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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Battle of Pharsalus
Plebeian Secession
Otho
Jugurtha
2. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Pax Romana
Proletariat
Antonius Pius
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
3. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon
Antiochus III
Pontifex Maximus
Crossing the Rubicon
Princeps
4. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Palatine Hill
Caracalla
Milvian Bridge
Horatius
5. English meaning: crow - Plank that connects to ships so the naval forces felt like they were fighting on land - the Roman navy was not their strong point
Corvus
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Hasdrubal
Latins
6. Place in North Africa
Emperor Theodosius
Praetorian Guard
Scipio Aemilianus
Carthage
7. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)
Superbus
Diocletian
Battle of Pharsalus
Sulla
8. 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
Rome
Zealots
The Triumvirate
9. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him
Mithridates VI
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
The Edict of Milan
Otho
10. Augustus starts it - personal army for kings (emperors) of Rome - kind of like secret service
Diocletian
Praetorian Guard
Marcus Aurelius
Ptolemy XIII
11. 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
Cato
St. Paul
Battle of Pharsalus
Proletariat
12. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Imperator
Gladiators
Rome
Patres
13. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Gauis Julius Caesar
Romulus
Pontius Pilate
14. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Lucius Verus
Mark Antony
Popularis
Crossing the Rubicon
15. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens
Tiberius Gracchus
Nerva
Cinna
Caracalla
16. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them
The Gladiator War
Rome
Latifundia
Republic
17. Earliest tribes in the area
Latins
The Jugurthine War
Tiberius Gracchus
Spartacus
18. 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
Latins
Odoacer
Domitian
Spartacus
19. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator
Vitellius
Battle of Actium
Pompeii
Hasdrubal
20. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes
Ptolemy XIII
Sabines
Marius
Milvian Bridge
21. 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
Trajan (what a boss)
Mithridates VI
Nero
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
22. Urban landless poor
Proletariat
Titus
Rome
Octavian
23. Killed by Caesar - ordered death of Pompey - King and Egypt both - fighting against his sister to be ruler
Battle of Cannae
Antiochus III
Crossing the Rubicon
Ptolemy XIII
24. 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
Caligula
Imperator
Brutus
Carthago delenda est
25. Proud
Pagan
Superbus
Res Publicas
Caractacus
26. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Attila the Hun
Gladiators
Octavian
Nerva
27. Popular speaker said to be the son of God - tried to reform Jewish religion - accidentally started Christianity
The Jugurthine War
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Carthage
Messina
28. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Remus
Consuls
Antiochus III
Optimate
29. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Christ
Scipio Africanus
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
30. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms
John the Baptist
Pompey
Gaius Gracchus
Mithridates VI
31. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting
Crassus
Nero
Plebeian Secession
Cicero
32. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Gaius Gracchus
Zealots
Res Publicas
Jugurtha
33. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Hiero II
Caligula
Patrician
Battle of Pharsalus
34. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes
Cleoptra XIII
Superbus
Tiber River
Sabines
35. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Scipio Aemilianus
Hannibal Barca
Battle of Zama
Brutus
36. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
The Jugurthine War
Spartacus
Vespasian
Mark Antony
37. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans
Caractacus
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Etruscans
Lucretia
38. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory
Herod
Horatius
Numidia
Pompey
39. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
Veto
The Edict of Milan
Messiah
Pax Romana
40. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
Hadrian
Pompeii
John the Baptist
St. Paul
41. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Odoacer
Hamilcar Barca
Latifundia
The Jugurthine War
42. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
St. Paul
Lucretia
Numidia
Veto
43. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
Sabines
Carthago delenda est
Hadrian
Horatius
44. 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)
Milvian Bridge
Brutus
Palatine Hill
45. Worked through the senate to get power
Optimate
Hamilcar Barca
Republic
Jugurtha
46. Military leader - goes against Rome - after he lost in Africa he was kicked out of Carthage
Caligula
Claudius
Hannibal Barca
Plebeian
47. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor
Battle of Zama
Brutus
Tiberius Gracchus
Cato
48. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense
Nero
Hamilcar Barca
The Triumvirate
Battle of Actium
49. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Crassus
Scipio Africanus
Rhea Silvia
Cicero
50. Greek colony
Lucius Verus
Messina
Milvian Bridge
Tiberius