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Roman Emperor Research Worksheet

Investigate one Roman emperor using reliable sources. Choose an emperor, take brief notes, and use evidence to explain how that person ruled and what legacy they left. Record at least two sources; do not copy whole sentences.

Build an emperor profile

Pick a Roman emperor to research. Use dates and facts carefully—some emperors shared names or titles.

1.Name your emperor and give the years of their reign. What was their birth name, if it differed from the name they are known by?

2.Describe one detail about your emperor’s family or early life. Explain how this detail may have shaped their path to power.

3.How did this person become emperor? Identify the route to power, such as inheritance, adoption, military support, political appointment, or civil conflict, and give one piece of evidence.

Rule, choices, and consequences

Look beyond a list of achievements: consider who benefited, who faced costs, and how you know.

4.Place your emperor’s reign on the timeline by writing its start and end years on the number line. If the dates fall outside the displayed range, extend the line and label it. Remember that BCE dates count down toward CE.

5.Choose one important policy, building project, military action, or reform from this emperor’s reign. What was done, and what effect did it have on people in the empire?

6.Name one serious challenge or controversy during the reign. Explain how the emperor responded and whether that response solved the problem.

7.A historian finds a coin showing an emperor’s portrait and title. What can the coin help historians learn, and what can it not prove on its own?

Legacy and evidence

Build a fair judgment from evidence rather than deciding only whether you liked the emperor.

8.How did this emperor’s reign end? State what happened and distinguish a confirmed fact from any uncertainty or disagreement in the sources.

9.What is one lasting legacy associated with this emperor? Explain how you can tell that the legacy mattered after the reign ended.

10.Make a final judgment: was this emperor an effective ruler overall? Give a clear claim, two specific pieces of evidence, and one limitation or counterpoint.

11.Record two reliable sources you consulted. For each, write the author or organization and the title or webpage name. Then note one fact your sources agree on or disagree about.

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