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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
Caractacus
Mithridates VI
Tiberius
Milvian Bridge
2. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Odoacer
Latins
Pompeii
Caesarion
3. English meaning: crow - Plank that connects to ships so the naval forces felt like they were fighting on land - the Roman navy was not their strong point
Pax Romana
Rome
Corvus
Cato
4. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
5. I forbid
Marcus Aurelius
Veto
Gladiators
Imperium
6. Sister to Ptolemy XIII - Pharaoh of Egypt - had an affair with Caesar has an illegitimate child with Caesar - has 3 kids with Antony: Alexander Helios - Cleopatra Selene - and Ptolemy Philadelphos
The Gladiator War
Cleoptra XIII
Cassius
Trajan (what a boss)
7. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Claudius
Battle of Pharsalus
Lucretia
Antiochus III
8. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich
Attila the Hun
Antonius Pius
Eunus
Constantine
9. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Mithridates VI
Palatine Hill
Cassius
Vespasian
10. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul
Gauis Julius Caesar
Crassus
Latins
Tiber River
11. Military commander of the Emperor
Palatine Hill
Hadrian
Caractacus
Imperator
12. African kingdom - that allies with Rome
Numidia
Mithridates VI
Trajan (what a boss)
Eunus
13. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Palatine Hill
The Triumvirate
Pagan
Commodus
14. 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
Gaius Gracchus
Commodus
Latins
Nero
15. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Superbus
Sulla
Popularis
Messina
16. Large estate
Domitian
Marius
Latifundia
Remus
17. Elected by senate - makes Trajan heir - set precedent for choosing heir based merit
Alba Longa
Patres
Caligula
Nerva
18. Place in Sicily
Syracuse
Alba Longa
Trajan (what a boss)
Crossing the Rubicon
19. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
Carthago delenda est
The Jugurthine War
Titus
Lucius Verus
20. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Vitellius
Carthago Delanda est
The Jugurthine War
Hamilcar Barca
21. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Odoacer
Gladiators
The Gladiator War
Imperator
22. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
Milvian Bridge
Etruscans
Gladiators
The Triumvirate
23. 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
Eunus
Corvus
Vespasian
Crossing the Rubicon
24. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Etruscans
Pontius Pilate
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Antiochus III
25. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator
Vitellius
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Superbus
Tiberius
26. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes
Trajan (what a boss)
Sabines
Scipio Aemilianus
Sulla
27. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather
Messina
Claudius
Commodus
Mark Antony
28. 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
Vitellius
Gaius Gracchus
Palatine Hill
Trajan (what a boss)
29. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Spartacus
Cassius
Veto
Jugurtha
30. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Philip V of Macedon
Jugurtha
Vespasian
Mark Antony
31. Urban landless poor
Proletariat
Tiberius
Scipio Africanus
Tribune
32. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Milvian Bridge
Syracuse
Hamilcar Barca
Julio-Claudian Emperors
33. 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
Lucius Verus
Domitian
Otho
Caesarion
34. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Pompeii
Cato
Carthage
Scipio Aemilianus
35. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Rome
Imperium
Lucretia
Herod
36. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Caracalla
St. Paul
Pagan
Brutus
37. Moment you can never you can take back - Caesar crossed itr
Caesarion
Battle of Actium
Crossing the Rubicon
Commodus
38. 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
Battle of Cannae
Marius
Jugurtha
39. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens
Scipio Aemilianus
Caracalla
Milvian Bridge
Antonius Pius
40. Worked through the people to get power
Pontifex Maximus
Popularis
Jugurtha
Crassus
41. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans
Etruscans
Domitian
Milvian Bridge
Imperator
42. Lowest class of people - usually farmers
Plebeian
Cleoptra XIII
The Jugurthine War
Eunus
43. Founding Fathers of Rome
Cassius
Patres
Cato
Syracuse
44. Founding Fathers of Rome
Parthia
Jugurtha
Patres
Carthago Delanda est
45. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Jugurtha
Cicero
Tiber River
Spartacus
46. Place in North Africa
Gauis Julius Caesar
Cassius
Carthage
Remus
47. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Otho
Horatius
Plebeian
Crassus
48. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them
Nerva
Constantine
Republic
Herod
49. Proud
Marcus Aurelius
Lucius Verus
Superbus
Commodus
50. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Patrician
Hadrian
Pontius Pilate
Cicero