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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting
Commodus
Plebeian Secession
Commodus
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
2. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Tribune
Titus
Cassius
Rome
3. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
Octavian
Antiochus III
Numidia
The Jugurthine War
4. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
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5. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Mark Antony
Marius
Diocletian
6. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
Praetorian Guard
Cassius
The Edict of Milan
Herod
7. Military power of the emperor
Hannibal Barca
Imperium
Pontifex Maximus
Etruscans
8. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Caractacus
Etruscans
Hadrian
Octavian
9. 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
Res Publicas
Nero
Caligula
Lavuniun
10. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Mithridates VI
Plebeian
Odoacer
Patres
11. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Odoacer
Plebeian
Horatius
Lucius Verus
12. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather
Diocletian
Numidia
Gladiators
Claudius
13. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Gladiators
Milvian Bridge
Herod
Patrician
14. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense
Lucretia
Battle of Actium
Popularis
Pontifex Maximus
15. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Pontius Pilate
Sejanus
The Social War
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
16. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Pagan
Diocletian
Optimate
Scipio Aemilianus
17. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Pompeii
Imperium
Mark Antony
Scipio Africanus
18. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Optimate
Gladiators
Tribune
19. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers
Tiberius
Horatius
Vitellius
Titus
20. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting
Emperor Theodosius
Sulla
Brutus
Plebeian Secession
21. Augustus starts it - personal army for kings (emperors) of Rome - kind of like secret service
Rhea Silvia
Palatine Hill
Praetorian Guard
Hiero II
22. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
Christ
Princeps
Tiberius Gracchus
Zealots
23. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Rhea Silvia
Hadrian
Hasdrubal
Odoacer
24. Moment you can never you can take back - Caesar crossed itr
Crossing the Rubicon
Superbus
Vespasian
The Edict of Milan
25. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Commodus
Romulus
Alba Longa
Scipio Africanus
26. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Carthago Delanda est
Scipio Africanus
Imperium
27. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans
Caligula
The Social War
Etruscans
Optimate
28. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Scipio Aemilianus
Hiero II
Etruscans
Rome
29. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens
Imperium
Philip V of Macedon
Caracalla
Battle of Actium
30. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Horatius
Crossing the Rubicon
Mark Antony
Remus
31. One of Antoninus Pius' heirs. Not interested in politics so made his brother Lucius Verus co-emperor. Commodus was his heir - more interested in philosophy stoic philosopher
Gauis Julius Caesar
The Jugurthine War
Marcus Aurelius
Pagan
32. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon
Attila the Hun
Diocletian
Antiochus III
Princeps
33. Urban landless poor
Tribune
Emperor Theodosius
Proletariat
Messina
34. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
St. Paul
Eunus
Mithridates VI
Veto
35. Political power of the Emperor
Patrician
Princeps
Rome
Messiah
36. Worked through the senate to get power
Mark Antony
Pax Romana
Optimate
Eunus
37. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Messiah
Cassius
Domitian
Lucretia
38. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Pax Romana
Gauis Julius Caesar
Pompey
Hiero II
39. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Carthago Delanda est
Herod
Jugurtha
Imperium
40. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Imperium
Trajan (what a boss)
Plebeian Secession
Palatine Hill
41. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Rome
Sejanus
Patrician
Attila the Hun
42. 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
The Edict of Milan
Rome
Marcus Aurelius
Trajan (what a boss)
43. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Veto
Plebeian Secession
Pompeii
Pompey
44. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son
Caesarion
Octavian
Cinna
Cleoptra XIII
45. Proud
Superbus
Crossing the Rubicon
Constantine
Carthago Delanda est
46. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Hannibal Barca
Marcus Aurelius
Messiah
Spartacus
47. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)
King Herod
Diocletian
Battle of Pharsalus
Constantine
48. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul
Popularis
Optimate
Gauis Julius Caesar
Tiberius
49. Place in Sicily
Messina
Syracuse
Republic
Pax Romana
50. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul
Hannibal Barca
Gauis Julius Caesar
Commodus
Attila the Hun
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