The Roman Empire VII

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1. Caracalla and his brother, Geta, did not get along as well as their father had hoped. Quite the contrary! Caracalla had Geta murdered thus gaining sole power. When did that happen? July, 211 October, 211 April, 211 December, 211

2. Caracalla's cognomen refers to a cloak he constantly wore. From which province, according to Aurelius Victor, did the cloak originate? Brittania Germania Hispania Gaul

3. Caracalla suffered from outbursts of anger. One great city of the time learned that the hard way. Over 20,000 inhabitants were slaughtered on Caracalla's orders because they insulted him with a play. Which city was it? Jerusalem Athens Ctesiphone Alexandria

4. Caracalla was murdered by a member of the Praetorian Guard while urinating by the roadside in modern Israel. True False

5. Macrinus had a son named ___________. Answer: (One Word)

6. Macrinus was defeated in the battle of Antioch by the forces of Julia Maesa and Gannys, her general. Maesa was a rich Severan lady who paid the Third Legion to proclaim Elagabalus emperor. They did. What was Maesa's relationship to the newly appointed emperor? She was his sister. She was his mother. She was his grandmother. She was his aunt.

7. What was Elagabalus' personal name? Publius Avitus Lucius Gaius

8. Elagabalus had a lover, a chariot slave Hierocles of Caria. The slave was, as Elagabalus refered to him, his husband. The emperor even gave him the title of Caesar. What colour was Hierocles' hair? black brown reddish blond

9. Elagabalus didn't survive long. He was murdered in 218 when only 18 years old. His cousin was proclaimed emperor by the Praetorians. Marcus Julius Gessius Bassianus Alexianus, known as Alexandar Severus provided the empire with a stable government at last. He was, however, majorly influenced by his mother, whose name was: Julia Soaemis Julia Mamaea Julia Maesa Julia Alexia

10. Alexander was murdered by his own troops after being defeated by Germanic tribes. He died crying in the lap of his mother.What were allegedly Alexander's last words? Rotten, backstabbing swine! I leave after giving them all! I love you, mother! Enough, mother, I have had enough!