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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Jugurtha
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Pompeii
Hamilcar Barca
2. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Gladiators
Etruscans
Constantine
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
3. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Cassius
Caligula
Milvian Bridge
Mark Antony
4. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Latifundia
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Latins
5. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Eunus
Consuls
Hasdrubal
Pontifex Maximus
6. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them
Syracuse
Republic
Antiochus III
Philip V of Macedon
7. African kingdom - that allies with Rome
Cato
Numidia
Latifundia
Palatine Hill
8. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Palatine Hill
Hasdrubal
Remus
Caligula
9. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides
Battle of Cannae
Galba
Hadrian
Pax Romana
10. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome
Marius
Patres
Scipio Aemilianus
Hamilcar Barca
11. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Palatine Hill
Emperor Theodosius
Scipio Africanus
Patres
12. Leader of the Huns from 434 to 453 CE - led the Hunds west into Germanic territory - threatening Rome
Proletariat
Attila the Hun
Cato
Battle of Actium
13. King - roman governor of Syria - secular king of the Jews
Herod
Nerva
Corvus
Jugurtha
14. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra
Antiochus III
Brutus
Emperor Theodosius
Mark Antony
15. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
The Jugurthine War
Lucretia
Sabines
Vitellius
16. 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
Mithridates VI
Constantine
Cicero
Lavuniun
17. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens
Caracalla
Vespasian
Pompeii
Octavian
18. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
Trajan (what a boss)
Nerva
Pontius Pilate
John the Baptist
19. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him
Praetorian Guard
Pax Romana
Battle of Pharsalus
Mithridates VI
20. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war
Spartacus
Milvian Bridge
Antiochus III
The Social War
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
Messina
Vespasian
Trajan (what a boss)
22. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Tiberius Gracchus
Gladiators
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Constantine
23. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
The Edict of Milan
Proletariat
Hasdrubal
Veto
24. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Mithridates VI
Lucretia
Battle of Cannae
Rhea Silvia
25. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Carthago Delanda est
Cinna
Sejanus
Attila the Hun
26. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Milvian Bridge
Messina
Gaius Gracchus
Otho
27. 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
Antiochus III
Otho
Sabines
Domitian
28. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms
Proletariat
Gaius Gracchus
Octavian
Popularis
29. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Antonius Pius
Crassus
Scipio Aemilianus
Mark Antony
30. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
The Edict of Milan
Pontius Pilate
Attila the Hun
Scipio Aemilianus
31. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Patrician
Odoacer
Brutus
Lucius Verus
32. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Sulla
Res Publicas
Milvian Bridge
Plebeian Secession
33. Orator - famous speaker in the Senate who becomes a senator
Cicero
Res Publicas
Romulus
Carthage
34. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans
Etruscans
Tiberius
Praetorian Guard
Vespasian
35. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul
Gauis Julius Caesar
Tiber River
Res Publicas
Mithridates VI
36. Another conspirator
Claudius
Cassius
Galba
Optimate
37. Founding Fathers of Rome
Patres
Hannibal Barca
Crassus
Cinna
38. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Pagan
Tribune
Tiberius
39. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Pompeii
Horatius
Antonius Pius
Caractacus
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
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Cassius
Cato
Syracuse
41. 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
Etruscans
Antiochus III
Veto
Cleoptra XIII
42. I forbid
Trajan (what a boss)
Etruscans
Veto
Hannibal Barca
43. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination
Brutus
Galba
Sejanus
Vespasian
44. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Plebeian Secession
Gaius Gracchus
Odoacer
Philip V of Macedon
45. 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
Cleoptra XIII
Commodus
Hiero II
Eunus
46. Military commander of the Emperor
Imperator
Philip V of Macedon
Res Publicas
Optimate
47. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul
Lucretia
Gauis Julius Caesar
Etruscans
Romulus
48. 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
Nero
Caligula
Optimate
Antiochus III
49. 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
Pompey
Trajan (what a boss)
Cato
Parthia
50. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather
Claudius
Etruscans
Herod
Emperor Theodosius