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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Romulus
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Scipio Aemilianus
Tiberius Gracchus
2. King - roman governor of Syria - secular king of the Jews
Nero
Herod
Marius
Pagan
3. 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
Odoacer
Constantine
Marcus Aurelius
St. Paul
4. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon
Pagan
Herod
Crassus
Antiochus III
5. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination
The Jugurthine War
Antiochus III
Brutus
Romulus
6. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.
The Jugurthine War
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Gladiators
Gaius Gracchus
7. Moment you can never you can take back - Caesar crossed itr
Tiberius Gracchus
Otho
Rome
Crossing the Rubicon
8. I forbid
Battle of Actium
Caractacus
Imperium
Veto
9. Political power of the Emperor
Tiberius
Princeps
Domitian
Vitellius
10. Another conspirator
The Triumvirate
Rhea Silvia
Cassius
Veto
11. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory
Pompey
Sejanus
Patrician
Tribune
12. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Lucretia
Etruscans
Eunus
13. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers
Pompeii
Sejanus
Titus
Claudius
14. Religious power of the Emperor
Cato
John the Baptist
Pontifex Maximus
Scipio Aemilianus
15. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Palatine Hill
Hasdrubal
Battle of Pharsalus
Lucretia
16. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Christ
Carthago Delanda est
Veto
Remus
17. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Parthia
Antonius Pius
Hannibal Barca
Cicero
18. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.
Patrician
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Princeps
Cato
19. Military commander of the Emperor
Imperator
Crossing the Rubicon
St. Paul
Veto
20. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north
Hadrian
Octavian
Octavian
Antiochus III
21. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
Nerva
Parthia
Princeps
St. Paul
22. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Tiber River
Marius
Cicero
Odoacer
23. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Cinna
Pagan
Battle of Cannae
Hadrian
24. 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
Trajan (what a boss)
King Herod
Pagan
Attila the Hun
25. Founding Fathers of Rome
Nerva
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Patres
Praetorian Guard
26. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
Latins
Zealots
Hiero II
Hamilcar Barca
27. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Cicero
Imperator
Tribune
Gauis Julius Caesar
28. Place in North Africa
Plebeian
Carthage
Antiochus III
Hasdrubal
29. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Christ
Pontius Pilate
Crossing the Rubicon
Attila the Hun
30. 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
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Horatius
Constantine
The Jugurthine War
31. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense
Nerva
Trajan (what a boss)
Battle of Actium
Hiero II
32. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination
Plebeian Secession
Etruscans
Brutus
Tiber River
33. Founding Fathers of Rome
Patres
Vitellius
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
34. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death
Pompeii
Proletariat
King Herod
St. Paul
35. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Carthage
Jugurtha
Horatius
Plebeian
36. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Odoacer
Res Publicas
Odoacer
Lucius Verus
37. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them
Christ
Brutus
Lucius Verus
Republic
38. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Jugurtha
Lucius Verus
Horatius
Rhea Silvia
39. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Alba Longa
Lavuniun
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Antonius Pius
40. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
Tribune
Hiero II
Carthage
Cassius
41. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
Mithridates VI
Hannibal Barca
Cassius
The Edict of Milan
42. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra
Messina
Nero
Mark Antony
Rhea Silvia
43. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul
Superbus
Gauis Julius Caesar
Vitellius
Otho
44. Military commander of the Emperor
Odoacer
Octavian
Hadrian
Imperator
45. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Nero
Hannibal Barca
Latifundia
46. Orator - famous speaker in the Senate who becomes a senator
Cicero
Diocletian
Battle of Actium
Cato
47. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
Zealots
The Gladiator War
Pontius Pilate
Battle of Zama
48. I forbid
Cato
Veto
Galba
The Jugurthine War
49. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Milvian Bridge
Scipio Africanus
Mark Antony
Ptolemy XIII
50. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome - ended the Olympics
Emperor Theodosius
Carthage
Nerva
Gaius Gracchus