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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Another conspirator
Gauis Julius Caesar
Hannibal Barca
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Cassius
2. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death
Corvus
Messiah
King Herod
Palatine Hill
3. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Hadrian
Patres
Tribune
Remus
4. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Tiberius
Parthia
Nero
Spartacus
5. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Carthago Delanda est
Jugurtha
Consuls
Claudius
6. Large estate
Messina
The Edict of Milan
Latifundia
Battle of Pharsalus
7. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Odoacer
Optimate
Antonius Pius
8. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Titus
Consuls
Claudius
9. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
Pompey
Alba Longa
John the Baptist
Odoacer
10. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Corvus
Carthago Delanda est
Pontius Pilate
Lavuniun
11. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Remus
Pax Romana
Philip V of Macedon
Crossing the Rubicon
12. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Battle of Zama
Vespasian
Latifundia
Philip V of Macedon
13. Political power of the Emperor
Princeps
Sejanus
Plebeian
Vespasian
14. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Tribune
Domitian
Sejanus
Carthago Delanda est
15. 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
Constantine
Spartacus
Diocletian
Patres
16. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
Battle of Cannae
Hiero II
Galba
Julio-Claudian Emperors
17. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior
Messiah
Spartacus
Res Publicas
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
18. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Superbus
Pontifex Maximus
The Edict of Milan
19. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
Cinna
Latifundia
The Triumvirate
Claudius
20. 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
Lucius Verus
Emperor Theodosius
Cleoptra XIII
Caracalla
21. Brother of Titus became imperator by Praetorian Guard and princep by the Senate - he soon disregarded the Senate and merely did everything for the people of Rome - had people start referring to him as dominus et dues meaning Lord of God - first ruler
Christ
Optimate
Domitian
Galba
22. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting
Corvus
Plebeian Secession
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Diocletian
23. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Zealots
Caracalla
Pompeii
24. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor
Philip V of Macedon
Herod
Pontifex Maximus
Tiberius Gracchus
25. Civic duty - public affairs
Tiberius Gracchus
Res Publicas
Trajan (what a boss)
Numidia
26. Earliest tribes in the area
Spartacus
Parthia
Latins
Princeps
27. Elected by senate - makes Trajan heir - set precedent for choosing heir based merit
Otho
Nerva
Cassius
Superbus
28. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Crassus
Praetorian Guard
Philip V of Macedon
Galba
29. Leader of the Huns from 434 to 453 CE - led the Hunds west into Germanic territory - threatening Rome
Optimate
Attila the Hun
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Patres
30. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer
Numidia
Otho
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Cato
31. Town ruled by king Numitor
Messina
Pontius Pilate
Res Publicas
Lavuniun
32. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Corvus
Battle of Cannae
Trajan (what a boss)
Hasdrubal
33. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Palatine Hill
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Caractacus
Milvian Bridge
34. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Octavian
Commodus
Tiber River
Hasdrubal
35. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Odoacer
Remus
Romulus
Pompeii
36. Brother of Titus became imperator by Praetorian Guard and princep by the Senate - he soon disregarded the Senate and merely did everything for the people of Rome - had people start referring to him as dominus et dues meaning Lord of God - first ruler
Caractacus
Domitian
Attila the Hun
Trajan (what a boss)
37. Place in North Africa
Scipio Aemilianus
Pontius Pilate
Carthage
Trajan (what a boss)
38. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Lucius Verus
Gaius Gracchus
Patrician
Cato
39. King - roman governor of Syria - secular king of the Jews
The Jugurthine War
Herod
Caesarion
Julio-Claudian Emperors
40. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Parthia
Attila the Hun
Otho
Sabines
41. 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
Lucretia
Cato
Odoacer
Superbus
42. Military leader - goes against Rome - after he lost in Africa he was kicked out of Carthage
Hannibal Barca
Palatine Hill
Philip V of Macedon
Pompeii
43. 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
Trajan (what a boss)
The Social War
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Eunus
44. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Cassius
Plebeian Secession
Pagan
Philip V of Macedon
45. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms
Patrician
Carthago delenda est
Battle of Zama
Gaius Gracchus
46. 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
Herod
Otho
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Numidia
47. The second town that Numitor ruled
Alba Longa
Galba
Marius
Commodus
48. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory
Attila the Hun
Imperator
Rome
Pompey
49. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war
Christ
Sejanus
The Social War
Sejanus
50. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Palatine Hill
Pagan
Imperium
Tiberius Gracchus