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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. 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
Vespasian
Constantine
Veto
Proletariat
2. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
Hamilcar Barca
Trajan (what a boss)
Carthago delenda est
Battle of Actium
3. Lowest class of people - usually farmers
Claudius
Ptolemy XIII
Battle of Cannae
Plebeian
4. Large estate
Latifundia
The Gladiator War
Otho
Vespasian
5. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
John the Baptist
Pax Romana
Sulla
Titus
6. Popular speaker said to be the son of God - tried to reform Jewish religion - accidentally started Christianity
Cicero
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Diocletian
Octavian
7. Popular speaker said to be the son of God - tried to reform Jewish religion - accidentally started Christianity
Spartacus
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Superbus
Pontifex Maximus
8. 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
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Cato
The Triumvirate
Marius
9. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them
Gladiators
Consuls
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Crossing the Rubicon
10. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them
Cleoptra XIII
Republic
Battle of Actium
Tribune
11. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Lucius Verus
The Triumvirate
Attila the Hun
12. Political power of the Emperor
Rhea Silvia
Ptolemy XIII
Princeps
Battle of Zama
13. Town ruled by king Numitor
Octavian
Etruscans
Etruscans
Lavuniun
14. 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
Tiber River
Cleoptra XIII
Mithridates VI
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
15. Carthage must be destroyed
Nerva
Syracuse
Carthago delenda est
Gauis Julius Caesar
16. 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
Galba
Pontifex Maximus
Nero
Scipio Aemilianus
17. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Plebeian
Tiberius
Caractacus
Octavian
18. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
King Herod
Optimate
Jugurtha
Gaius Gracchus
19. African kingdom - that allies with Rome
Lavuniun
Cleoptra XIII
Attila the Hun
Numidia
20. 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
King Herod
Marius
Corvus
Syracuse
21. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Battle of Zama
Lucretia
Brutus
Spartacus
22. 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
John the Baptist
Vespasian
Messina
Titus
23. Elected by senate - makes Trajan heir - set precedent for choosing heir based merit
Nerva
The Gladiator War
Scipio Africanus
Domitian
24. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans
Imperium
Tiber River
Etruscans
Superbus
25. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Scipio Africanus
Caesarion
Pompey
Latifundia
26. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Etruscans
Caractacus
Cleoptra XIII
Pontifex Maximus
27. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Rome
Christ
Sejanus
Nero
28. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
The Jugurthine War
Octavian
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Battle of Zama
29. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Superbus
Eunus
The Edict of Milan
Rome
30. Military commander of the Emperor
Messiah
Imperator
Nero
Hannibal Barca
31. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Parthia
John the Baptist
Hiero II
Cinna
32. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Superbus
Rhea Silvia
Antiochus III
Parthia
33. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Antonius Pius
Mithridates VI
Imperator
Numidia
34. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides
Battle of Cannae
Marius
Optimate
Consuls
35. The second town that Numitor ruled
Optimate
Latifundia
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Alba Longa
36. Place in North Africa
Carthage
Hiero II
The Triumvirate
Lavuniun
37. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Pompeii
Gladiators
Vitellius
Battle of Cannae
38. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Carthage
Odoacer
Crossing the Rubicon
Cato
39. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms
Optimate
Gaius Gracchus
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Mithridates VI
40. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
Numidia
Lavuniun
Proletariat
The Edict of Milan
41. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Rome
Scipio Aemilianus
Crassus
Eunus
42. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Carthago Delanda est
Pagan
Antonius Pius
Hannibal Barca
43. Leader of the Huns from 434 to 453 CE - led the Hunds west into Germanic territory - threatening Rome
Attila the Hun
The Jugurthine War
Diocletian
Christ
44. 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
Carthago delenda est
Latifundia
Proletariat
Domitian
45. 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
Republic
Optimate
Christ
Otho
46. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Vitellius
Rome
Rhea Silvia
Patrician
47. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.
Brutus
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Numidia
Battle of Pharsalus
48. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Parthia
Mark Antony
Patres
Mithridates VI
49. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich
Milvian Bridge
Hiero II
Nerva
Eunus
50. Proud
Corvus
Superbus
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Pontifex Maximus