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Ancient Rome Trivia

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1. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra






2. Religious power of the Emperor






3. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah






4. Military power of the emperor






5. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather






6. I forbid






7. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'






8. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination






9. 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






10. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes






11. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated






12. 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






13. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought






14. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome






15. 3rd Julio-Claudian emperor - declared himself a God - practiced incest with his sisters - murdered the one that got pregnant - tried to make his horse consul - fought the sea because he was crazy - he is killed by the Praetorian Guard - he demands th






16. Where Mount Vesuvius was located






17. 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






18. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins






19. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him






20. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights






21. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war






22. Moment you can never you can take back - Caesar crossed itr






23. 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






24. Elected by senate - makes Trajan heir - set precedent for choosing heir based merit






25. Founding Fathers of Rome






26. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory






27. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius






28. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory






29. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power






30. Founding Fathers of Rome






31. 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






32. Augustus starts it - personal army for kings (emperors) of Rome - kind of like secret service






33. Worked through the senate to get power






34. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly






35. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today






36. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich






37. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.






38. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war






39. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense






40. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer






41. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it






42. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him






43. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son






44. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization






45. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death






46. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha






47. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself

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48. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers






49. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus






50. Town ruled by king Numitor