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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Earliest tribes in the area
Patres
John the Baptist
Latins
Herod
2. 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
Tribune
The Gladiator War
Tiberius Gracchus
Cleoptra XIII
3. King - roman governor of Syria - secular king of the Jews
Remus
Claudius
Herod
Lucretia
4. Overall amazing - treats senate well - military guy - fair rule - campaigns for good of Rome - conquers Armenia don't ask/don't tell policy for Christians
Tribune
Philip V of Macedon
Antiochus III
Trajan (what a boss)
5. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
Gaius Gracchus
The Triumvirate
Carthago Delanda est
Battle of Actium
6. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Superbus
Titus
Tiberius
7. 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
Vespasian
Gladiators
Proletariat
Carthago Delanda est
8. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Res Publicas
Battle of Pharsalus
Caligula
Philip V of Macedon
9. Military power of the emperor
Vitellius
Vitellius
Imperium
Horatius
10. Town ruled by king Numitor
Praetorian Guard
Hasdrubal
Lavuniun
Alba Longa
11. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Caracalla
Jugurtha
Hasdrubal
Christ
12. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Sejanus
Battle of Cannae
Plebeian Secession
13. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Etruscans
Pontius Pilate
The Triumvirate
Remus
14. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
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15. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Tiberius
Antiochus III
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Optimate
16. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Caesarion
Milvian Bridge
Jugurtha
Sulla
17. 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
Vespasian
Emperor Theodosius
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
18. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Lucius Verus
Pompey
Tiber River
Etruscans
19. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich
Hadrian
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
St. Paul
Eunus
20. Military leader - goes against Rome - after he lost in Africa he was kicked out of Carthage
Hannibal Barca
Battle of Zama
Trajan (what a boss)
Caesarion
21. 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
Pontius Pilate
Mark Antony
Tiberius Gracchus
Domitian
22. Killed by Caesar - ordered death of Pompey - King and Egypt both - fighting against his sister to be ruler
Ptolemy XIII
Scipio Aemilianus
King Herod
Marius
23. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Palatine Hill
Christ
Philip V of Macedon
Gladiators
24. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
The Jugurthine War
Patrician
Jugurtha
Patres
25. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers
Nero
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Domitian
Titus
26. Proud
Plebeian Secession
Scipio Aemilianus
Superbus
Carthage
27. Killed by Caesar - ordered death of Pompey - King and Egypt both - fighting against his sister to be ruler
Gladiators
Cleoptra XIII
Ptolemy XIII
Trajan (what a boss)
28. Worked through the people to get power
Cinna
Popularis
Caligula
Parthia
29. Military power of the emperor
Proletariat
Corvus
Imperium
The Social War
30. 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
Remus
Tiberius Gracchus
Constantine
Hiero II
31. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Diocletian
Battle of Pharsalus
Cinna
Cassius
32. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra
Palatine Hill
Mark Antony
Tiber River
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
33. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Battle of Cannae
Hamilcar Barca
Lucius Verus
34. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Philip V of Macedon
Imperator
The Social War
Palatine Hill
35. Political power of the Emperor
Princeps
Pompey
Rome
Diocletian
36. Worked through the people to get power
Imperator
Constantine
Popularis
Pompeii
37. Greek colony
Zealots
Caracalla
Messina
Rhea Silvia
38. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
The Jugurthine War
Scipio Africanus
Philip V of Macedon
Veto
39. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Battle of Zama
Messiah
Galba
Pagan
40. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Claudius
Trajan (what a boss)
Parthia
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
John the Baptist
Princeps
Numidia
42. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Sejanus
Eunus
Cassius
Diocletian
43. I forbid
Palatine Hill
Tiberius
Veto
Philip V of Macedon
44. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Caractacus
Eunus
Caligula
Milvian Bridge
45. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
The Triumvirate
Etruscans
The Jugurthine War
Odoacer
46. Religious power of the Emperor
Consuls
Pontifex Maximus
Palatine Hill
Eunus
47. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Scipio Aemilianus
Republic
Marcus Aurelius
Antonius Pius
48. Another conspirator
Proletariat
Lucius Verus
Cassius
Remus
49. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
The Social War
Parthia
Pontius Pilate
Corvus
50. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son
Caesarion
Pontius Pilate
Trajan (what a boss)
The Edict of Milan