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Ancient Rome Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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






2. King of Britain - fought against Rome






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






4. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome






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






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






7. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor






8. Another conspirator






9. 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






10. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior






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






12. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination






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






14. 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






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






16. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama






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






18. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination






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






20. The second town that Numitor ruled






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






22. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens






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






24. Place in Sicily






25. Greek colony






26. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting






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






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






29. Caesar's great nephew forms the 2nd Triumvirate - youngest consul in history of Rome - becomes emperor of Rome






30. Military commander of the Emperor






31. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north






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






33. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill






34. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather






35. Military commander of the Emperor






36. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.






37. The second town that Numitor ruled






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






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






40. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans






41. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul






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






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






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






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






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






47. Carthage must be destroyed






48. Earliest tribes in the area






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






50. African kingdom - that allies with Rome






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