History Slays: The Roman Emperors Questions
Danielle Yates History Slays: The Roman Emperors Questions
Who was the first Roman emperor?
Augustus is the nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar.
Which of the following is NOT one of Augustus's achievements?
Caligula made his horse, Incitatus, emperor.
What was a consul?
Which of the following family members was NOT murdered by Caligula?
Caligula was also known to talk to the ______.
Caligula was Claudius's nephew.
Why was Claudius NOT "supposed" to be the emperor of Rome"?
Why do we think Agrippina (his niece/wife) could have murdered Claudius?
Which of the following is NOT something Nero is known for?
He played his lyre while 1/3 of Rome burned down.
He made his horse a consul.
He killed his own mother.
He blamed the Christians for the fire and had some killed.
Emperor Domitian hosted one of the most "infamous Gladiator Games in the Colosseum". Why was it so special?
How did Domitian die?
Trajan was helped expand the Empire and increased its wealth. He also worked with the Senate and built temples and public baths around the empire.
Which of the following is NOT a way Trajan helped the orphans and the poor?
Which emperor "consolidated the empire and built huge defensive walls again the British. He also had the Pantheon built and canceled many Romans' unpaid taxes."?
Commodus was the son of ______________.
Commodus hated fighting in the gladiator games and once had to kill 100 rhinos in one day.
What did Commodus do to people with disabilities?
Commodus changed the calendar so that the months of the year were named after him.
How did Commodus die?
Commodus's sister tried to have him killed because she wanted to take the throne.
Geta and Caracalla are _____.
When Geta and Caracalla's father died, he ordered that they should rule Rome together, but the brothers hated each other so it proved disastrous.
Who forced Caracalla to share power with his brother?
Explain what the brothers did to the palace.
Which brother was known for being smarter and a better orator (speaker)?
Which brother was known for being a good military leader?
How did Caracalla kill his brother?
After Geta was dead, Carcalla didn't kill anyone else.
How did Caracalla die?
Which of the following titles does NOT come from Julius Caesar?
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