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Ancient Rome Trivia

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






2. King of Britain - fought against Rome






3. Urban landless poor






4. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination






5. King of Britain - fought against Rome






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






7. Place in Sicily






8. 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






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






10. Proud






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






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






13. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him






14. The second town that Numitor ruled






15. Proud






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






17. Military leader - goes against Rome - after he lost in Africa he was kicked out of Carthage






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






19. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'






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






21. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games






22. Earliest tribes in the area






23. Earliest tribes in the area






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






25. 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






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






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






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. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him






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






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






32. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama






33. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.






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






35. I forbid






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






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






38. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources






39. 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






40. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'






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






42. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy






43. 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






44. Worked through the people to get power






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






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






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






48. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero






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






50. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north