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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them
Republic
Pontifex Maximus
Hiero II
Spartacus
2. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Crassus
Numidia
Christ
Rome
3. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
Mithridates VI
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Pompeii
The Jugurthine War
4. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Palatine Hill
Antonius Pius
Hadrian
Attila the Hun
5. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
Romulus
Nerva
Patres
Zealots
6. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Cinna
Carthago Delanda est
Titus
Remus
7. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Rome
Zealots
Numidia
Syracuse
8. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
The Gladiator War
Constantine
Optimate
Tiberius
9. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Christ
Lucretia
Philip V of Macedon
Scipio Aemilianus
10. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Hamilcar Barca
Tribune
Romulus
The Edict of Milan
11. 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
St. Paul
Horatius
Otho
Battle of Cannae
12. 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
Cato
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Cinna
13. I forbid
Spartacus
Veto
Odoacer
Rome
14. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Mark Antony
Vespasian
Sejanus
Republic
15. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator
Vitellius
Vespasian
Rhea Silvia
Sulla
16. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Veto
Tribune
Parthia
Battle of Cannae
17. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Julio-Claudian Emperors
The Gladiator War
Patrician
King Herod
18. Large estate
Philip V of Macedon
Latifundia
Jugurtha
Octavian
19. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Remus
Cato
Rhea Silvia
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
20. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Sejanus
Cinna
Galba
Cato
21. 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
Pontifex Maximus
Caractacus
Horatius
Trajan (what a boss)
22. 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
Caligula
Galba
Eunus
Spartacus
23. Carthage must be destroyed
St. Paul
Battle of Actium
Commodus
Carthago delenda est
24. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Etruscans
Carthago Delanda est
Commodus
The Triumvirate
25. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
Horatius
Constantine
Mithridates VI
Superbus
26. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son
Nero
Caesarion
Veto
Sabines
27. 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
Latifundia
Cinna
Cleoptra XIII
28. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome - ended the Olympics
Hamilcar Barca
Attila the Hun
Emperor Theodosius
Hasdrubal
29. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Romulus
Res Publicas
Alba Longa
Pagan
30. Civic duty - public affairs
Res Publicas
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Gauis Julius Caesar
Galba
31. Political power of the Emperor
The Jugurthine War
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Princeps
Caligula
32. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
The Triumvirate
Lucretia
Battle of Actium
Gaius Gracchus
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
Horatius
Domitian
Christ
Vespasian
34. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them
Pontifex Maximus
Consuls
Carthage
Lucius Verus
35. Civic duty - public affairs
Pontius Pilate
Res Publicas
Corvus
Crassus
36. 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
St. Paul
Vespasian
Remus
Sulla
37. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Gladiators
Res Publicas
Spartacus
Zealots
38. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
Spartacus
Vitellius
Hiero II
Commodus
39. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich
Optimate
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Eunus
Julio-Claudian Emperors
40. 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
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Cato
Imperator
Jugurtha
41. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator
Vitellius
Philip V of Macedon
Caligula
Carthago delenda est
42. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Patrician
Corvus
The Social War
Vespasian
43. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather
Hasdrubal
Tiber River
Otho
Claudius
44. Worked through the people to get power
Princeps
Rome
Popularis
Nero
45. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon
Battle of Cannae
Antiochus III
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Milvian Bridge
46. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Lucretia
Tiber River
Lavuniun
Scipio Africanus
47. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Hadrian
Sulla
Brutus
Imperator
48. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Commodus
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Pagan
Gaius Gracchus
49. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them
Nerva
Republic
Battle of Pharsalus
Antonius Pius
50. 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
Attila the Hun
Ptolemy XIII
Caligula
Diocletian
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