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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans
Cicero
Christ
Etruscans
Caesarion
2. Large estate
Hiero II
Latifundia
Patres
Gladiators
3. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra
Lucius Verus
Rome
Mark Antony
Gladiators
4. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Philip V of Macedon
Rome
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Caligula
5. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Philip V of Macedon
Gauis Julius Caesar
Caesarion
Remus
6. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Lucius Verus
Caractacus
Imperium
The Triumvirate
7. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
King Herod
Parthia
Galba
Popularis
8. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
The Gladiator War
John the Baptist
Horatius
Messina
9. Caesar's great nephew forms the 2nd Triumvirate - youngest consul in history of Rome - becomes emperor of Rome
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Octavian
Attila the Hun
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
10. Place in North Africa
Domitian
Cicero
Cassius
Carthage
11. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Spartacus
Remus
Hasdrubal
Galba
12. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Hannibal Barca
Odoacer
Eunus
Rome
13. Town ruled by king Numitor
Pax Romana
Lavuniun
Romulus
Spartacus
14. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
The Edict of Milan
Cato
Pompey
Pontifex Maximus
15. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Horatius
King Herod
Jugurtha
Imperium
16. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Cinna
Latifundia
Cinna
Commodus
17. Civic duty - public affairs
Scipio Aemilianus
Sejanus
Res Publicas
Cato
18. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms
Battle of Zama
Gaius Gracchus
Philip V of Macedon
Tribune
19. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Caligula
Etruscans
Pax Romana
Gladiators
20. Political power of the Emperor
Princeps
Nero
Vitellius
Battle of Pharsalus
21. The second town that Numitor ruled
Tiberius
Claudius
Caligula
Alba Longa
22. 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
Brutus
Otho
Patrician
Titus
23. Proud
Milvian Bridge
Christ
Superbus
Battle of Cannae
24. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Plebeian Secession
Commodus
Spartacus
Sulla
25. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination
Emperor Theodosius
Numidia
Mithridates VI
Brutus
26. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Attila the Hun
Hasdrubal
Scipio Aemilianus
Pompey
27. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Emperor Theodosius
Rome
Cinna
Optimate
28. African kingdom - that allies with Rome
Pontius Pilate
Brutus
Numidia
Patres
29. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
Hasdrubal
Lavuniun
The Triumvirate
Lavuniun
30. Elected by senate - makes Trajan heir - set precedent for choosing heir based merit
Nerva
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Alba Longa
Milvian Bridge
31. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him
Claudius
Pagan
Mithridates VI
Consuls
32. Killed by Caesar - ordered death of Pompey - King and Egypt both - fighting against his sister to be ruler
Marius
Ptolemy XIII
The Gladiator War
Remus
33. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Herod
Attila the Hun
Cinna
Hadrian
34. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Battle of Cannae
Nero
Hadrian
35. 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
Carthago Delanda est
Commodus
The Jugurthine War
Vespasian
36. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Crassus
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Republic
The Social War
37. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Christ
Pontius Pilate
Pax Romana
Cicero
38. Military commander of the Emperor
Octavian
Res Publicas
Veto
Imperator
39. 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
Nero
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Constantine
Sejanus
40. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator
Vitellius
Gaius Gracchus
Ptolemy XIII
Domitian
41. 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
Brutus
Battle of Zama
Emperor Theodosius
42. Urban landless poor
Proletariat
Princeps
Carthago delenda est
Syracuse
43. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans
Etruscans
Diocletian
Princeps
Caracalla
44. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Scipio Aemilianus
Romulus
Crassus
Octavian
45. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Diocletian
Pagan
Optimate
Rome
46. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Spartacus
Rhea Silvia
The Triumvirate
Sulla
47. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms
Milvian Bridge
Gaius Gracchus
Pax Romana
Constantine
48. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Imperium
Crassus
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Horatius
49. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Remus
Christ
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Pompeii
50. 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
Gauis Julius Caesar
Marcus Aurelius
Sulla
Emperor Theodosius