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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. 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
Rome
Otho
Gladiators
Res Publicas
2. Sister to Ptolemy XIII - Pharaoh of Egypt - had an affair with Caesar has an illegitimate child with Caesar - has 3 kids with Antony: Alexander Helios - Cleopatra Selene - and Ptolemy Philadelphos
Brutus
Cleoptra XIII
Cassius
Battle of Actium
3. African kingdom - that allies with Rome
Numidia
Syracuse
Marius
Cleoptra XIII
4. Augustus starts it - personal army for kings (emperors) of Rome - kind of like secret service
Praetorian Guard
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Scipio Africanus
Cleoptra XIII
5. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Rome
The Triumvirate
Pontius Pilate
6. 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
Jugurtha
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Trajan (what a boss)
Caligula
7. 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
Gauis Julius Caesar
Constantine
The Triumvirate
Spartacus
8. Religious power of the Emperor
Pontifex Maximus
Odoacer
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
9. Place in North Africa
Syracuse
Carthage
Pontifex Maximus
Claudius
10. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Gladiators
The Jugurthine War
Constantine
Proletariat
11. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense
Hannibal Barca
King Herod
Battle of Actium
Brutus
12. Military power of the emperor
Imperium
Romulus
Trajan (what a boss)
Pax Romana
13. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
Sabines
Superbus
Eunus
The Triumvirate
14. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Carthago delenda est
Sejanus
Vitellius
Sulla
15. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him
The Triumvirate
Diocletian
Battle of Zama
Vitellius
16. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Praetorian Guard
Messiah
Battle of Cannae
Julio-Claudian Emperors
17. Proud
Battle of Pharsalus
Caesarion
Superbus
Res Publicas
18. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Antonius Pius
Tiber River
Remus
Hannibal Barca
19. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Philip V of Macedon
Syracuse
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Pagan
20. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Emperor Theodosius
Patrician
Gladiators
Caractacus
21. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Lucretia
Battle of Cannae
Rome
Imperator
22. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense
Alba Longa
Messiah
Battle of Actium
Hasdrubal
23. 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
Philip V of Macedon
Cato
John the Baptist
Marius
24. Large estate
Latins
Ptolemy XIII
Pompeii
Latifundia
25. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Pagan
Popularis
Res Publicas
Sulla
26. Greek colony
Messina
Praetorian Guard
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Nerva
27. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them
Battle of Actium
Consuls
Diocletian
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
28. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Palatine Hill
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Hasdrubal
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
29. Place in North Africa
Carthage
Otho
The Social War
Zealots
30. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Pax Romana
Battle of Cannae
Carthago Delanda est
Battle of Zama
31. The second town that Numitor ruled
Domitian
Alba Longa
Battle of Cannae
Spartacus
32. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Battle of Pharsalus
Otho
Alba Longa
Christ
33. Place in Sicily
Optimate
Herod
Syracuse
Emperor Theodosius
34. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Caligula
Marius
Galba
Battle of Pharsalus
35. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Plebeian
Carthago Delanda est
Caligula
Ptolemy XIII
36. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Res Publicas
Gaius Gracchus
Marius
Scipio Aemilianus
37. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him
Battle of Zama
Mithridates VI
Pagan
Sulla
38. Another conspirator
Republic
Eunus
Cassius
Otho
39. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer
Commodus
Sulla
Princeps
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
40. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Consuls
Patrician
Caractacus
Constantine
41. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Tiberius
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Etruscans
Parthia
42. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Marius
Superbus
Lucius Verus
43. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Carthago delenda est
Latifundia
Pax Romana
44. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Christ
Antiochus III
Marcus Aurelius
45. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Syracuse
Tiberius
Philip V of Macedon
Rome
46. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Otho
Pontius Pilate
Pax Romana
Praetorian Guard
47. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior
Messiah
Plebeian
Princeps
Antonius Pius
48. Orator - famous speaker in the Senate who becomes a senator
Cicero
Hamilcar Barca
Diocletian
Veto
49. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
Hamilcar Barca
Romulus
Tiberius Gracchus
Etruscans
50. 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
Marius
Christ
Vespasian
Constantine