Augustus
The Augustan arch in Rimini was erected in celebration of what?
Augustus' victory at Actium (and Alexandra and Dalmatia)
Under Tiberius' regin, who were the delatores?
Informers (treason trials!)
Finish the quote which Suetonius attests to Gaius: "I wish the Roman people had but one ......."
Neck
What did Claudius do to the harbour at Ostia?
He dug trenches from the Tiber to the sea to stop it from overflowing.
Nero loved Greek culture. What word do we used to describe this?
Philhellenism
What did Augustus achieve as a result of the first constitutional settlement in 27 BC?
- Redistribution of the provinces
- Title of Augustus
- Civic Crown on his doorway with the inscription: "for saving citizens"
- House on the Palatine
Who wrote this: "The first act of the new principate was the slaughter of Agrippa Posthumus"
Tacitus
What were Gaius' two major building projects?
The Nemi Ships
The Bridge of Baiae
What year did Claudius ascend the throne?
What year did Claudius invade Britain?
What year did Claudius die?
AD 41, AD 43, AD 54
Who hugs who during Nero's accession, and why?
Agrippina hugs Britannicus to stop him from being proclaimed emperor.
What administrative changes does Augustus make in Rome?
- Division of the city in 14 districts
- Creation of the Vigiles Urbani
- Creation of the praefectus urbi
- Extension of the Pomerium
- Reduction of the size of the senate from 1,000 to 600
- Banned publication of the proceedings of the senate
Who were Furius Camillus, Quintus Blaesus, and Publius Dolabella?
Governers of North Africa during the rebellions of Tacfarinus (AD 17 - 24)
A quadrans of Gaius from AD 39, depicting a cap of liberty, commemorated the remission of what?
Tax
What controversial group of people did Claudius introduce into the Senate?
Gauls
Which two authors give accounts of the fire of Rome?
Suetonius and Tacitus
Name all of Augustus' potential successors (there were 5!)
Marcellus, Agrippa, Gaius, Lucius, Tiberius
On the Sestertius of Tiberius (AD 34) there is a chariot drawn by four elephants. Who is sitting in the chariot?
Statue of the divine Augustus
When Pliny quoted ".....there has never been anything more remarkable in the whole world." What was he referring to?
- The aqueducts started by Gaius
Why was Claudius' accession to the throne somewhat tyrannical?
He 'promised every Praetorian Guard 15,000 sesterces, which made him the first of the Caesars to purchase the loyalty of his troops' (Suetonius)
What feature of the Domus Aurea was 35 meters tall?
Statue of Nero as Apollo
Who wrote this:
On one side Augustus Caesar stands on the high stern, leading the Italians to the conflict, with him the Senate, the People, the household gods, the great gods
What event are they describing? What century was it written in?
- Virgil (the Aeneid)
- Battle of Actium
- 1st Century BC
We have an inscription by Tiberius, in which he directly addresses the people of a province. What was the name of the town he was addressing, and what did Tiberius inform them?
- Gytheion
- He forbade the people from worshipping him during a festival.
According to Dio, what did Gaius sail across the sea to collect? What did he do with the things he collected?
The bones of his mother and brothers. He put them in the Mausoleum of Augustus
What did Claudius' wife and freedmen do under the waning authority of the emperor?
- Killed 300 senators and 35 equestrians
Who did Nero have trained in rhythmic clapping so he could sing and dance to the beat? What was wrong with this? Who wrote about it?
- Young men from the Equestrian order
- It was humiliating for nobles
- Suetonius