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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms
Hadrian
Hamilcar Barca
Gaius Gracchus
Christ
2. Place in North Africa
Carthage
Pontifex Maximus
Eunus
Marcus Aurelius
3. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor
Marcus Aurelius
Messina
Carthago delenda est
Tiberius Gracchus
4. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans
Res Publicas
Emperor Theodosius
The Triumvirate
Etruscans
5. Augustus starts it - personal army for kings (emperors) of Rome - kind of like secret service
Res Publicas
Praetorian Guard
Cleoptra XIII
The Edict of Milan
6. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
The Social War
Rhea Silvia
Philip V of Macedon
Hamilcar Barca
7. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Octavian
Palatine Hill
Republic
Odoacer
8. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Proletariat
Jugurtha
Carthago Delanda est
The Edict of Milan
9. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Proletariat
Carthago Delanda est
The Social War
Antonius Pius
10. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Horatius
The Gladiator War
Numidia
Commodus
11. Another conspirator
Messiah
Latifundia
Cassius
Lavuniun
12. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
Sulla
Hannibal Barca
Crossing the Rubicon
Hamilcar Barca
13. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense
Commodus
Caesarion
Battle of Actium
Pompey
14. Lowest class of people - usually farmers
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Res Publicas
Plebeian
Res Publicas
15. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war
Gaius Gracchus
Battle of Actium
Pax Romana
The Social War
16. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Tribune
Lucius Verus
Remus
Republic
17. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him
Constantine
Plebeian Secession
Mithridates VI
Zealots
18. Earliest tribes in the area
Latins
Palatine Hill
Antiochus III
King Herod
19. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Cato
Marcus Aurelius
Gaius Gracchus
20. English meaning: crow - Plank that connects to ships so the naval forces felt like they were fighting on land - the Roman navy was not their strong point
Hannibal Barca
Antiochus III
Corvus
Pompeii
21. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides
Hannibal Barca
Sulla
Battle of Cannae
Pompey
22. Large estate
Trajan (what a boss)
Battle of Actium
Cinna
Latifundia
23. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Lucretia
Brutus
Rome
The Jugurthine War
24. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Pagan
Imperium
Battle of Pharsalus
Cato
25. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Patrician
Antonius Pius
Gauis Julius Caesar
Lavuniun
26. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.
Galba
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Remus
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
27. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Philip V of Macedon
Hannibal Barca
The Edict of Milan
Jugurtha
28. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Claudius
Hannibal Barca
Remus
Patrician
29. The second town that Numitor ruled
Alba Longa
The Jugurthine War
Hannibal Barca
Attila the Hun
30. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
King Herod
Pagan
St. Paul
Plebeian
31. Carthage must be destroyed
Plebeian
Messiah
Carthago delenda est
Sejanus
32. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Spartacus
Patrician
Rhea Silvia
The Social War
33. Military power of the emperor
Remus
Tribune
Imperium
Pompeii
34. Large estate
Crossing the Rubicon
Latifundia
Rome
Marcus Aurelius
35. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Remus
Romulus
Pontius Pilate
Constantine
36. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior
Messiah
John the Baptist
Sulla
Lucretia
37. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Patres
Vespasian
Lucius Verus
Crassus
38. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
St. Paul
Claudius
Pompeii
Zealots
39. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Christ
Crassus
Gladiators
Octavian
40. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
King Herod
Horatius
Hannibal Barca
Plebeian
41. 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
The Gladiator War
Imperium
Crassus
Syracuse
42. Military commander of the Emperor
Imperator
Pontius Pilate
Scipio Aemilianus
Superbus
43. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms
Proletariat
Gaius Gracchus
Crassus
Pompey
44. Town ruled by king Numitor
Otho
Lavuniun
Latins
Gaius Gracchus
45. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes
Sabines
Ptolemy XIII
Nerva
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
46. Carthage must be destroyed
John the Baptist
Rhea Silvia
Tiber River
Carthago delenda est
47. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them
Patrician
Diocletian
Carthago delenda est
Republic
48. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
The Social War
Milvian Bridge
Optimate
Horatius
49. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Lucius Verus
Mark Antony
Constantine
Cato
50. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Pontifex Maximus
Parthia
Tribune
Hadrian