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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Romulus
Galba
Hasdrubal
Tiber River
2. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
Gaius Gracchus
Vespasian
Domitian
St. Paul
3. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Scipio Aemilianus
Syracuse
Caracalla
Titus
4. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Mithridates VI
Romulus
Alba Longa
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
5. Military commander of the Emperor
Imperator
Otho
Rome
Pompey
6. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Cinna
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Corvus
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
7. 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
Caracalla
Lucretia
The Gladiator War
Carthago Delanda est
8. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens
Numidia
Otho
Caracalla
Milvian Bridge
9. Civic duty - public affairs
Marius
Res Publicas
The Social War
Imperium
10. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor
Gaius Gracchus
Tiberius Gracchus
John the Baptist
Lucius Verus
11. African kingdom - that allies with Rome
Numidia
Latifundia
Antiochus III
Domitian
12. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination
The Edict of Milan
Brutus
Consuls
Latins
13. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome - ended the Olympics
Antiochus III
Emperor Theodosius
Rhea Silvia
Cinna
14. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Milvian Bridge
Carthago delenda est
Trajan (what a boss)
Caracalla
15. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
The Edict of Milan
King Herod
Ptolemy XIII
Carthago Delanda est
16. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Carthage
Carthage
Constantine
Scipio Aemilianus
17. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Odoacer
Tiber River
Emperor Theodosius
Hasdrubal
18. Religious power of the Emperor
Praetorian Guard
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Pontifex Maximus
Galba
19. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
Caligula
Parthia
Hamilcar Barca
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
20. Lowest class of people - usually farmers
Syracuse
Eunus
Antonius Pius
Plebeian
21. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them
Consuls
Cleoptra XIII
Hannibal Barca
Optimate
22. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
Etruscans
Zealots
Ptolemy XIII
Odoacer
23. Ruler of Rome who marched to Rome with his troops - was killed by the Praetorian guard because Otho had taken the position of Imperator of the palace
Etruscans
Patrician
Otho
Galba
24. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
Horatius
Res Publicas
Galba
Lavuniun
25. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Messina
Numidia
Caractacus
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
26. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Lucius Verus
Trajan (what a boss)
Caesarion
Gladiators
27. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms
Gaius Gracchus
Alba Longa
Hamilcar Barca
Nero
28. 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
Pontifex Maximus
The Social War
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Cato
29. Religious power of the Emperor
Zealots
Constantine
Cato
Pontifex Maximus
30. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son
Caesarion
The Jugurthine War
Gladiators
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
31. Leader of the Huns from 434 to 453 CE - led the Hunds west into Germanic territory - threatening Rome
Cato
Attila the Hun
Galba
Hamilcar Barca
32. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him
Hasdrubal
Proletariat
Battle of Zama
Proletariat
33. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
The Gladiator War
Hiero II
Popularis
Jugurtha
34. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north
Crossing the Rubicon
King Herod
Alba Longa
Hadrian
35. Carthage must be destroyed
Lucretia
Republic
Carthago delenda est
Messina
36. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Tiberius
Cleoptra XIII
Titus
The Gladiator War
37. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Scipio Africanus
Odoacer
Republic
Battle of Actium
38. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich
Hamilcar Barca
Eunus
Crossing the Rubicon
Claudius
39. King - roman governor of Syria - secular king of the Jews
Praetorian Guard
Ptolemy XIII
Crossing the Rubicon
Herod
40. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Attila the Hun
Mark Antony
Scipio Aemilianus
Jugurtha
41. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Nero
Popularis
Tribune
Philip V of Macedon
42. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides
Domitian
Battle of Cannae
Titus
Optimate
43. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Gauis Julius Caesar
Cinna
Patrician
Battle of Zama
44. 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
Carthago delenda est
John the Baptist
Plebeian
Cleoptra XIII
45. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense
Antonius Pius
Battle of Actium
Crossing the Rubicon
Pompeii
46. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son
Caesarion
Remus
Plebeian
Res Publicas
47. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
The Triumvirate
Odoacer
Caligula
Christ
48. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Marcus Aurelius
Battle of Pharsalus
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Sabines
49. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
The Edict of Milan
Attila the Hun
Cicero
Battle of Pharsalus
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
The Triumvirate
Claudius
Carthago Delanda est
Pontifex Maximus
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