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Ancient Rome Trivia

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1. Carthage must be destroyed






2. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory






3. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome - ended the Olympics






4. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome






5. Worked through the people to get power






6. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'






7. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior






8. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides






9. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north






10. Period of piece in Rome 200 years






11. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army






12. Religious power of the Emperor






13. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them






14. 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






15. I forbid






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






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






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






19. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes






20. 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






21. Lowest class of people - usually farmers






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






23. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul






24. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization






25. 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






26. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign






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






28. African kingdom - that allies with Rome






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






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






31. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)






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






33. Period of piece in Rome 200 years






34. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather






35. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome






36. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death






37. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself

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






39. Killed by Caesar - ordered death of Pompey - King and Egypt both - fighting against his sister to be ruler






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






41. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator






42. 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






43. Carthage must be destroyed






44. Large estate






45. 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






46. Caesar's great nephew forms the 2nd Triumvirate - youngest consul in history of Rome - becomes emperor of Rome






47. 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






48. Galba's right hand man - named Imperator by Praetorian Guard - senate unhappily named him princep as well - almost went into a Civil War with Vitellius but instead killed himself so he would not have to go into a Civil War






49. Earliest tribes in the area






50. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination