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WorksheetsNOMINATE ILLUM PRINCIPEM
Total questions: 117
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
He was adopted by Hadrian.
a)
Augustus
b)
Trajan
c)
Nerva
d)
Antoninus Pius
2.
He adopted Marcus Aurelius.
a)
Trajan
b)
Hadrian
c)
Antoninus Pius
d)
Nerva
3.
He was known for his kindness, laws to protect slaves, and due process during treason trials.
a)
Domitian
b)
Antoninus Pius
c)
Nero
d)
Tiberius
4.
When military action was needed, he dispatched generals and “secured” the border with Scotland by building a turf wall.
a)
Augustus
b)
Claudius
c)
Antoninus Pius
d)
Nerva
5.
A kind man, he restored many buildings in Rome, including the Colosseum.
a)
Caracalla
b)
Antoninus Pius
c)
Nero
d)
Nerva
6.
He met with a quick death, probably from cheese.
a)
Vespasian
b)
Titus
c)
Antoninus Pius
d)
Domitian
7.
He ruled from 138-161 CE
a)
Antoninus Pius
b)
Commodus
c)
Nerva
d)
Trajan
8.
He ruled from 27 BCE-14CE
a)
Augustus
b)
Claudius
c)
Tiberius
d)
Caesar
9.
He was the first emperor.
a)
Tiberius
b)
Augustus
c)
Caesar
d)
Trajan
10.
He was Julius Caesar’s great-nephew.
a)
Trajan
b)
Hadrian
c)
Augustus
d)
Vespasian
11.
His triumvirate defeated Caesar’s assassins at Philippi.
a)
Nero
b)
Caludius
c)
Nerva
d)
Augustus
12.
He chronicled his accomplishments in the Res Gestae.
a)
Caesar
b)
Nero
c)
Augustus
d)
Caracalla
13.
He took the western part of the empire for himself and Marc Antony took the east.
a)
Augustus
b)
Nero
c)
Commodus
d)
Nerva
14.
He defeated Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 BCE.
a)
Commodus
b)
Augustus
c)
Caesar
d)
Nero
15.
He ushered in the Pax Romana, or Roman Peace after endless civil wars.
a)
Caesar
b)
Vespasian
c)
Maxentius
d)
Augustus
16.
He ruled from 211-217 CE.
a)
Caracalla
b)
Septimius Severus
c)
Nero
d)
Constantine
17.
His name comes from the Latin word for a short, close-fitting robe with a hood.
a)
Constantine
b)
Caracalla
c)
Marcus Aurelius
d)
Maxentius
18.
His father was Septimius Severus and his brother was Geta.
a)
Maxentius
b)
Nerva
c)
Caracalla
d)
Domitian
19.
He co-ruled for 10 months with his brother before murdering him.
a)
Domitian
b)
Marcus Aurelius
c)
Maxentius
d)
Caracalla
20.
He was very popular with the soldiers, increasing pay by 50%.
a)
Maxentius
b)
Caludius
c)
Caracalla
d)
Caesar
21.
Dedicated in 216 CE his baths used brick and concrete, welded iron frames for vaulted roofs, interiors of mosaics floors.
a)
Caracalla
b)
Maxentius
c)
Septimius Severus
d)
Nero
22.
Earned victories in the east against the Parthians, but slaughtered thousands of unarmed civilians while visiting Alexandria.
a)
Nero
b)
Caracalla
c)
Vespasian
d)
Tiberius
23.
His mother called him “a monster of a man” and he spent his time drinking and writing history.
a)
Claudius
b)
Nero
c)
Domitian
d)
Nerva
24.
He conquered Britain in 43 CE and later added four territories.
a)
Nero
b)
Claudius
c)
Tiberius
d)
Vespasian
25.
Created a centralized government of freedmen and granted Roman citizenship to many, especially Gauls.
a)
Nerva
b)
Tiberius
c)
Claudius
d)
Vespasian
26.
He married his niece Agrippina, who possibly may have poisoned him.
a)
Nero
b)
Augustus
c)
Caesar
d)
Claudius
27.
He ruled from 41-54 CE.
a)
Tiberius
b)
Augustus
c)
Claudius
d)
Caesar
28.
He ruled from 180-192 CE.
a)
Commodus
b)
Caracalla
c)
Claudius
d)
Septimius Severus
29.
He was the first emperor to be born into power while his father was reigning.
a)
Caracalla
b)
Commodus
c)
Tiberius
d)
Septimius Severus
30.
He had his sister and nephew executed after a failed assassination attempt in 182 CE.
a)
Augustus
b)
Tiberius
c)
Commodus
d)
Titus
31.
He had the Senate declare him a god while still living and he often compared himself to Jupiter.
a)
Augustus
b)
Tiberius
c)
Nerva
d)
Commodus
32.
He fancied himself Hercules, wore a lion skin and competed in gladiatorial games.
a)
Antoninus Pius
b)
Nero
c)
Commodus
d)
Titus
33.
After a fire in 191 CE in Rome, he rebuilt the city and named himself as a second founder.
a)
Antoninus Pius
b)
Commodus
c)
Caesar
d)
Augustus
34.
More savage than Domitian, more foul than Nero, his death ended the Antonine Dynasty.
a)
Commodus
b)
Antoninus Pius
c)
Septimius Severus
d)
Nero
35.
He made Christianity the official religion of Rome.
a)
Constantine
b)
Marcus Aurelius
c)
Maxentius
d)
Domitian
36.
He restored sole rule after the tetrarchy.
a)
Marcus Aurelius
b)
Constantine
c)
Maxentius
d)
Domitian
37.
He came to power after defeating Maxentius at the Milvian bridge.
a)
Marcus Aurelius
b)
Trajan
c)
Constantine
d)
Hadrian
38.
While he controlled the western provinces, Licinius controlled the east.
a)
Marcus Aurelius
b)
Trajan
c)
Hadrian
d)
Constantine
39.
He allowed his co-emperor Licinius to live in exile but later ordered him to be hanged.
a)
Nerva
b)
Maxentius
c)
Constantine
d)
Septimius Severus
40.
A regular worshiper of a sun god as supreme deity, he was baptized in 337 CE.
a)
Maxentius
b)
Constantine
c)
Nero
d)
Septimius Severus
41.
His 25 CE Council of Nicea defined Christian orthodoxy in the Nicene Creed.
a)
Maxentius
b)
Nero
c)
Constantine
d)
Augustus
42.
He declared gladiatorial games forbidden and passed laws against sexual immorality.
a)
Nerva
b)
Nero
c)
Maxentius
d)
Constantine
43.
He wore some serious bling in a headpiece (diadem) to show his mighty status.
a)
Augustus
b)
Caesar
c)
Constantine
d)
Nerva
44.
His tax forced some parents to sell their children to pay it.
a)
Constantine
b)
Augustus
c)
Vespasian
d)
Titus
45.
He was the son of Vespasian and brother of Titus.
a)
Domitian
b)
Caracalla
c)
Tiberius
d)
Nerva
46.
He lined palace colonnades with gleaming white marble to see what was behind the columns.
a)
Caracalla
b)
Domitian
c)
Tiberius
d)
Titus
47.
His Reign of Terror lasted from 93 CE until his murder in 96 CE.
a)
Caracalla
b)
Tiberius
c)
Domitian
d)
Vespasian
48.
Built a stadium ( Piazza Navona in Rome), the Forum Of Nerva, and the Temple of Flavians.
a)
Titus
b)
Vespasian
c)
Nerva
d)
Domitian
49.
Killed by Stephanus, the Senate tried to erase his memory removing his buildings and name.
a)
Nerva
b)
Trajan
c)
Domitian
d)
Hadrian
50.
He ruled from 81-96 CE.
a)
Nerva
b)
Domitian
c)
Hadrian
d)
Titus
51.
His father was a cousin of Trajan and he became the ward of Trajan.
a)
Hadrian
b)
Domitian
c)
Nerva
d)
Titus
52.
When he became emperor, he was tied to four murders of ex-consuls but claimed innocence.
a)
Trajan
b)
Hadrian
c)
Nerva
d)
Nero
53.
He was Trajan’s adopted successor, helped to power by Trajan’s wife Plotina.
a)
Nerva
b)
Titus
c)
Hadrian
d)
Augustus
54.
One of the first emperors to rock the beard.
a)
Septimius Severus
b)
Constantine
c)
Maxentius
d)
Hadrian
55.
His only major military action was to suppress a revolt in Judea.
a)
Septimius Severus
b)
Marcus Aurelius
c)
Maxentius
d)
Hadrian
56.
He built a secure stone wall to defend the Roman frontier in Britain from northern invaders.
a)
Antoninus Pius
b)
Augustus
c)
Hadrian
d)
Caesar
57.
He built the current Pantheon structure we see today.
a)
Hadrian
b)
Augustus
c)
Caesar
d)
Titus
58.
Despite an overall excellent reign, he died in 138 CE hated by the people.
a)
Trajan
b)
Hadrian
c)
Caracalla
d)
Geta
59.
He ruled from 117-138 CE
a)
Trajan
b)
Septimius Severus
c)
Hadrian
d)
Vespasian
60.
He formed a triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus.
a)
Caesar
b)
Augustus
c)
Tiberius
d)
Claudius
61.
After a brief war against Pharnaces of Pontus (in Asia), he famously stated “Veni. Vidi. Vici.”
a)
Augustus
b)
Caesar
c)
Nero
d)
Tiberius
62.
He reorganized the calendar and named himself dictator for life.
a)
Augustus
b)
Claudius
c)
Caesar
d)
Nero
63.
He published the Gallic Wars, a commentary and propaganda piece about his exploits in Gaul.
a)
Tiberius
b)
Claudius
c)
Augustus
d)
Caesar
64.
He was assassinated on the Ides of March, 44 BCE.
a)
Nero
b)
Caesar
c)
Augustus
d)
Tiberius
65.
Son of the emperor Maximian, his rule was dominated by civil war.
a)
Maxentius
b)
Constantine
c)
Septimius Severus
d)
Marcus Aurelius
66.
In 306 CE, with a renewed tetrarchy he declared himself emperor with support of Romans.
a)
Marcus Aurelius
b)
Maxentius
c)
Septimius Severus
d)
Trajan
67.
His brother-in-law was Constantine and his father ruled with him for a time.
a)
Septimius Severus
b)
Titus
c)
Maxentius
d)
Nerva
68.
His Basilica Nova was the largest vaulted building ever attempted by Roman architects.
a)
Septimius Severus
b)
Antoninus Pius
c)
Marcus Aurelius
d)
Maxentius
69.
Defeated by Constantine, he died when the Milvian bridge collapsed as he fled.
a)
Augustus
b)
Maxentius
c)
Septimius Severus
d)
Titus
70.
He ruled from 306-312 CE.
a)
Tiberius
b)
Augustus
c)
Maxentius
d)
Septimius Severus
71.
Adopted by Antoninus Pius, he succeeded him as emperor.
a)
Marcus Aurelius
b)
Commodus
c)
Trajan
d)
Hadrian
72.
He co-ruled with his adopted brother Lucius Verus until Verus died.
a)
Commodus
b)
Marcus Aurelius
c)
Trajan
d)
Antoninus Pius
73.
His reign was marked by near-constant warfare, plus some plague and invasions.
a)
Augustus
b)
Nero
c)
Marcus Aurelius
d)
Titus
74.
While campaigning, he kept a sort of philosophical journal, the Meditations.
a)
Augustus
b)
Commodus
c)
Caracalla
d)
Marcus Aurelius
75.
He was married for 31 years to Faustina and had 14 children.
a)
Augustus
b)
Commodus
c)
Marcus Aurelius
d)
Tiberius
76.
His co-rule Lucius Verus successfully handled a war in Parthia.
a)
Tiberius
b)
Marcus Aurelius
c)
Commodus
d)
Caracalla
77.
Soldiers returning from Parthia during his reign brought the plague that exploded into epidemic in 167 CE.
a)
Commodus
b)
Tiberius
c)
Marcus Aurelius
d)
Antoninus Pius
78.
He was arguably addicted to a drug that contained opium.
a)
Commodus
b)
Trajan
c)
Hadrian
d)
Marcus Aurelius
79.
He ruled from 161-180 CE.
a)
Marcus Aurelius
b)
Antoninus Pius
c)
Septimius Severus
d)
Trajan
80.
A teenage emperor, his mother was Agripinna, wife of Claudius.
a)
Nero
b)
Claudius
c)
Tiberius
d)
Augustus
81.
He killed his own mother in 59 CE.
a)
Augustus
b)
Nero
c)
Tiberius
d)
Nerva
82.
His palace, the Domus Aurea was most likely intended as the seat of the imperial government and as a public monument.
a)
Augustus
b)
Vespasian
c)
Nero
d)
Titus
83.
When he committed suicide, he said “What an artist dies with me!”
a)
Nerva
b)
Titus
c)
Hadrian
d)
Nero
84.
He ruled from 54-68 CE.
a)
Augustus
b)
Vespasian
c)
Nero
d)
Claudius
85.
He became emperor at age 61 and was said to have had a hard time keeping his food down.
a)
Nerva
b)
Vespasian
c)
Titus
d)
Claudius
86.
Portrayed as kind, he gave land to the urban poor, swore not to execute senators, and repaired roads and aqueducts.
a)
Domitian
b)
Nerva
c)
Nero
d)
Augustus
87.
His lack of heirs began the role of adopted emperors, with him adopting Trajan to succeed him.
a)
Domitian
b)
Vespasian
c)
Nerva
d)
Titus
88.
He ruled from 96-98 CE.
a)
Domitian
b)
Vespasian
c)
Titus
d)
Nerva
89.
He was very superstitious and married his second wife, Julia Domna, allegedly guided by astrology.
a)
Septimius Severus
b)
Commodus
c)
Caracalla
d)
Geta
90.
He was the first emperor of North African origin.
a)
Geta
b)
Septimius Severus
c)
Caracalla
d)
Nerva
91.
His sons were Caracalla and Geta.
a)
Marcus Aurelius
b)
Maxentius
c)
Septimius Severus
d)
Constantine
92.
His execution of 29 senators earned him the name “Punic Sulla.”
a)
Marcus Aurelius
b)
Maxentius
c)
Constantine
d)
Septimius Severus
93.
His most famous structure is a triumphal arch built in 203 CE to celebrate his Parthian victories.
a)
Augustus
b)
Caesar
c)
Septimius Severus
d)
Tiberius
94.
He ruled from 193-211 CE.
a)
Caracalla
b)
Septimius Severus
c)
Tiberius
d)
Geta
95.
He was the son of Augustus’s wife Livia but was not among Augustus’s top choices as heir.
a)
Tiberius
b)
Nero
c)
Nerva
d)
Claudius
96.
He was the first person to inherit power in Rome in over 500 years.
a)
Augustus
b)
Tiberius
c)
Caesar
d)
Titus
97.
An excellent general he built very little but left Rome in strong financial health at his death in 37 CE.
a)
Augustus
b)
Titus
c)
Tiberius
d)
Nero
98.
He ruled from 14-37 CE.
a)
Augustus
b)
Titus
c)
Claudius
d)
Tiberius
99.
Callous, cruel, and immoral as a private citizen, as emperor he became known as the “darling of mankind.”
a)
Titus
b)
Domitian
c)
Vespasian
d)
Geta
100.
He finished building the Colosseum.
a)
Vespasian
b)
Titus
c)
Domitian
d)
Septimius Severus
101.
His dying words were, “I have made but one mistake.”
a)
Vespasian
b)
Domitian
c)
Titus
d)
Nerva
102.
He had a relationship with the Judaean queen, Berenice.
a)
Vespasian
b)
Domitian
c)
Hadrian
d)
Titus
103.
He ruled from 79-81 CE.
a)
Domitian
b)
Titus
c)
Vespasian
d)
Nerva
104.
He was the first emperor of non-Italian origins and pushed the empire to its widest extent.
a)
Trajan
b)
Hadrian
c)
Vespasian
d)
Nerva
105.
He became emperor after Nerva adopted him.
a)
Hadrian
b)
Trajan
c)
Vespasian
d)
Nero
106.
He conducted 3 major military campaigns during his reign and 2 of these were in Dacia.
a)
Tiberius
b)
Augustus
c)
Trajan
d)
Caesar
107.
His column commemorates his victories over the Dacians.
a)
Claudius
b)
Augustus
c)
Caesar
d)
Trajan
108.
He built baths and an ancient shopping mall with 150 stores.
a)
Claudius
b)
Caesar
c)
Trajan
d)
Nerva
109.
He ruled from 98-117 CE.
a)
Nerva
b)
Trajan
c)
Hadrian
d)
Septimius Severus
110.
The historian Tacitus said that he was the only emperor who changed for the better in office.
a)
Vespasian
b)
Titus
c)
Domitian
d)
Septimius Severus
111.
He was a simple man who preferred Sallust’s Gardens to the Palatine imperial palace.
a)
Titus
b)
Vespasian
c)
Nero
d)
Domitian
112.
He was an official companion of Nero and also served under Tiberius and Claudius.
a)
Augustus
b)
Nerva
c)
Vespasian
d)
Titus
113.
He started the Flavian amphitheater - better known as the Colosseum.
a)
Titus
b)
Domitian
c)
Nerva
d)
Vespasian
114.
He said: “I thank you my son for permitting me to hold office and that you have not yet dethroned me.”
a)
Marcus Aurelius
b)
Nerva
c)
Vespasian
d)
Trajan
115.
The father of Titus and Domitian, he famously taxed urinals.
a)
Marcus Aurelius
b)
Vespasian
c)
Caracalla
d)
Geta
116.
He married Flava Domitilla, but his mistress Caenis exerted influence over him.
a)
Augustus
b)
Titus
c)
Vespasian
d)
Septimius Severus
117.
He ruled from 69-79 CE.
a)
Nero
b)
Titus
c)
Domitian
d)
Vespasian
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