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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich
Cinna
Gaius Gracchus
Galba
Eunus
2. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Tiberius
Constantine
Cato
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
3. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers
The Jugurthine War
Rome
Titus
Patrician
4. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Zealots
Scipio Africanus
Brutus
Scipio Aemilianus
5. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer
Marius
Tiberius
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Galba
6. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Caractacus
Herod
Titus
Nerva
7. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul
Ptolemy XIII
Plebeian Secession
Gauis Julius Caesar
Lucretia
8. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Brutus
Rhea Silvia
Numidia
Commodus
9. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Vespasian
Caesarion
Plebeian
10. Military commander of the Emperor
Nerva
Imperator
Trajan (what a boss)
Hasdrubal
11. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Cinna
Hamilcar Barca
Pax Romana
Crossing the Rubicon
12. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome
Caracalla
Commodus
Consuls
Marius
13. Worked through the people to get power
Gauis Julius Caesar
Popularis
Vespasian
Messina
14. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides
Cato
Patrician
Battle of Cannae
Domitian
15. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
Carthage
St. Paul
Battle of Actium
Milvian Bridge
16. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon
Antiochus III
Christ
Zealots
Messina
17. The second town that Numitor ruled
The Edict of Milan
Pontifex Maximus
Alba Longa
Carthago delenda est
18. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Etruscans
Commodus
Battle of Zama
Antonius Pius
19. Moment you can never you can take back - Caesar crossed itr
Caesarion
Caesarion
Crossing the Rubicon
Republic
20. Another conspirator
Rhea Silvia
Caractacus
Cassius
Latins
21. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome - ended the Olympics
Alba Longa
Hasdrubal
Emperor Theodosius
Numidia
22. The second town that Numitor ruled
Caesarion
Alba Longa
Nerva
Domitian
23. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Galba
Lucius Verus
Gauis Julius Caesar
Spartacus
24. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra
Odoacer
Crossing the Rubicon
Mark Antony
Milvian Bridge
25. Large estate
The Jugurthine War
Latifundia
Antiochus III
Caesarion
26. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Mark Antony
Tribune
Eunus
Hasdrubal
27. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
Cassius
Sulla
Ptolemy XIII
Hamilcar Barca
28. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Carthago delenda est
Lucius Verus
Romulus
Commodus
29. Military leader - goes against Rome - after he lost in Africa he was kicked out of Carthage
Imperator
Mithridates VI
Hannibal Barca
The Social War
30. Orator - famous speaker in the Senate who becomes a senator
Cleoptra XIII
Battle of Actium
Cicero
Marius
31. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Cassius
Christ
Hasdrubal
Lavuniun
32. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
The Triumvirate
Octavian
Hasdrubal
Tiber River
33. Carthage must be destroyed
Christ
Eunus
John the Baptist
Carthago delenda est
34. Moment you can never you can take back - Caesar crossed itr
Crassus
Popularis
Crossing the Rubicon
Antonius Pius
35. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Imperator
Pax Romana
The Gladiator War
Vespasian
36. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Zealots
Battle of Pharsalus
Lucretia
Hasdrubal
37. Proud
Claudius
Superbus
Res Publicas
Odoacer
38. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Etruscans
Battle of Zama
Cato
Rhea Silvia
39. Religious power of the Emperor
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Marius
Pontifex Maximus
Praetorian Guard
40. Place in Sicily
Plebeian Secession
Syracuse
Antonius Pius
Cato
41. Caesar's great nephew forms the 2nd Triumvirate - youngest consul in history of Rome - becomes emperor of Rome
Brutus
Crassus
Octavian
Emperor Theodosius
42. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Emperor Theodosius
Philip V of Macedon
Emperor Theodosius
Pontius Pilate
43. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator
Battle of Cannae
Vitellius
Battle of Actium
The Edict of Milan
44. 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
Constantine
Horatius
Syracuse
The Gladiator War
45. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator
Vitellius
Gauis Julius Caesar
Tiber River
Herod
46. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Caligula
Pontius Pilate
Milvian Bridge
Trajan (what a boss)
47. Lowest class of people - usually farmers
Rhea Silvia
Corvus
Gladiators
Plebeian
48. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son
Numidia
Caesarion
Syracuse
Spartacus
49. I forbid
Crossing the Rubicon
Veto
Antonius Pius
Optimate
50. Killed by Caesar - ordered death of Pompey - King and Egypt both - fighting against his sister to be ruler
Lavuniun
Ptolemy XIII
Gladiators
Spartacus