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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers
Eunus
John the Baptist
Gaius Gracchus
Titus
2. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Cicero
Vespasian
Cassius
Crassus
3. Place in North Africa
Cleoptra XIII
Carthage
Otho
Zealots
4. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Plebeian
Spartacus
The Jugurthine War
Carthago Delanda est
5. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Patres
Philip V of Macedon
Domitian
Praetorian Guard
6. Town ruled by king Numitor
Odoacer
Latifundia
Lavuniun
Antonius Pius
7. 5th Julio-Claudian emperor - persecuted Christians - fire in Rome he blamed the Christians - however all of the other people blamed him - kicked pregnant wife to death - castrated and married a young boy (Sporus) made him look like his dead wife - fo
Lucius Verus
Nero
Marcus Aurelius
Romulus
8. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Caractacus
Praetorian Guard
Nerva
Scipio Africanus
9. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather
Lucius Verus
Antonius Pius
Claudius
Spartacus
10. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra
Mark Antony
Patrician
Antonius Pius
Antiochus III
11. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Gaius Gracchus
Pontius Pilate
Battle of Zama
12. Military power of the emperor
Pax Romana
Rome
Imperium
Rome
13. Killed by Caesar - ordered death of Pompey - King and Egypt both - fighting against his sister to be ruler
Carthage
Lucretia
Ptolemy XIII
Domitian
14. Worked through the senate to get power
Otho
Antonius Pius
Optimate
Messiah
15. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Tiberius Gracchus
Praetorian Guard
Battle of Zama
Sejanus
16. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Cicero
Remus
Crossing the Rubicon
The Jugurthine War
17. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Jugurtha
Etruscans
Tribune
Praetorian Guard
18. Popular speaker said to be the son of God - tried to reform Jewish religion - accidentally started Christianity
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Marcus Aurelius
Scipio Aemilianus
Superbus
19. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Parthia
Octavian
Hasdrubal
Battle of Actium
20. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
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21. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans
Emperor Theodosius
Pagan
Etruscans
Res Publicas
22. 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
Plebeian
Tiberius Gracchus
Cleoptra XIII
Lavuniun
23. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
Crossing the Rubicon
Crossing the Rubicon
Vitellius
John the Baptist
24. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Syracuse
Battle of Zama
Romulus
Latins
25. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Messina
Cinna
Antiochus III
Crassus
26. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Lavuniun
St. Paul
Caesarion
27. African kingdom - that allies with Rome
Odoacer
Carthago delenda est
Eunus
Numidia
28. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Praetorian Guard
Odoacer
Commodus
Nero
29. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Latins
Cleoptra XIII
Imperium
Gladiators
30. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
Pompeii
Republic
Cinna
Horatius
31. Political power of the Emperor
Trajan (what a boss)
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Veto
Princeps
32. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Titus
Antonius Pius
Tribune
Galba
33. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Gladiators
Tiber River
Mithridates VI
Numidia
34. Worked through the people to get power
Pontius Pilate
Corvus
Popularis
Cinna
35. The second town that Numitor ruled
Carthago Delanda est
Pontius Pilate
Commodus
Alba Longa
36. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Christ
Domitian
Spartacus
37. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Battle of Cannae
Crossing the Rubicon
Octavian
Romulus
38. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor
Cinna
Otho
Tiberius Gracchus
Patrician
39. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)
Diocletian
Hannibal Barca
Spartacus
St. Paul
40. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather
Tiber River
Pagan
Corvus
Claudius
41. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon
Antiochus III
Ptolemy XIII
Proletariat
Crassus
42. Moment you can never you can take back - Caesar crossed itr
Crossing the Rubicon
Octavian
Battle of Pharsalus
St. Paul
43. The second town that Numitor ruled
Alba Longa
Jugurtha
Scipio Africanus
Syracuse
44. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Nerva
Trajan (what a boss)
Battle of Pharsalus
Patrician
45. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Pontius Pilate
Pagan
Pax Romana
Vitellius
46. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Tribune
Pontius Pilate
Patrician
47. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north
Hadrian
Otho
Veto
Mithridates VI
48. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
Gaius Gracchus
Hadrian
Alba Longa
Zealots
49. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Cicero
Rhea Silvia
Otho
Battle of Pharsalus
50. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination
Messina
Brutus
Pax Romana
Marcus Aurelius
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