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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Palatine Hill
Pontifex Maximus
Christ
Pax Romana
2. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Herod
The Triumvirate
Hasdrubal
Cinna
3. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him
Carthago Delanda est
Alba Longa
Constantine
Mithridates VI
4. I forbid
Lucretia
Milvian Bridge
Veto
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
5. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him
Marcus Aurelius
Battle of Zama
Lucretia
Superbus
6. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
The Gladiator War
Cinna
Horatius
King Herod
7. Proud
Superbus
Commodus
Antiochus III
Julio-Claudian Emperors
8. Earliest tribes in the area
Messiah
Odoacer
Latins
Brutus
9. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
The Gladiator War
Scipio Africanus
Romulus
10. Place in Sicily
Syracuse
Caracalla
Plebeian Secession
Marius
11. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Palatine Hill
Caesarion
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Eunus
12. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
Caractacus
Popularis
The Triumvirate
Lucretia
13. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
The Jugurthine War
Res Publicas
Etruscans
Scipio Aemilianus
14. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Lucius Verus
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Herod
Milvian Bridge
15. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Hiero II
St. Paul
Caesarion
16. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
Otho
The Triumvirate
Christ
Galba
17. Military power of the emperor
Imperium
Pagan
Pontifex Maximus
Vespasian
18. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting
Ptolemy XIII
Lavuniun
The Triumvirate
Plebeian Secession
19. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra
Otho
Mark Antony
Lucius Verus
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
20. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides
Battle of Cannae
King Herod
Latins
Republic
21. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him
Popularis
Lucius Verus
Gladiators
Mithridates VI
22. Religious power of the Emperor
Hasdrubal
Pontifex Maximus
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Battle of Cannae
23. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Horatius
Lucretia
Alba Longa
Carthago Delanda est
24. Worked through the senate to get power
Romulus
Remus
Trajan (what a boss)
Optimate
25. Moment you can never you can take back - Caesar crossed itr
Mark Antony
Crossing the Rubicon
Gladiators
Ptolemy XIII
26. Founding Fathers of Rome
Caesarion
John the Baptist
Battle of Actium
Patres
27. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense
Battle of Actium
Patrician
Cassius
Marcus Aurelius
28. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Jugurtha
Messiah
Gaius Gracchus
Antonius Pius
29. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory
Pompey
Republic
Cleoptra XIII
Sejanus
30. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Antiochus III
Tiberius Gracchus
Imperator
31. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Crassus
Parthia
Pompeii
Imperium
32. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death
King Herod
Superbus
Cato
Galba
33. Leader of the Huns from 434 to 453 CE - led the Hunds west into Germanic territory - threatening Rome
Attila the Hun
Caesarion
Latifundia
Pagan
34. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
Plebeian
Galba
John the Baptist
King Herod
35. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting
Pompey
Milvian Bridge
Plebeian Secession
Tribune
36. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior
Messiah
Hadrian
Tiberius
Lucretia
37. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Messiah
Pontifex Maximus
The Edict of Milan
Parthia
38. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Tribune
Rome
Jugurtha
Alba Longa
39. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory
Rhea Silvia
Superbus
Pompey
Battle of Zama
40. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Remus
Battle of Actium
Philip V of Macedon
Lucretia
41. Overall amazing - treats senate well - military guy - fair rule - campaigns for good of Rome - conquers Armenia don't ask/don't tell policy for Christians
The Jugurthine War
Trajan (what a boss)
Cassius
Veto
42. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war
Philip V of Macedon
Messiah
The Social War
Odoacer
43. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Cato
Remus
Mark Antony
Milvian Bridge
44. Was being supported by Roman troops because the Roman soldiers felt like Vitellius was favoring the German soldiers - was ruling Rome and the senate and the people of Rome liked him
Marius
Antonius Pius
Vespasian
Tiberius Gracchus
45. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Gaius Gracchus
Caractacus
Messiah
Corvus
46. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Scipio Africanus
Vespasian
Carthago Delanda est
The Edict of Milan
47. Worked through the senate to get power
Numidia
Optimate
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Carthago Delanda est
48. Brother of Titus became imperator by Praetorian Guard and princep by the Senate - he soon disregarded the Senate and merely did everything for the people of Rome - had people start referring to him as dominus et dues meaning Lord of God - first ruler
Crossing the Rubicon
Imperium
Domitian
Battle of Cannae
49. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
The Edict of Milan
Eunus
Cassius
Pompeii
50. Brother of Titus became imperator by Praetorian Guard and princep by the Senate - he soon disregarded the Senate and merely did everything for the people of Rome - had people start referring to him as dominus et dues meaning Lord of God - first ruler
Plebeian Secession
Sejanus
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Domitian