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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Tiberius Gracchus
Mark Antony
Caesarion
2. I forbid
Battle of Pharsalus
Attila the Hun
Nerva
Veto
3. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
Marcus Aurelius
Cicero
St. Paul
King Herod
4. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north
Galba
Hadrian
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Etruscans
5. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator
Imperator
Vitellius
Tiberius Gracchus
Hamilcar Barca
6. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Scipio Africanus
Gaius Gracchus
Constantine
Hamilcar Barca
7. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting
Corvus
Antiochus III
Plebeian Secession
Jugurtha
8. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them
Mithridates VI
The Gladiator War
Consuls
The Social War
9. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
The Jugurthine War
Veto
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Syracuse
10. Leader of the Huns from 434 to 453 CE - led the Hunds west into Germanic territory - threatening Rome
Attila the Hun
Pontius Pilate
Superbus
Messina
11. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Pompeii
Spartacus
Emperor Theodosius
Scipio Aemilianus
12. Popular speaker said to be the son of God - tried to reform Jewish religion - accidentally started Christianity
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Cato
The Social War
13. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
Crassus
Res Publicas
Antiochus III
The Jugurthine War
14. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Syracuse
Caligula
Pompeii
Domitian
15. Another conspirator
Crossing the Rubicon
Rhea Silvia
Odoacer
Cassius
16. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Rhea Silvia
Tiberius Gracchus
Optimate
Caesarion
17. The second town that Numitor ruled
Antiochus III
Sulla
Marcus Aurelius
Alba Longa
18. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
The Edict of Milan
Emperor Theodosius
Octavian
Crossing the Rubicon
19. One of Antoninus Pius' heirs. Not interested in politics so made his brother Lucius Verus co-emperor. Commodus was his heir - more interested in philosophy stoic philosopher
Lucretia
Carthago delenda est
Marcus Aurelius
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
20. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Trajan (what a boss)
Milvian Bridge
Pompeii
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
21. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Rhea Silvia
Antiochus III
Caligula
Octavian
22. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death
Alba Longa
Messiah
Diocletian
King Herod
23. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Romulus
Patrician
Cinna
Hannibal Barca
24. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Philip V of Macedon
Battle of Zama
Spartacus
Parthia
25. 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
Patres
Galba
Pompeii
Nero
26. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Jugurtha
Parthia
Princeps
Cleoptra XIII
27. Place in Sicily
Syracuse
Cicero
Eunus
Praetorian Guard
28. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Philip V of Macedon
Scipio Aemilianus
Crassus
Battle of Zama
29. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
John the Baptist
Corvus
Mark Antony
Cicero
30. 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
Romulus
Palatine Hill
Otho
Constantine
31. 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
Messina
Galba
Spartacus
Sabines
32. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Cinna
Etruscans
Pontifex Maximus
Titus
33. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Cinna
Plebeian
Sulla
Domitian
34. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich
Sulla
Mithridates VI
Eunus
Pontifex Maximus
35. Worked through the senate to get power
Optimate
Odoacer
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Gauis Julius Caesar
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
Rome
Domitian
Mark Antony
Nero
37. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Rome
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Hasdrubal
Scipio Africanus
38. Lowest class of people - usually farmers
Plebeian
Pagan
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Proletariat
39. I forbid
Veto
Pompeii
Imperator
The Jugurthine War
40. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war
Hamilcar Barca
The Social War
Plebeian Secession
Caesarion
41. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.
Plebeian
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Milvian Bridge
Galba
42. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Carthago Delanda est
Cassius
Princeps
Zealots
43. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Imperium
Scipio Africanus
Antonius Pius
Sabines
44. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.
Trajan (what a boss)
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Marcus Aurelius
Plebeian
45. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Horatius
Eunus
Trajan (what a boss)
46. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Hannibal Barca
Romulus
Syracuse
Sejanus
47. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Emperor Theodosius
Palatine Hill
Crassus
Cleoptra XIII
48. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Commodus
Numidia
Popularis
Sabines
49. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Remus
Gladiators
Etruscans
50. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Spartacus
Milvian Bridge
Latifundia
Jesus's Commandments (concept)