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Ancient Rome Trivia

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1. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games






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






3. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense






4. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today






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






6. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war






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






8. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it






9. Lowest class of people - usually farmers






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






11. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor






12. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination






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






14. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome






15. Large estate






16. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him






17. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death






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






19. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms






20. 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






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






22. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary






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






24. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah






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






26. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son






27. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer






28. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather






29. Military commander of the Emperor






30. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus






31. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them






32. Military commander of the Emperor






33. 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






34. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich






35. 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






36. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome






37. Popular speaker said to be the son of God - tried to reform Jewish religion - accidentally started Christianity






38. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory






39. Proud






40. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year






41. 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






42. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games






43. Political power of the Emperor






44. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him






45. Worked through the people to get power






46. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins






47. 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






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






49. Civic duty - public affairs






50. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated