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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. 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
Claudius
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Nero
Carthage
2. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Rhea Silvia
Plebeian Secession
Diocletian
Commodus
3. 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
Claudius
Vespasian
Marcus Aurelius
St. Paul
4. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
Carthago delenda est
Trajan (what a boss)
Julio-Claudian Emperors
The Triumvirate
5. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior
Messiah
King Herod
Etruscans
Imperium
6. 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
Domitian
Titus
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Res Publicas
7. Political power of the Emperor
Titus
Princeps
Vitellius
Pagan
8. Senator who traveled to Carthage to tell the Numidia to leave Carthage alone then he discover they had great resources - and he told rome about it and it started the 3rd Punic War - he kept on saying Carthago Delenda Est which means Carthage must be
The Gladiator War
Imperator
Lucius Verus
Cato
9. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death
King Herod
Titus
Romulus
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
10. 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
Domitian
Milvian Bridge
Galba
Christ
11. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Gaius Gracchus
Hiero II
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Tribune
12. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Caractacus
Cleoptra XIII
Hannibal Barca
Eunus
13. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Sejanus
Pontifex Maximus
Cleoptra XIII
Superbus
14. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
Parthia
Princeps
Pontius Pilate
Horatius
15. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)
Imperator
Attila the Hun
Diocletian
Pompeii
16. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Carthago delenda est
Palatine Hill
Caractacus
Republic
17. 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
Spartacus
Tiberius Gracchus
Marcus Aurelius
The Social War
18. Another conspirator
Sulla
Pax Romana
Cassius
Lavuniun
19. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome - ended the Olympics
Emperor Theodosius
Pompeii
Battle of Zama
Battle of Actium
20. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon
Consuls
Crossing the Rubicon
Antiochus III
Pompeii
21. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator
Plebeian Secession
The Triumvirate
Gladiators
Vitellius
22. Augustus starts it - personal army for kings (emperors) of Rome - kind of like secret service
Etruscans
Ptolemy XIII
Princeps
Praetorian Guard
23. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Sabines
Cato
Christ
Odoacer
24. Senator who traveled to Carthage to tell the Numidia to leave Carthage alone then he discover they had great resources - and he told rome about it and it started the 3rd Punic War - he kept on saying Carthago Delenda Est which means Carthage must be
Palatine Hill
Cato
Corvus
Tiberius
25. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior
Patrician
Plebeian Secession
Messiah
Spartacus
26. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Hasdrubal
Nerva
Pax Romana
Antiochus III
27. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Corvus
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Spartacus
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
28. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Cinna
Pompeii
Marcus Aurelius
Cato
29. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes
Sabines
Cleoptra XIII
Rhea Silvia
The Edict of Milan
30. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son
Patrician
Caesarion
Crassus
Patrician
31. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Palatine Hill
Caesarion
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Sulla
32. Military leader - goes against Rome - after he lost in Africa he was kicked out of Carthage
Alba Longa
Hannibal Barca
Carthago delenda est
Lavuniun
33. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Antonius Pius
Patres
Marius
Brutus
34. Orator - famous speaker in the Senate who becomes a senator
Cato
Eunus
Trajan (what a boss)
Cicero
35. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory
Pompey
Battle of Actium
Titus
Sejanus
36. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Tiberius
Proletariat
Crossing the Rubicon
Claudius
37. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
Carthage
Brutus
Hiero II
The Edict of Milan
38. The second town that Numitor ruled
Attila the Hun
Syracuse
Tribune
Alba Longa
39. Carthage must be destroyed
Rhea Silvia
St. Paul
St. Paul
Carthago delenda est
40. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Zealots
Popularis
Praetorian Guard
Tribune
41. Military commander of the Emperor
Imperator
Marcus Aurelius
Hamilcar Barca
John the Baptist
42. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Proletariat
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Marcus Aurelius
Cinna
43. Orator - famous speaker in the Senate who becomes a senator
Diocletian
Veto
Cicero
Battle of Pharsalus
44. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome
Domitian
Zealots
Marius
Titus
45. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon
Res Publicas
Vitellius
Antiochus III
Cleoptra XIII
46. Where the slaves revolted - they were being held in Capua and they broke loose stole knives from a butcher shop and this was the start of The Gladiator War
Battle of Pharsalus
The Gladiator War
Sabines
Res Publicas
47. Leader of the Huns from 434 to 453 CE - led the Hunds west into Germanic territory - threatening Rome
Marcus Aurelius
Attila the Hun
Carthage
Palatine Hill
48. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens
Caracalla
Plebeian
Caractacus
Corvus
49. Elected by senate - makes Trajan heir - set precedent for choosing heir based merit
Nerva
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Christ
Eunus
50. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator
Vitellius
Carthago Delanda est
Romulus
Tiber River