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Ancient Rome Trivia

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1. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government






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






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






4. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'






5. Place in Sicily






6. Period of piece in Rome 200 years






7. 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






8. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north






9. Political power of the Emperor






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






11. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins






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






13. Lowest class of people - usually farmers






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






15. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes






16. King of Britain - fought against Rome






17. Killed by Caesar - ordered death of Pompey - King and Egypt both - fighting against his sister to be ruler






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






19. 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






20. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero






21. Leader of the Huns from 434 to 453 CE - led the Hunds west into Germanic territory - threatening Rome






22. I forbid






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. Military power of the emperor






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






26. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon






27. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens






28. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens






29. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought






30. Civic duty - public affairs






31. Period of piece in Rome 200 years






32. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans






33. Carthage must be destroyed






34. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome






35. King - roman governor of Syria - secular king of the Jews






36. Military commander of the Emperor






37. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul






38. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior






39. 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






40. Greek colony






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






42. Another conspirator






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






44. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah






45. 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






46. Where Mount Vesuvius was located






47. Leader of the Huns from 434 to 453 CE - led the Hunds west into Germanic territory - threatening Rome






48. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)






49. Large estate






50. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son