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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Pompeii
Ptolemy XIII
Pax Romana
Cato
2. 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
The Gladiator War
Octavian
Brutus
Nero
3. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Trajan (what a boss)
Patrician
Tiber River
Consuls
4. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Remus
Latifundia
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Carthago delenda est
5. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north
Carthage
Hadrian
Nero
Popularis
6. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Lucius Verus
Milvian Bridge
Praetorian Guard
Spartacus
7. Large estate
Carthage
Latifundia
Carthago Delanda est
Patrician
8. King - roman governor of Syria - secular king of the Jews
Lucius Verus
Crassus
Messina
Herod
9. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war
Battle of Cannae
The Social War
Mithridates VI
Marius
10. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Sejanus
Latins
The Social War
Trajan (what a boss)
11. Political power of the Emperor
Otho
The Social War
Nero
Princeps
12. 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
Pagan
Otho
Vitellius
Sabines
13. Town ruled by king Numitor
Res Publicas
Cinna
Lavuniun
Hamilcar Barca
14. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich
Alba Longa
Octavian
Eunus
Odoacer
15. Leader of the Huns from 434 to 453 CE - led the Hunds west into Germanic territory - threatening Rome
Hamilcar Barca
Tiberius Gracchus
Attila the Hun
Tiberius Gracchus
16. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior
Messiah
Odoacer
Optimate
Rome
17. Leader of the Huns from 434 to 453 CE - led the Hunds west into Germanic territory - threatening Rome
Attila the Hun
Pontifex Maximus
Praetorian Guard
Crassus
18. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome - ended the Olympics
Nerva
Emperor Theodosius
Battle of Pharsalus
Gladiators
19. I forbid
Battle of Pharsalus
Ptolemy XIII
Veto
Corvus
20. Popular speaker said to be the son of God - tried to reform Jewish religion - accidentally started Christianity
Romulus
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Otho
21. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome - ended the Olympics
Emperor Theodosius
Tiberius
Patres
The Edict of Milan
22. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome
Praetorian Guard
Cicero
Marius
Cassius
23. Worked through the senate to get power
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Vespasian
Optimate
Hannibal Barca
24. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Hasdrubal
Optimate
Constantine
25. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Odoacer
Messiah
Messina
Cicero
26. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
Antonius Pius
The Jugurthine War
Spartacus
Cato
27. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Milvian Bridge
Palatine Hill
Brutus
Mark Antony
28. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra
Mark Antony
Tiberius Gracchus
Superbus
Res Publicas
29. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor
Hannibal Barca
Tiberius Gracchus
Antonius Pius
Horatius
30. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans
Republic
Etruscans
Gauis Julius Caesar
Plebeian
31. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Otho
Diocletian
Cassius
Hasdrubal
32. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes
John the Baptist
Sabines
Jugurtha
Sejanus
33. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Zealots
Hadrian
Republic
Tribune
34. Religious power of the Emperor
Pontifex Maximus
Optimate
Messina
Popularis
35. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Superbus
Vespasian
Tiberius
Veto
36. Place in Sicily
Marcus Aurelius
Syracuse
Plebeian Secession
Praetorian Guard
37. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son
Caesarion
Odoacer
Numidia
Caractacus
38. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather
Pontifex Maximus
Claudius
Patrician
Syracuse
39. Was being supported by Roman troops because the Roman soldiers felt like Vitellius was favoring the German soldiers - was ruling Rome and the senate and the people of Rome liked him
Latins
Vespasian
Pompeii
Octavian
40. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Patres
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Tiberius
Odoacer
41. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
Horatius
Odoacer
Hiero II
Hadrian
42. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Battle of Cannae
Gauis Julius Caesar
Herod
Pagan
43. Greek colony
Messina
Gaius Gracchus
Titus
Antiochus III
44. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
St. Paul
John the Baptist
Attila the Hun
The Edict of Milan
45. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Battle of Pharsalus
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Plebeian Secession
Gladiators
46. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Carthage
Mark Antony
Gaius Gracchus
47. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Caligula
Eunus
Etruscans
Christ
48. 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
Odoacer
Corvus
Imperator
Galba
49. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Tiberius Gracchus
Gladiators
Remus
Plebeian
50. 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
Domitian
Cleoptra XIII
Mark Antony
Julio-Claudian Emperors
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