Making an emperor
1.[2p] Claudius paid each praetorian 15,000 sesterces. At a legionary's 900 a year, how many years of pay is that?
Claudius paid each praetorian 15,000 sesterces. At a legionary's 900 a year, how many years of pay is that?
2.[3p] What did Tacitus say the year 69 let out of the bag?
What did Tacitus say the year 69 let out of the bag?
The answer is: That an emperor could be made somewhere other than Rome
The answer is: That an emperor could be made somewhere other than Rome
The answer is: That an emperor could be made somewhere other than Rome
3.[2p] Put the four emperors of 69 in the order they held Rome.
Put the four emperors of 69 in the order they held Rome.
Vitellius
Otho
Vespasian
Galba
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a, b, c, d
4.[3p] Match each emperor to who made him.
Match each emperor to who made him.
Claudius
Vitellius
Vespasian
Didius Julianus
the armies of the Rhine
the praetorian guard, after Caligula's murder
the eastern and Danubian armies
the highest bid at the guard's auction
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Claudius: the praetorian guard, after Caligula's murder Vitellius: the armies of the Rhine Vespasian: the eastern and Danubian armies Didius Julianus: the highest bid at the guard's auction
5.[2p] Didius Julianus bought the throne in 193. For how many days did he hold it?
Didius Julianus bought the throne in 193. For how many days did he hold it?
6.[2p] The lex de imperio Vespasiani defined the emperor's powers by listing what previous emperors had done.
The lex de imperio Vespasiani defined the emperor's powers by listing what previous emperors had done.
The answer is: True
7.[3p] What does the run of five adoptive emperors after 96 actually show?
What does the run of five adoptive emperors after 96 actually show?
The answer is: Five rulers with no surviving son, followed at once by one who had one
The answer is: Five rulers with no surviving son, followed at once by one who had one
The answer is: Five rulers with no surviving son, followed at once by one who had one
8.[3p] Why could a reigning emperor rarely pass over an adult son?
Why could a reigning emperor rarely pass over an adult son?
Select all that apply
The answer is: Passing him over created a rival with the best possible claim, Disaffected officers would gather around the excluded son
The answer is: Passing him over created a rival with the best possible claim, Disaffected officers would gather around the excluded son
9.[2p] In the second-century sequence of acclamation, donative, senatorial recognition and vote of powers, what did the vote do?
In the second-century sequence of acclamation, donative, senatorial recognition and vote of powers, what did the vote do?
The answer is: Confirmed a choice already made by the army
The answer is: Confirmed a choice already made by the army
The answer is: Confirmed a choice already made by the army