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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. 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
Optimate
Otho
Battle of Pharsalus
Caligula
2. 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
The Social War
Mithridates VI
Scipio Aemilianus
Vespasian
3. Lowest class of people - usually farmers
Superbus
Latifundia
Plebeian
Vespasian
4. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him
Lavuniun
Battle of Zama
Emperor Theodosius
Messiah
5. Founding Fathers of Rome
Eunus
Praetorian Guard
Sejanus
Patres
6. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Cinna
Tribune
Caesarion
Christ
7. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them
Eunus
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Pompey
Consuls
8. Popular speaker said to be the son of God - tried to reform Jewish religion - accidentally started Christianity
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Imperium
Zealots
Sabines
9. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Pax Romana
Domitian
Vitellius
St. Paul
10. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor
Antonius Pius
Tiberius Gracchus
Carthago Delanda est
Vitellius
11. 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
Caractacus
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Domitian
Vitellius
12. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Tiber River
Republic
Mithridates VI
Scipio Africanus
13. Place in Sicily
Syracuse
Imperator
Battle of Zama
Hasdrubal
14. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
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15. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms
Trajan (what a boss)
Palatine Hill
Spartacus
Gaius Gracchus
16. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Constantine
Commodus
Crassus
Cicero
17. 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
Syracuse
Galba
Lavuniun
Commodus
18. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Pontius Pilate
Palatine Hill
Cicero
Superbus
19. Moment you can never you can take back - Caesar crossed itr
Spartacus
Crossing the Rubicon
Diocletian
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
20. 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
Etruscans
Jugurtha
Caligula
The Triumvirate
21. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Parthia
Plebeian Secession
Nerva
Palatine Hill
22. Greek colony
Otho
Messina
The Gladiator War
Hiero II
23. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Hasdrubal
The Triumvirate
The Gladiator War
24. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather
The Gladiator War
Marcus Aurelius
Claudius
Caligula
25. Earliest tribes in the area
Alba Longa
Titus
Latins
Marcus Aurelius
26. Founding Fathers of Rome
Patres
Lucius Verus
Veto
Imperium
27. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death
John the Baptist
King Herod
Tiberius Gracchus
Hamilcar Barca
28. Military commander of the Emperor
Imperator
Remus
Caligula
Philip V of Macedon
29. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Praetorian Guard
Scipio Aemilianus
Hiero II
Patrician
30. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Domitian
Diocletian
Pompey
Rhea Silvia
31. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Plebeian
Caractacus
Pontifex Maximus
Corvus
32. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Christ
Numidia
Lucius Verus
Caesarion
33. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Odoacer
Etruscans
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Sabines
34. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms
Nerva
Numidia
Jugurtha
Gaius Gracchus
35. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Romulus
The Social War
Rome
Patrician
36. 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
Trajan (what a boss)
Hannibal Barca
Numidia
Tiber River
37. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Hadrian
Hasdrubal
The Triumvirate
Sabines
38. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers
Patrician
Sabines
Titus
Hasdrubal
39. 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
Milvian Bridge
Latins
The Gladiator War
Octavian
40. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory
Antiochus III
Pompey
King Herod
Battle of Cannae
41. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Caesarion
Palatine Hill
Constantine
Caracalla
42. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Lucretia
Lavuniun
Spartacus
Claudius
43. Augustus starts it - personal army for kings (emperors) of Rome - kind of like secret service
Scipio Aemilianus
Praetorian Guard
Otho
Veto
44. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Patrician
Sejanus
Popularis
King Herod
45. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Jugurtha
Princeps
Tribune
Mithridates VI
46. Religious power of the Emperor
Tiber River
Philip V of Macedon
Pontifex Maximus
Cassius
47. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Antonius Pius
Nerva
Palatine Hill
Diocletian
48. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Alba Longa
Imperium
Diocletian
Tribune
49. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Eunus
Patres
Gladiators
Rhea Silvia
50. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Attila the Hun
Diocletian
Hiero II
Carthago Delanda est