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Ancient Rome Trivia

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






2. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory






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






4. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death






10. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today






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






12. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death






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






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






15. Political power of the Emperor






16. 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






17. Earliest tribes in the area






18. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero






19. 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






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






21. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death






22. 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






23. Period of piece in Rome 200 years






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






25. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon






26. 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






27. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son






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






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






30. 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






31. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory






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






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






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






35. Worked through the people to get power






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






37. 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






38. Urban landless poor






39. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor






40. Period of piece in Rome 200 years






41. Popular speaker said to be the son of God - tried to reform Jewish religion - accidentally started Christianity






42. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death






43. Greek colony






44. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory






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






46. 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






47. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha






48. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins






49. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.






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