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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Imperator
Spartacus
Nero
Hadrian
2. 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
Battle of Zama
Constantine
Vespasian
Sejanus
3. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Lucretia
Jugurtha
Proletariat
Milvian Bridge
4. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them
Consuls
Res Publicas
Battle of Cannae
Proletariat
5. 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
Cleoptra XIII
Cato
Domitian
Cinna
6. 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
The Triumvirate
Otho
Titus
Philip V of Macedon
7. Augustus starts it - personal army for kings (emperors) of Rome - kind of like secret service
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Imperator
Praetorian Guard
Marcus Aurelius
8. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Carthago Delanda est
Antiochus III
Antiochus III
Pompey
9. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him
Lavuniun
Battle of Zama
Marcus Aurelius
Sulla
10. Place in Sicily
Princeps
Syracuse
Res Publicas
Romulus
11. 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
The Gladiator War
Tiber River
Diocletian
Latifundia
12. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul
Republic
Hamilcar Barca
Scipio Aemilianus
Gauis Julius Caesar
13. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Domitian
Vitellius
Tribune
Messiah
14. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Patres
Milvian Bridge
Scipio Africanus
Pompey
15. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator
Vitellius
Caligula
Plebeian Secession
Cinna
16. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
Syracuse
John the Baptist
Lavuniun
Hiero II
17. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Commodus
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Battle of Pharsalus
Battle of Actium
18. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Milvian Bridge
Crassus
Rome
Antiochus III
19. Town ruled by king Numitor
Imperator
Plebeian
Res Publicas
Lavuniun
20. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon
Alba Longa
Antiochus III
Caracalla
Battle of Cannae
21. Worked through the people to get power
The Jugurthine War
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Res Publicas
Popularis
22. 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
Caligula
Messiah
Parthia
The Jugurthine War
23. 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 Pharsalus
Gauis Julius Caesar
Cassius
Zealots
24. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north
Caesarion
Princeps
Marius
Hadrian
25. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
Philip V of Macedon
Caracalla
Palatine Hill
Zealots
26. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Sejanus
Res Publicas
Domitian
Remus
27. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Crossing the Rubicon
Rome
King Herod
Scipio Aemilianus
28. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Milvian Bridge
Remus
Ptolemy XIII
Domitian
29. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Horatius
Odoacer
Sejanus
Trajan (what a boss)
30. Another conspirator
Caesarion
Cassius
Praetorian Guard
Tiberius
31. Popular speaker said to be the son of God - tried to reform Jewish religion - accidentally started Christianity
Patrician
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Marcus Aurelius
Cassius
32. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
Attila the Hun
Scipio Aemilianus
Battle of Pharsalus
St. Paul
33. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Lucius Verus
Caracalla
Pax Romana
Constantine
34. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting
Pompey
Caracalla
Plebeian Secession
The Jugurthine War
35. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death
Carthago Delanda est
Carthago delenda est
King Herod
Pax Romana
36. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior
Galba
Princeps
Messiah
Caligula
37. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son
Antonius Pius
Hamilcar Barca
Caesarion
Plebeian Secession
38. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Lavuniun
Marcus Aurelius
Messiah
Julio-Claudian Emperors
39. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north
Marius
The Triumvirate
Hadrian
Attila the Hun
40. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination
Corvus
Brutus
Trajan (what a boss)
Etruscans
41. Lowest class of people - usually farmers
Scipio Africanus
Plebeian
Pax Romana
Patres
42. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
Constantine
Parthia
Hiero II
John the Baptist
43. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Crassus
Alba Longa
Princeps
Remus
44. Greek colony
Messina
Republic
Tiberius
Carthago Delanda est
45. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death
Hasdrubal
King Herod
Romulus
Zealots
46. Lowest class of people - usually farmers
Jugurtha
Romulus
Plebeian
Caesarion
47. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Pagan
Pompey
Julio-Claudian Emperors
48. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Pompeii
Imperator
Marius
Cassius
49. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
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50. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Pompey
Battle of Cannae
Romulus
Hannibal Barca