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Ancient Rome Trivia

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1. Town ruled by king Numitor






2. King of Britain - fought against Rome






3. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory






4. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans






5. Earliest tribes in the area






6. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory






7. Military commander of the Emperor






8. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'






9. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes






10. Period of piece in Rome 200 years






11. Place in Sicily






12. Lowest class of people - usually farmers






13. I forbid






14. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.






15. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'






16. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero






17. Ruler of Rome who marched to Rome with his troops - was killed by the Praetorian guard because Otho had taken the position of Imperator of the palace






18. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign






19. Urban landless poor






20. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war






21. Worked through the senate to get power






22. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus






23. Military leader - goes against Rome - after he lost in Africa he was kicked out of Carthage






24. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon






25. Religious power of the Emperor






26. Military commander of the Emperor






27. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus






28. Heir to Constantius - made Christianity legal in Rome - was losing in a battle and saw a cross in the sky and saw words that said Conquer by this






29. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.






30. 3rd Julio-Claudian emperor - declared himself a God - practiced incest with his sisters - murdered the one that got pregnant - tried to make his horse consul - fought the sea because he was crazy - he is killed by the Praetorian Guard - he demands th






31. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms






32. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated






33. Caesar's great nephew forms the 2nd Triumvirate - youngest consul in history of Rome - becomes emperor of Rome






34. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government






35. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death






36. Worked through the people to get power






37. Elected by senate - makes Trajan heir - set precedent for choosing heir based merit






38. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it






39. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense






40. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator






41. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination






42. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.






43. Place in Sicily






44. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought






45. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them






46. Galba's right hand man - named Imperator by Praetorian Guard - senate unhappily named him princep as well - almost went into a Civil War with Vitellius but instead killed himself so he would not have to go into a Civil War






47. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul






48. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.






49. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today






50. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it