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Family Ties in the Julio-Claudian Dynasty

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Roman History
Family Ties in the JulioClaudian Dynasty game quiz
"The marriage of Livia and Augustus united two aristocratic families into the first dynasty of Imperial Rome. Test yourself on their complicated family tree. Questions refer only to genuine, rather than adoptive family relationships."

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1. Which of the following men was a grandfather of the emperor Claudius?
    Marcus Agrippa
    Tiberius Caesar
    Claudius Marcellus
    Mark Antony


2. Which Julio-Claudian woman, according to one historical tradition, killed her own daughter?
    Livia Augusta
    Agrippina the Elder
    Antonia the Younger
    Julia the Elder


3. Which of the following pairs of brothers were NOT related to Augustus?
    Claudius and Germanicus
    Tiberius and Drusus the Elder
    Drusus Caesar and Nero Caesar
    Gaius Caesar and Lucius Caesar


4. Which of the following Julio-Claudian women died by committing suicide?
    Agrippina the Younger
    Antonia the Younger
    Drusilla
    Julia the Elder


5. Which of Claudius' four wives was the mother of his son Britannicus and daughter Octavia?
    Urgulanilla
    Agrippina the Younger
    Medullina
    Messalina


6. Who was the second husband of Julia the Elder?
    Marcus Agrippa
    Drusus the Elder
    Marcus Claudius Marcellus
    Tiberius Caesar


7. Which of the following pairs are uncle and nephew?
    Germanicus and Nero
    Germanicus and Caligula
    Tiberius and Claudius
    Augustus and Tiberius


8. Which of the following Julians did NOT end their life in exile?
    Julia the Elder
    Lucius Caesar
    Julia the Younger
    Agrippa Postumus


9. Which emperor was the father of Drusus the Younger, better known by his nickname, Castor?
    Claudius
    Augustus
    Tiberius
    Caligula


10. Caligula was the first emperor who was, by descent, both a Julian and a Claudian. However, two of his grandparents were neither Julian nor Claudian. Which of his grandparents belonged to neither family?
    His maternal grandfather and paternal grandfather
    His maternal grandmother and paternal grandmother
    His maternal grandmother and paternal grandfather
    His maternal grandfather and paternal grandmother


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