CLAS 150: Week Twelve

Key Terms, Dates, Individuals

Tiberius            Gaius (Caligula)        Claudius            Nero        Livia            Praetorian Guard

Agrippina        Tacitus        Vespasian        Titus            Domitian

Issues, Questions to Consider

• Make sure you are able to place the Julio-Claudian emperors in correct chronological order.
• What sorts of issues faced Augustus as he contemplated his successor?
• Was Tiberius a good emperor?   What did he manage to accomplish?   What sorts of problems was he responsible for?   How did Romans of the time judge Tiberius?
• How would you characterize the reign of Gaius?   How did he get the name Caligula?
• What did Claudius achieve as emperor?
• How would you characterize the reign of Nero?   How was his relationship with Mommy Dearest?
• How did the reign of Vespasian mark a change from the rule of the Julio-Claudians?