WorksheetsEmperors and Madmen
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
Who was Augustus’ (Octavian’s) famous uncle? Was this uncle the first Roman emperor?
His famous uncle was Macbeth. Yes.
His famous uncle was Marc Antony. No.
His famous uncle was Julius Caesar. No, he was not the first emperor but was dictator of Rome.
What was the name of the government set up by Octavian, Marc Antony, and Marcus Lepidus?
Triumvirate
3rd Triumvirate
The Second Triumvirate
What is the name for the government set up by Augustus over the Roman Empire?
Triumvirate
The Principate
Democracy
What were Augustus’ titles?
Principal, and teacher
Princeps and emperor
King, and god
What is the name for the long period of peace Augustus brought to the Mediterranean lands?
Prince of Peace
Pax Rominis
Pax Romana
Who was the Julian emperor who added Britain to the empire?
Nero
Tiberius
Claudius
Which Julian emperor blamed the burning of Rome on the Christians?
Nero
Tiberius
Claudius
Which of the emperors faced the Jewish rebellion and destroyed the temple in Jerusalem in A.D. 71?
Titus
Tiberius
Vespasian
What role did the Senate play in Augustus Caesar’s principate? Did emperor and Senate actually share power in the Roman government
Be co-rulers and advise the emperor and consent to laws. The senate instead did the emperor's bidding.
Be co-rulers and advise the emperor.
Consent to laws and rule together.
Check & balances - co rulers.
What role did officials in the bureaucracy play in governing the empire during Augustus’ reign
Carry on day-to-day governance of the empire's vast territories
Advise the emperor
Consent to laws
Name two benefits the Roman Empire brought to the Mediterranean world.
citizenship in the Roman state
freedom to get what they want
economic prosperity
Jesus Christ was crucified under which emperor?
Nero
Herod
Tiberius
Why did Nero persecute the Christians?
He needed to find a scapegoat to blame the Great Fire that destroyed Rome.
He did not persecute the Christians..
To find people to blame for his son's death.
Why do we call the emperors from Trajan to Marcus Aurelius the “Good Emperors”?
They brought the Roman Empire to its height of power
They brought the Roman Empire to its prosperity
They brought the Roman Empire to its glory
Because they ruled relentlessly
What are three evils that afflicted the Roman Empire after the time of Septimius Severus and his sons.
attacks by German barbarians in the north
high prices for goods
peace amongst empires
plague
What did Diocletian do to reform the government of the empire?
Divided the empire into eastern and western halves.
Increased the number of provinces from 50 to 100.
Expanded rule in to Asia
Each part of the empire had its own "Augustus" and "Caesar".
What was the Pax Romana?
The name given to the long period of war
The name given to the long period of peace Augustus brought to the Mediterranean world.
The name given to the long period of peace Caesar brought to the Mediterranean world.
Which emperor brought the Roman Empire to its greatest territorial extent?
Tiberius
Trojan
Trajan
Nero
Name one of the evils that afflicted the empire beginning in the mid-third century.
war
famine
glorification
Which emperor is better known for his work, the Meditations, than for what he did as emperor
Hadrian
Marcus Aurelius
Trajan
Which emperor built the first wall separating Britain from what is now Scotland?
Hadrian
Marcus Aurelius
Trajan
Who was the emperor who ended Augustus’ principate, setting up a new form of government to rule the empire?
Hadrian
Diocletian
Trajan
