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Ancient Rome Trivia

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1. 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






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






3. Military power of the emperor






4. Worked through the senate to get power






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






6. Where Mount Vesuvius was located






7. 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






8. Earliest tribes in the area






9. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather






10. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary






11. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination






12. Worked through the people to get power






13. 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






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






15. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son






16. 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






17. Proud






18. Popular speaker said to be the son of God - tried to reform Jewish religion - accidentally started Christianity






19. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year






20. 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






21. Urban landless poor






22. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son






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






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






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


26. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator






27. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)






28. Worked through the people to get power






29. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army






30. 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






31. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms






32. Lowest class of people - usually farmers






33. 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






34. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them






35. The second town that Numitor ruled






36. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.






37. Period of piece in Rome 200 years






38. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.






39. Military leader - goes against Rome - after he lost in Africa he was kicked out of Carthage






40. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting






41. African kingdom - that allies with Rome






42. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero






43. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory






44. Place in Sicily






45. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death






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






47. Religious power of the Emperor






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






49. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar






50. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms