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Ancient Rome Trivia

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1. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war






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






3. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources






4. Orator - famous speaker in the Senate who becomes a senator






5. 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






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






7. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.






8. Military commander of the Emperor






9. Proud






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






11. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon






12. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome






13. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights






14. Large estate






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






16. Founding Fathers of Rome






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






18. Greek colony






19. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year






25. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.






26. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans






27. Worked through the senate to get power






28. 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






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






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






31. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy






32. Religious power of the Emperor






33. Orator - famous speaker in the Senate who becomes a senator






34. 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






35. Religious power of the Emperor






36. 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






37. Worked through the senate to get power






38. The second town that Numitor ruled






39. Augustus starts it - personal army for kings (emperors) of Rome - kind of like secret service






40. Carthage must be destroyed






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






42. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer






43. 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






44. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich






45. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill






46. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill






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






48. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer






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






50. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign







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