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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Parthia
Proletariat
Mithridates VI
Vitellius
2. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory
Cassius
Pompey
Messina
Latifundia
3. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son
Messiah
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Imperium
Caesarion
4. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them
Republic
Pax Romana
Syracuse
Latifundia
5. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Titus
Caracalla
Cicero
Romulus
6. The second town that Numitor ruled
Battle of Zama
Caractacus
Alba Longa
Ptolemy XIII
7. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Philip V of Macedon
Scipio Africanus
Syracuse
Trajan (what a boss)
8. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Imperium
Plebeian Secession
Titus
9. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Tribune
Titus
Domitian
Pontifex Maximus
10. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon
Milvian Bridge
Emperor Theodosius
The Jugurthine War
Antiochus III
11. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Plebeian Secession
Palatine Hill
Diocletian
Caractacus
12. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
The Jugurthine War
Sejanus
St. Paul
Caligula
13. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator
Christ
Tiberius
Mithridates VI
Vitellius
14. 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
John the Baptist
Trajan (what a boss)
Scipio Africanus
Tiberius Gracchus
15. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Nero
Hasdrubal
Superbus
King Herod
16. Elected by senate - makes Trajan heir - set precedent for choosing heir based merit
Consuls
Nerva
Pontius Pilate
Marius
17. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra
Sulla
Octavian
Mark Antony
Res Publicas
18. Worked through the people to get power
Popularis
Corvus
The Jugurthine War
Pompeii
19. 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
Rhea Silvia
Attila the Hun
Latins
Constantine
20. Carthage must be destroyed
Popularis
Carthago delenda est
Herod
Nero
21. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather
Commodus
Nerva
Philip V of Macedon
Claudius
22. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
Messina
Crossing the Rubicon
Tribune
The Edict of Milan
23. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra
King Herod
Antonius Pius
Veto
Mark Antony
24. Greek colony
Messina
Caracalla
Battle of Pharsalus
Hannibal Barca
25. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Optimate
Sejanus
Rhea Silvia
Milvian Bridge
26. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
Gauis Julius Caesar
John the Baptist
Horatius
Philip V of Macedon
27. Founding Fathers of Rome
Constantine
Otho
Carthage
Patres
28. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Caesarion
John the Baptist
Cicero
29. Proud
Galba
Superbus
Cinna
Romulus
30. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Palatine Hill
Rhea Silvia
Cicero
31. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Patrician
Ptolemy XIII
Pontius Pilate
Tiber River
32. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)
Diocletian
Constantine
Odoacer
Galba
33. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Christ
Otho
Caractacus
Battle of Zama
34. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome
Marius
Republic
Pagan
Spartacus
35. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul
Gauis Julius Caesar
Superbus
Pontifex Maximus
Battle of Actium
36. Political power of the Emperor
Alba Longa
John the Baptist
Princeps
Mithridates VI
37. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Pompeii
Parthia
Caligula
Horatius
38. 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
Hasdrubal
Eunus
Scipio Aemilianus
Nero
39. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory
Battle of Cannae
Numidia
Pompey
Palatine Hill
40. 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
Pax Romana
Hadrian
Titus
Vespasian
41. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides
Battle of Cannae
Popularis
St. Paul
Pagan
42. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
Jugurtha
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Zealots
Palatine Hill
43. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Brutus
Lucius Verus
Sabines
John the Baptist
44. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
Messiah
John the Baptist
Claudius
Patrician
45. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Titus
Brutus
Pontius Pilate
Lucius Verus
46. 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
Lavuniun
Hamilcar Barca
Domitian
Hadrian
47. Military commander of the Emperor
Imperator
Latifundia
Plebeian Secession
Res Publicas
48. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
Marius
Pax Romana
Latifundia
Hamilcar Barca
49. Military power of the emperor
Hannibal Barca
Romulus
Cleoptra XIII
Imperium
50. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens
Tiberius
Brutus
Caracalla
Romulus