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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Cleoptra XIII
Tiberius
Jugurtha
Herod
2. Military power of the emperor
Gauis Julius Caesar
Etruscans
Rome
Imperium
3. Orator - famous speaker in the Senate who becomes a senator
Romulus
Pontifex Maximus
Cicero
Sulla
4. 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
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Domitian
Nerva
Emperor Theodosius
5. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)
Vitellius
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Diocletian
Palatine Hill
6. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Cassius
Romulus
Marius
St. Paul
7. Carthage must be destroyed
Carthago delenda est
Rome
John the Baptist
Trajan (what a boss)
8. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens
Octavian
Vitellius
Caracalla
Sabines
9. Lowest class of people - usually farmers
Hamilcar Barca
Latifundia
The Edict of Milan
Plebeian
10. Proud
Superbus
Lavuniun
Carthago Delanda est
Alba Longa
11. African kingdom - that allies with Rome
Emperor Theodosius
Popularis
Tiberius
Numidia
12. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Battle of Cannae
Patrician
Plebeian Secession
Cinna
13. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Cinna
John the Baptist
Republic
Imperator
14. I forbid
Latifundia
Battle of Pharsalus
Princeps
Veto
15. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers
King Herod
Herod
The Jugurthine War
Titus
16. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory
Romulus
Numidia
Pompey
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
17. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Romulus
Antonius Pius
Caracalla
Messiah
18. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich
Eunus
Vitellius
Mithridates VI
Gauis Julius Caesar
19. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra
Praetorian Guard
Commodus
Hasdrubal
Mark Antony
20. 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
Galba
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Philip V of Macedon
Diocletian
21. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Brutus
Carthage
Cicero
Remus
22. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Sejanus
Princeps
Battle of Cannae
Pontius Pilate
23. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Milvian Bridge
Pompeii
Antiochus III
Caractacus
24. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Odoacer
Caracalla
Otho
Gauis Julius Caesar
25. 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
Pagan
Vespasian
Imperator
Optimate
26. The second town that Numitor ruled
Caligula
Hannibal Barca
Pontius Pilate
Alba Longa
27. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Plebeian Secession
Lucius Verus
Cato
Rome
28. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination
Rome
Brutus
Nero
Battle of Pharsalus
29. Greek colony
Messina
Sulla
Hannibal Barca
Caesarion
30. Senator who traveled to Carthage to tell the Numidia to leave Carthage alone then he discover they had great resources - and he told rome about it and it started the 3rd Punic War - he kept on saying Carthago Delenda Est which means Carthage must be
Cato
Palatine Hill
Cassius
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
31. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Brutus
Pontius Pilate
Hannibal Barca
Pompeii
32. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
St. Paul
Cato
Spartacus
Herod
33. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
Philip V of Macedon
Diocletian
Patrician
The Jugurthine War
34. One of Antoninus Pius' heirs. Not interested in politics so made his brother Lucius Verus co-emperor. Commodus was his heir - more interested in philosophy stoic philosopher
Cassius
Commodus
Marcus Aurelius
Hannibal Barca
35. Where the slaves revolted - they were being held in Capua and they broke loose stole knives from a butcher shop and this was the start of The Gladiator War
Pontius Pilate
Tiberius Gracchus
The Gladiator War
Crassus
36. Military leader - goes against Rome - after he lost in Africa he was kicked out of Carthage
Tiberius Gracchus
Commodus
Hannibal Barca
Messina
37. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them
Republic
Carthago Delanda est
Praetorian Guard
Cassius
38. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Titus
Vespasian
Odoacer
Herod
39. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Pagan
Tiber River
Carthago delenda est
Eunus
40. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Tiberius
Pax Romana
Vespasian
Syracuse
41. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him
Plebeian
Zealots
Battle of Zama
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
42. Carthage must be destroyed
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Carthago delenda est
Superbus
Jugurtha
43. Religious power of the Emperor
Pontifex Maximus
Numidia
The Jugurthine War
Pax Romana
44. Large estate
Latifundia
The Triumvirate
Battle of Actium
Diocletian
45. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them
Scipio Africanus
The Triumvirate
Consuls
Hannibal Barca
46. Killed by Caesar - ordered death of Pompey - King and Egypt both - fighting against his sister to be ruler
Tribune
Carthage
Messina
Ptolemy XIII
47. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
John the Baptist
Lucretia
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Commodus
48. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Hannibal Barca
Jugurtha
Gladiators
Caligula
49. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Ptolemy XIII
Scipio Africanus
Superbus
Battle of Cannae
50. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Parthia
Praetorian Guard
Christ
Carthago delenda est