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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens
Jugurtha
Gladiators
Hasdrubal
Caracalla
2. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Princeps
Rome
Rhea Silvia
Attila the Hun
3. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Cato
Battle of Pharsalus
Veto
4. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)
Diocletian
Nerva
Vitellius
Consuls
5. 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
Galba
The Edict of Milan
Nero
Mithridates VI
6. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
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7. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north
Latifundia
Crossing the Rubicon
Hadrian
Syracuse
8. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Veto
Attila the Hun
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Scipio Africanus
9. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
Sabines
Eunus
Palatine Hill
John the Baptist
10. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense
Constantine
Lavuniun
Caracalla
Battle of Actium
11. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
Claudius
Tiberius
The Jugurthine War
Sabines
12. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul
Gauis Julius Caesar
Spartacus
Lucretia
Numidia
13. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them
Cato
Patres
Titus
Republic
14. 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
Domitian
Emperor Theodosius
Scipio Aemilianus
Princeps
15. 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
Sabines
Galba
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Imperium
16. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes
Scipio Africanus
Sabines
Pontifex Maximus
Nerva
17. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Numidia
Marcus Aurelius
Syracuse
Christ
18. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Battle of Pharsalus
Princeps
Tiberius Gracchus
Scipio Africanus
19. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death
Patrician
Battle of Pharsalus
Nerva
King Herod
20. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Commodus
Hannibal Barca
Brutus
Plebeian Secession
21. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Spartacus
Nero
Milvian Bridge
Cleoptra XIII
22. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Republic
Remus
Battle of Cannae
John the Baptist
23. Popular speaker said to be the son of God - tried to reform Jewish religion - accidentally started Christianity
Titus
Remus
Rome
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
24. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
The Edict of Milan
Pontius Pilate
Parthia
Constantine
25. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Pontius Pilate
Constantine
Nero
Carthago Delanda est
26. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
Marcus Aurelius
Battle of Zama
Horatius
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
27. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior
Crassus
John the Baptist
Gaius Gracchus
Messiah
28. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Crassus
Eunus
Eunus
29. Political power of the Emperor
Zealots
Lavuniun
Superbus
Princeps
30. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Cinna
Corvus
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
31. 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
Domitian
Vitellius
The Edict of Milan
Parthia
32. 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
Cato
Hadrian
Scipio Africanus
Hamilcar Barca
33. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
The Triumvirate
Attila the Hun
Domitian
Tribune
34. Elected by senate - makes Trajan heir - set precedent for choosing heir based merit
Tribune
Constantine
Nerva
Romulus
35. 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
Titus
Antiochus III
Constantine
Carthago Delanda est
36. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Gladiators
Tiberius
Spartacus
Tribune
37. 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
Titus
Emperor Theodosius
Caligula
Messina
38. Military leader - goes against Rome - after he lost in Africa he was kicked out of Carthage
Hannibal Barca
St. Paul
Rome
Tiberius
39. Orator - famous speaker in the Senate who becomes a senator
Lavuniun
Cicero
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Cinna
40. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
The Gladiator War
Tiber River
Spartacus
Caligula
41. Where the slaves revolted - they were being held in Capua and they broke loose stole knives from a butcher shop and this was the start of The Gladiator War
Julio-Claudian Emperors
The Gladiator War
Caligula
Ptolemy XIII
42. 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
Plebeian
Galba
Nerva
Julio-Claudian Emperors
43. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Etruscans
Cicero
Pagan
Cato
44. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Titus
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Marius
Trajan (what a boss)
45. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Philip V of Macedon
Otho
Horatius
Milvian Bridge
46. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Imperator
Gauis Julius Caesar
Res Publicas
Pax Romana
47. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
Patrician
Veto
Syracuse
St. Paul
48. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Philip V of Macedon
The Edict of Milan
Christ
Pompeii
49. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Corvus
Tiber River
Lucius Verus
Messina
50. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Optimate
Sulla
Battle of Zama
Messiah