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Family Ties in the Julio-Claudian Dynasty

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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?
    Tiberius Caesar
    Marcus Agrippa
    Mark Antony
    Claudius Marcellus


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


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


4. Which of the following Julio-Claudian women died by committing suicide?
    Antonia the Younger
    Drusilla
    Agrippina the Younger
    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 Claudius Marcellus
    Tiberius Caesar
    Drusus the Elder
    Marcus Agrippa


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


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?
    Tiberius
    Caligula
    Augustus
    Claudius


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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