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Ancient Rome Trivia

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






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






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






4. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him






5. 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






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






7. Worked through the people to get power






8. Hannibal's brother who died in battle






9. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus






10. Lowest class of people - usually farmers






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






12. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war






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






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






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






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






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






18. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather






19. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms






20. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north






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






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






23. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.






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






25. Urban landless poor






26. Brother of Titus became imperator by Praetorian Guard and princep by the Senate - he soon disregarded the Senate and merely did everything for the people of Rome - had people start referring to him as dominus et dues meaning Lord of God - first ruler






27. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus






28. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero






29. Where Mount Vesuvius was located






30. Worked through the senate to get power






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






32. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome






33. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated






34. I forbid






35. Place in Sicily






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. African kingdom - that allies with Rome






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






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






44. 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






45. African kingdom - that allies with Rome






46. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes






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






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






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






50. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior







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