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Ancient Rome Trivia

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1. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.






2. Period of piece in Rome 200 years






3. Military leader - goes against Rome - after he lost in Africa he was kicked out of Carthage






4. African kingdom - that allies with Rome






5. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior






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






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






8. Civic duty - public affairs






9. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son






10. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north






11. Where Mount Vesuvius was located






12. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought






13. Large estate






14. Large estate






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






16. 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






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






18. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins






19. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him






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






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






22. Greek colony






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






24. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power






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






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






27. Town ruled by king Numitor






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






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






30. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans






31. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games






32. Place in Sicily






33. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon






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






36. 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






37. King - roman governor of Syria - secular king of the Jews






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






39. I forbid






40. Proud






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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)






47. Earliest tribes in the area






48. King of Britain - fought against Rome






49. Elected by senate - makes Trajan heir - set precedent for choosing heir based merit






50. Another conspirator