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Ancient Rome Trivia

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1. Founding Fathers of Rome






2. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting






3. Worked through the people to get power






4. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome - ended the Olympics






5. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens






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






7. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul






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






9. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)






10. 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






11. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights






12. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor






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






14. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war






15. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them






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






17. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich






18. Augustus starts it - personal army for kings (emperors) of Rome - kind of like secret service






19. Political power of the Emperor






20. 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






21. Leader of the Huns from 434 to 453 CE - led the Hunds west into Germanic territory - threatening Rome






22. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather






23. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes






24. 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






25. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year






26. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.






27. 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






28. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today






29. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich






30. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.






31. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.






32. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer






33. Carthage must be destroyed






34. 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






35. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death






36. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero






37. Lowest class of people - usually farmers






38. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death






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






40. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games






41. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero






42. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north






43. Augustus starts it - personal army for kings (emperors) of Rome - kind of like secret service






44. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill






45. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus






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






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






48. Proud






49. Place in Sicily






50. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers







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