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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. 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
Attila the Hun
Vespasian
Caractacus
Mark Antony
2. Military commander of the Emperor
Imperator
Attila the Hun
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Tiberius
3. 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
Cinna
Battle of Zama
Pompey
The Gladiator War
4. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Battle of Zama
Tribune
The Edict of Milan
Jugurtha
5. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination
Battle of Pharsalus
Numidia
Brutus
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
6. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Lucretia
Vespasian
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Horatius
7. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
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8. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Romulus
Antonius Pius
Battle of Cannae
Vitellius
9. Elected by senate - makes Trajan heir - set precedent for choosing heir based merit
Hamilcar Barca
Nerva
Mithridates VI
Gladiators
10. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Patrician
Cassius
Messiah
Caractacus
11. Large estate
Latifundia
Proletariat
Pompeii
Hiero II
12. 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
Galba
Latins
Mithridates VI
Messiah
13. 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
Syracuse
Trajan (what a boss)
Hasdrubal
Imperator
14. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
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15. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer
Res Publicas
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Herod
Palatine Hill
16. 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
Veto
Gaius Gracchus
Nero
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
17. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
Antiochus III
The Triumvirate
St. Paul
King Herod
18. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Nerva
Caligula
Tribune
Attila the Hun
19. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Milvian Bridge
Palatine Hill
Eunus
Scipio Aemilianus
20. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
Plebeian Secession
Gaius Gracchus
Horatius
Pontius Pilate
21. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens
Caracalla
Remus
Imperator
Hamilcar Barca
22. Military power of the emperor
Rome
Imperium
Popularis
Constantine
23. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
The Triumvirate
Romulus
Cinna
Antiochus III
24. Founding Fathers of Rome
Patres
Caesarion
Gauis Julius Caesar
Cato
25. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Gladiators
Tiberius Gracchus
Philip V of Macedon
Hannibal Barca
26. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Rhea Silvia
Battle of Cannae
The Gladiator War
Etruscans
27. Place in Sicily
Syracuse
Praetorian Guard
Constantine
Imperium
28. Proud
Philip V of Macedon
Superbus
Hadrian
Veto
29. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Hamilcar Barca
Tribune
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Superbus
30. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Marius
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Pax Romana
Mark Antony
31. Founding Fathers of Rome
Proletariat
Patres
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Battle of Pharsalus
32. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Romulus
John the Baptist
Palatine Hill
Eunus
33. 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
Parthia
Popularis
Cleoptra XIII
Caligula
34. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)
Antiochus III
Res Publicas
Sabines
Diocletian
35. Another conspirator
Superbus
Cato
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Cassius
36. 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
Nerva
Brutus
Galba
Hamilcar Barca
37. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Pontius Pilate
Gaius Gracchus
Pontifex Maximus
Scipio Africanus
38. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich
Messina
Lavuniun
Messiah
Eunus
39. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
Remus
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Praetorian Guard
Hiero II
40. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war
Princeps
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Messiah
The Social War
41. Popular speaker said to be the son of God - tried to reform Jewish religion - accidentally started Christianity
Emperor Theodosius
Carthago Delanda est
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Pontius Pilate
42. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather
Nero
Proletariat
Claudius
Vespasian
43. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome
Jugurtha
Otho
Marius
Hamilcar Barca
44. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Galba
Imperator
Cassius
Sulla
45. 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
Corvus
Caligula
Patrician
Tiberius
46. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Philip V of Macedon
Corvus
Sabines
Crassus
47. 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
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Otho
Tribune
Pompeii
48. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Hiero II
Sulla
Pax Romana
49. Carthage must be destroyed
Caligula
Pontifex Maximus
Carthago delenda est
Battle of Zama
50. Military commander of the Emperor
Imperator
Alba Longa
Caractacus
Eunus