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Ancient Rome Trivia

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1. Carthage must be destroyed






2. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius






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






4. Moment you can never you can take back - Caesar crossed itr






5. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar






6. The second town that Numitor ruled






7. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights






8. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer






9. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them






10. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.






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






12. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama






13. Civic duty - public affairs






14. King of Britain - fought against Rome






15. African kingdom - that allies with Rome






16. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power






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






18. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior






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






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






21. Large estate






22. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him






23. 5th Julio-Claudian emperor - persecuted Christians - fire in Rome he blamed the Christians - however all of the other people blamed him - kicked pregnant wife to death - castrated and married a young boy (Sporus) made him look like his dead wife - fo






24. 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






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






26. Proud






27. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon






28. Founding Fathers of Rome






29. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games






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






31. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army






32. 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






33. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill






34. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome






35. Augustus starts it - personal army for kings (emperors) of Rome - kind of like secret service






36. 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






37. Place in North Africa






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






39. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra






40. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers






41. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son






42. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power






43. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero






44. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization






45. Military power of the emperor






46. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary






47. Political power of the Emperor






48. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides






49. Military commander of the Emperor






50. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich