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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers
Latins
Titus
Plebeian
Philip V of Macedon
2. Leader of the Huns from 434 to 453 CE - led the Hunds west into Germanic territory - threatening Rome
Gaius Gracchus
Attila the Hun
Parthia
Diocletian
3. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Pagan
Latifundia
Etruscans
Sejanus
4. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Cicero
Antiochus III
Spartacus
Hadrian
5. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
Antonius Pius
The Edict of Milan
St. Paul
Herod
6. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Tribune
Sulla
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Rhea Silvia
7. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Sulla
Domitian
Jugurtha
Mithridates VI
8. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens
The Social War
Commodus
Jugurtha
Caracalla
9. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Milvian Bridge
Antonius Pius
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Nerva
10. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul
Battle of Cannae
Tiberius Gracchus
Gauis Julius Caesar
Veto
11. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Crassus
Vespasian
Popularis
Mithridates VI
12. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Odoacer
Imperator
Republic
Lavuniun
13. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers
Lavuniun
Titus
Hamilcar Barca
Carthago delenda est
14. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Sulla
Hamilcar Barca
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Christ
15. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Tiberius
Sabines
Cassius
Emperor Theodosius
16. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Pontius Pilate
Antonius Pius
Gauis Julius Caesar
Cassius
17. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Battle of Zama
Milvian Bridge
Lucretia
Antonius Pius
18. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon
The Gladiator War
Antiochus III
Pompey
Numidia
19. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides
Horatius
Caracalla
Pagan
Battle of Cannae
20. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Cicero
The Social War
Romulus
Galba
21. 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
Patrician
Cinna
Galba
Eunus
22. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
Cicero
The Jugurthine War
Gauis Julius Caesar
Emperor Theodosius
23. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens
Alba Longa
Republic
Milvian Bridge
Caracalla
24. 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
Imperium
Caligula
Rhea Silvia
Optimate
25. 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
Caracalla
Marcus Aurelius
Etruscans
King Herod
26. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Marcus Aurelius
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Parthia
The Triumvirate
27. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination
Brutus
Gauis Julius Caesar
Diocletian
Hannibal Barca
28. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich
Nero
Galba
Patrician
Eunus
29. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
Cato
Palatine Hill
The Triumvirate
Cassius
30. Augustus starts it - personal army for kings (emperors) of Rome - kind of like secret service
Praetorian Guard
Rome
Octavian
Hiero II
31. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
The Social War
Cicero
Otho
Remus
32. Founding Fathers of Rome
Lavuniun
Latins
Patres
Pontifex Maximus
33. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Jugurtha
Milvian Bridge
Remus
Battle of Actium
34. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Sabines
Jugurtha
Sabines
Carthago Delanda est
35. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
Cinna
Commodus
Patrician
Zealots
36. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans
Claudius
Etruscans
Vitellius
St. Paul
37. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans
Etruscans
Battle of Pharsalus
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Cassius
38. I forbid
Imperium
Veto
Sabines
The Gladiator War
39. 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
Mark Antony
Cleoptra XIII
Horatius
Imperium
40. Worked through the senate to get power
Optimate
Imperium
Philip V of Macedon
Plebeian
41. Greek colony
Patres
Messina
Herod
Remus
42. Large estate
Crossing the Rubicon
Latifundia
Galba
Nero
43. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Patrician
Cinna
Plebeian
44. Leader of the Huns from 434 to 453 CE - led the Hunds west into Germanic territory - threatening Rome
Pontius Pilate
Attila the Hun
Caractacus
The Gladiator War
45. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Sulla
Hamilcar Barca
Antiochus III
Crossing the Rubicon
46. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.
Pompeii
Rhea Silvia
Sejanus
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
47. 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
Diocletian
Constantine
Milvian Bridge
Latins
48. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Scipio Africanus
Proletariat
Lucretia
Antiochus III
49. The second town that Numitor ruled
The Jugurthine War
Pagan
Alba Longa
Tribune
50. Worked through the senate to get power
Optimate
St. Paul
Constantine
Messiah