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Example Question #11 : Rulers Of The Empire
Upon becoming Emperor, Octavian changed his name to __________.
Marcus Aurelius
Augustus Caesar
Julius Caesar
Plutarch
Hadrian
Augustus Caesar
Octavian became the first Roman Emperor, and in doing so, dismantled the Roman Republic in 27 BCE. He was proclaimed “first citizen of the state” and crowned “Augustus” (“esteemed, revered”) Caesar. His reign marks the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire.
Example Question #12 : Rulers Of The Empire
The Roman Empire was largest during the reign of __________.
Constantine
Titus
Augustus Caesar
Trajan
Hadrian
Trajan
Trajan is one of the most accomplished and esteemed emperors in the history of Rome. His reign marks the height of Roman territorial expansion. During his reign, Roman territory stretched from modern-day Portugal to modern-day Syria and Arabia — controlling the entirety of the Mediterranean, North Africa, western and central Europe, and the Near East.
Example Question #13 : Rulers Of The Empire
Which of these Roman emperors is famous, in part, for the construction of a wall across northern England, establishing the northern boundary of the Roman Empire?
Antonius Pius
Marcus Aurelius
Hadrian
Claudius
Trajan
Hadrian
Hadrian’s Wall was built during the reign of Emperor Hadrian (construction began circa 120 CE). The wall marked the northernmost boundary of the Roman Empire in the British Isles and was constructed to deter barbarian invasions from modern-day Scotland.
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