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Ancient Rome Trivia

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1. King of Britain - fought against Rome






2. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius






3. 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






4. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war






5. Worked through the senate to get power






6. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory






7. Augustus starts it - personal army for kings (emperors) of Rome - kind of like secret service






8. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich






9. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.






10. Elected by senate - makes Trajan heir - set precedent for choosing heir based merit






11. 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






12. Orator - famous speaker in the Senate who becomes a senator






13. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination






14. Earliest tribes in the area






15. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans






16. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.






17. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself

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18. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers






19. Military leader - goes against Rome - after he lost in Africa he was kicked out of Carthage






20. Military leader - goes against Rome - after he lost in Africa he was kicked out of Carthage






21. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides






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






23. Place in Sicily






24. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather






25. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it






26. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha






27. Military power of the emperor






28. Religious power of the Emperor






29. Large estate






30. African kingdom - that allies with Rome






31. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north






32. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)






33. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul






34. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war






35. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar






36. 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






37. 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






38. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator






39. Killed by Caesar - ordered death of Pompey - King and Egypt both - fighting against his sister to be ruler






40. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome






41. Where Mount Vesuvius was located






42. Greek colony






43. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.






44. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra






45. Leader of the Huns from 434 to 453 CE - led the Hunds west into Germanic territory - threatening Rome






46. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer






47. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary






48. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it






49. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero






50. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights