Kavinda-Roman History Questions

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The following questions were imported from Spatium Latinum - The Latin Dimension

Who in 337 A.D. took over as Emperor in the East immediately following Constantine's death? CONSTANTIUS II
Which emperor, ruling from 360-363 A.D., supported the return to paganism by the Romans? JULIAN the APOSTATE
Which Arian during the 5th century was responsible for appointing puppet Emperors to the throne and thus was known as the “kingmaker”? Flavius RICIMER
When was Augustus born? September 23rd, 63 B.C.
What famous trial was in session that year? Trial against Lucius Sergius CATILINA
Who was the father of Augustus? GAIUS OCTAVIUS (a novus homo)
What was the full name of Pompey the Great? GNAEUS POMPEIUS STRABO MAGNUS
In what battle did Caesar finally defeat Pompey? PHARSALUS, Greece
What did Caesar grant the followers of Pompey to gain their support? CLEMENCY or CLEMENTIA
Where did Caesar send Octavius to study? APOLLONIA
Who was the step-father of Augustus? Marcius PHILIPPUS (ex-consul)
What was the full name of Octavian? GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR OCTAVIANUS
Which two consuls fell in 43 B.C. causing Octavian to become consul? Gaius PANSA and Aulus HIRTIUS
What was the full name of Lepidus of the 2nd Triumvirate? MARCUS AEMILIUS LEPIDUS
When was the 2nd Triumvirate formed? November 23rd, 43 B.C.
How long did Augustus rule as Emperor? 45 years
In what battle did Octavian finally defeat Antony? Battle of ACTIUM
When did the Battle of Actium take place? September 2nd, 31 BC
When was Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus killed by his opponents? 133 BC
What was the full name of Crassus of the 1st Triumvirate? MARCUS LICINIUS CRASSUS
Whom did Senate name sole consul in year 52 BC? POMPEY or POMPEIUS
Which author, who suffered from the confiscations after Philippi, wrote the Georgics? VERGIL
Where did the 2nd Triumvirate defeat Marcus Junius Brutus, and Gaius Cassius Longinus? PHILIPPI, Macedonia
When did the battle of Philippi take place? October, 42 B.C.
How did Brutus and Cassius die? SUICIDE
What was the full name of the Agrippa, close associate of Octavian? MARCUS VIPSANIUS AGRIPPA
Who was the brother of Mark Antony, and consul of 41 B.C. that declared war upon Octavian? LUCIUS Antonius
Which two ex-consuls were elected as co-emperors in 238 A.D.? PUPIENUS AND BALBINUS
What did the Senate create in order to help the emperors Pupienus and Balbinus in the defense of Italy? Council of Twenty/Vigintiviri
When the ordinary people rebelled, what 13-year old did the emperors Pupienus and Balbinus send for and appoint as Caesar? GORDIAN III
Who was the son of Maximinus Thrax, who was made Caesar 2 years before his death? C. Julius Verus Maximus
Who was the commander of the Praetorian guard, until his fall in 243, during the reign of Gordian III? C. Furius Sabinius Aquila TIMESITHEUS
Who replaced TIMESITHEUS as the commander of the Praetorian guard? M. Julius PHILLIPPUS/PHILIP THE ARAB
In what year did Philip become emperor? 244
When was the 1000th anniversary of Rome? 248
Whom did Phillip leave in charge of the eastern provinces after settling the conflict with the Persian king Shapur? C. Julius PRISCUS
Where was Phillip the Arab killed in 249? BEROEA, Macedonia