmother, Livia
Why was the Claudian conquest of Britannia so significant?
First time anyone successfully invaded since Julius Caesar
What did Tiberius do when he saw his ex-wife in public after their divorce?
Beg her forgiveness and sobbed as he followed her home
How did Caligula survive his time on Tiberius' island?
By pretending his family had not been killed by Tiberius and that he did not care about them
What did Claudius claim about his 'intellectual impairment' and why?
That he faked it so others like Caligula did not see him as a threat
What did Nero's tutor Seneca encourage him to do?
To practice clemency
Agrippina was accused of seducing her uncle, Claudius but what was likely the real reason they got married?
Join the Julian and Claudian sides of the family together and consolidate his right to the throne
How many times was Julius Caesar stabbed?
23
Tiberius had proven himself a capable politician/leader but why did Augustus worry he would not gain the support of the people and senate?
He was grumpy and not a people person
Why did Caligula exile his sisters, Livilla and Agrippina?
They were supposedly plotting to make Livilla's husband the emperor
If she really wanted to insult someone, she would say they were even dumber than her son
Nero was given a gold medal at the Olympics even though what happened?
What did Nero do after feeling guilty for killing his pregnant mistress?
Castrate a boy who looked like her
What happened after Nero's reign ended?
instability - Year of the Four Emperors
Why did Tiberius reprimand Germanicus?
The Jewish writer Philo travelled to Rome to meet Caligula and implore him to not do what?
Build a statue of himself in the Jerusalem Temple
In Seneca's satirical play depicting the death of Claudius, who comes to collect him in the underworld?
Caligula
What did Nero supposedly do after having his wife Octavia killed?
Gave her head to his mistress
Augustus introduced laws called the Lex Julia. Why did he encourage the Romans to practice morality and family values?
To increase population
In 337 CE, Constantine became the first Roman Emperor to do what?
Convert to Christianity