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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Parthia
Messiah
Praetorian Guard
Eunus
2. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Cinna
Rhea Silvia
Commodus
The Jugurthine War
3. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Scipio Aemilianus
Remus
Mark Antony
Lucius Verus
4. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him
Battle of Zama
Pax Romana
Herod
Mark Antony
5. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome
Marius
Vespasian
Plebeian
Milvian Bridge
6. 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
Rome
Constantine
Pontius Pilate
Etruscans
7. Another conspirator
Cassius
Romulus
Brutus
The Gladiator War
8. 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
Crossing the Rubicon
Otho
The Gladiator War
Alba Longa
9. Urban landless poor
Proletariat
Nero
Tiberius Gracchus
Consuls
10. 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
Tiberius
Lavuniun
Pompey
Galba
11. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Philip V of Macedon
Christ
Lucius Verus
Pax Romana
12. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Remus
Patrician
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Tiberius Gracchus
13. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north
Trajan (what a boss)
Constantine
Vespasian
Hadrian
14. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
Parthia
Messina
Mithridates VI
Zealots
15. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Trajan (what a boss)
Scipio Africanus
Marcus Aurelius
Latifundia
16. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them
Emperor Theodosius
Consuls
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Rhea Silvia
17. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
Battle of Cannae
Horatius
Imperator
Hamilcar Barca
18. Worked through the senate to get power
Optimate
Lavuniun
Pontifex Maximus
Galba
19. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
King Herod
Sulla
Sejanus
Tribune
20. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Emperor Theodosius
Veto
Crossing the Rubicon
Palatine Hill
21. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Superbus
Latifundia
Pontius Pilate
Pompey
22. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Gladiators
Vitellius
Nerva
Pompey
23. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Tiber River
Horatius
Gauis Julius Caesar
Hadrian
24. Elected by senate - makes Trajan heir - set precedent for choosing heir based merit
The Gladiator War
Remus
Brutus
Nerva
25. 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
Cinna
Proletariat
Pompey
Constantine
26. Founding Fathers of Rome
Cassius
Veto
Hiero II
Patres
27. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich
Hasdrubal
Caligula
Trajan (what a boss)
Eunus
28. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Lucretia
Praetorian Guard
Mark Antony
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
29. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Attila the Hun
Commodus
The Social War
Tiberius
30. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Sabines
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Caracalla
Antonius Pius
31. Carthage must be destroyed
Mithridates VI
Carthago delenda est
Lavuniun
Commodus
32. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens
Numidia
Caracalla
Marcus Aurelius
Vespasian
33. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Zealots
Patrician
Mithridates VI
Julio-Claudian Emperors
34. Proud
Plebeian Secession
The Jugurthine War
Superbus
Constantine
35. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms
The Jugurthine War
Consuls
Sulla
Gaius Gracchus
36. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Hadrian
Tiberius Gracchus
Cinna
Latins
37. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Battle of Cannae
Tiber River
Antonius Pius
Carthage
38. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer
Numidia
Veto
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Hiero II
39. Place in North Africa
Carthage
Caesarion
Antonius Pius
Mithridates VI
40. Orator - famous speaker in the Senate who becomes a senator
Gauis Julius Caesar
Gaius Gracchus
Vespasian
Cicero
41. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
Hiero II
Rhea Silvia
Latifundia
Diocletian
42. Proud
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Caracalla
Parthia
Superbus
43. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Pontifex Maximus
Carthago delenda est
Herod
Romulus
44. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
Popularis
Titus
Hamilcar Barca
Corvus
45. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Marcus Aurelius
Carthago delenda est
King Herod
46. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Tiber River
John the Baptist
Eunus
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
47. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
Commodus
Tiberius Gracchus
Battle of Actium
The Triumvirate
48. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Rhea Silvia
Constantine
Cassius
49. Moment you can never you can take back - Caesar crossed itr
Pontius Pilate
Numidia
Crossing the Rubicon
Claudius
50. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Tiberius Gracchus
Romulus
Attila the Hun
Remus
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