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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Republic
Antonius Pius
Caesarion
2. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Alba Longa
Milvian Bridge
Tiberius Gracchus
Mark Antony
3. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
Horatius
Marius
Philip V of Macedon
Plebeian Secession
4. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Galba
Cato
Pax Romana
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
5. King - roman governor of Syria - secular king of the Jews
Battle of Actium
Herod
Philip V of Macedon
Superbus
6. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome
Carthago delenda est
Proletariat
Marius
Pontifex Maximus
7. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Caracalla
Philip V of Macedon
Popularis
Pagan
8. Killed by Caesar - ordered death of Pompey - King and Egypt both - fighting against his sister to be ruler
Ptolemy XIII
Imperium
Corvus
Imperator
9. Worked through the people to get power
Republic
Etruscans
Imperium
Popularis
10. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Scipio Africanus
Sejanus
Parthia
King Herod
11. Founding Fathers of Rome
Lucius Verus
Zealots
Romulus
Patres
12. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Nerva
Pontius Pilate
Vespasian
Christ
13. Political power of the Emperor
Pompey
Lavuniun
Princeps
Carthago delenda est
14. Place in Sicily
Rhea Silvia
Syracuse
Marcus Aurelius
Tribune
15. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome
Octavian
Zealots
Marius
Battle of Cannae
16. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome - ended the Olympics
Caracalla
Emperor Theodosius
Caesarion
Imperium
17. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Caracalla
Romulus
Gladiators
Etruscans
18. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
Marcus Aurelius
Scipio Aemilianus
Scipio Africanus
The Triumvirate
19. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Hamilcar Barca
Corvus
Republic
Spartacus
20. 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
Patres
Nero
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Mark Antony
21. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Consuls
Superbus
Commodus
Battle of Cannae
22. Military power of the emperor
Caesarion
Messina
Cassius
Imperium
23. Proud
Superbus
Lucretia
Messiah
Imperator
24. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Antonius Pius
Battle of Pharsalus
Galba
Pax Romana
25. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
St. Paul
Mark Antony
Mark Antony
Caractacus
26. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome - ended the Olympics
Emperor Theodosius
Battle of Zama
Imperator
Cinna
27. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Cinna
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Pax Romana
Gaius Gracchus
28. Lowest class of people - usually farmers
Sulla
Crassus
Plebeian
Alba Longa
29. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer
Palatine Hill
Emperor Theodosius
Caligula
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
30. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Sulla
Odoacer
Superbus
Pontius Pilate
31. Urban landless poor
Praetorian Guard
Republic
Commodus
Proletariat
32. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Eunus
Cato
Constantine
Philip V of Macedon
33. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war
Tiber River
The Social War
Sulla
Popularis
34. Greek colony
Commodus
Messina
Imperium
Spartacus
35. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Philip V of Macedon
Crassus
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Pagan
36. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Milvian Bridge
Sejanus
Plebeian Secession
Gladiators
37. Moment you can never you can take back - Caesar crossed itr
Gladiators
Domitian
Carthago delenda est
Crossing the Rubicon
38. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
Republic
Hamilcar Barca
Brutus
Nerva
39. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator
Vitellius
Parthia
Rhea Silvia
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
40. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
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41. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides
Herod
Battle of Cannae
The Edict of Milan
Latins
42. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north
Cicero
Scipio Aemilianus
Hamilcar Barca
Hadrian
43. Earliest tribes in the area
Latins
Mark Antony
Ptolemy XIII
Plebeian Secession
44. 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
Latins
Caligula
Parthia
Vitellius
45. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
Hiero II
The Social War
Caligula
Milvian Bridge
46. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior
Pontifex Maximus
The Gladiator War
Messiah
Pontius Pilate
47. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
John the Baptist
St. Paul
Commodus
Pompeii
48. King - roman governor of Syria - secular king of the Jews
The Edict of Milan
Alba Longa
Herod
Pompeii
49. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
Marius
The Edict of Milan
Lavuniun
Eunus
50. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Cassius
Palatine Hill
Caligula
Rhea Silvia