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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him
Pompeii
Plebeian Secession
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Mithridates VI
2. 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
Tiberius
Domitian
Rhea Silvia
Hannibal Barca
3. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Pontius Pilate
Patrician
Emperor Theodosius
Herod
4. Killed by Caesar - ordered death of Pompey - King and Egypt both - fighting against his sister to be ruler
The Jugurthine War
Crossing the Rubicon
Ptolemy XIII
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
5. 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
Corvus
Diocletian
Crassus
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
6. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Claudius
Lucretia
Consuls
Gladiators
7. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory
Tiber River
The Gladiator War
Mark Antony
Pompey
8. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides
Battle of Cannae
Hamilcar Barca
Commodus
Res Publicas
9. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense
Battle of Actium
Caesarion
Syracuse
Pompeii
10. Religious power of the Emperor
Lucius Verus
The Edict of Milan
Hasdrubal
Pontifex Maximus
11. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Latifundia
Otho
Sejanus
Spartacus
12. 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
Commodus
Palatine Hill
Galba
Tiber River
13. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Christ
Pax Romana
Odoacer
Commodus
14. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome
Caligula
Res Publicas
Marius
Plebeian Secession
15. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him
Zealots
Caligula
Battle of Zama
Gauis Julius Caesar
16. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Marcus Aurelius
Scipio Aemilianus
Pax Romana
Carthago delenda est
17. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Battle of Zama
Imperium
Cinna
Superbus
18. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Rome
Romulus
Tiberius
Tiberius Gracchus
19. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Remus
Latins
Republic
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
20. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes
Plebeian Secession
Superbus
Sabines
Battle of Cannae
21. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death
Hasdrubal
Milvian Bridge
King Herod
Tiberius Gracchus
22. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator
Antonius Pius
Plebeian Secession
Battle of Actium
Vitellius
23. Place in Sicily
Cicero
Syracuse
Attila the Hun
Carthago delenda est
24. Popular speaker said to be the son of God - tried to reform Jewish religion - accidentally started Christianity
Gladiators
Caractacus
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Carthage
25. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
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26. Founding Fathers of Rome
Odoacer
Spartacus
Patres
Carthage
27. 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
Marcus Aurelius
Cinna
Lavuniun
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
28. Large estate
Octavian
Res Publicas
Latifundia
Patres
29. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
Battle of Zama
Caractacus
Zealots
Patres
30. The second town that Numitor ruled
Zealots
Alba Longa
Jugurtha
Brutus
31. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
Horatius
Praetorian Guard
The Gladiator War
Zealots
32. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
The Jugurthine War
Christ
Attila the Hun
Hiero II
33. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
The Triumvirate
Odoacer
Messina
Antonius Pius
34. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior
Messiah
Horatius
Antonius Pius
Tiberius Gracchus
35. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting
Messiah
Plebeian Secession
Nerva
Jugurtha
36. 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
The Jugurthine War
Corvus
Cato
Caractacus
37. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Patrician
Pontifex Maximus
Christ
Marius
38. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination
Caractacus
Battle of Pharsalus
Patres
Brutus
39. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Otho
Tribune
Eunus
Battle of Cannae
40. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Christ
Cinna
The Social War
Vitellius
41. 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
Messiah
Cato
Galba
The Edict of Milan
42. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Parthia
Sulla
Cicero
Tiberius
43. Earliest tribes in the area
Caracalla
Herod
Galba
Latins
44. Urban landless poor
Galba
Messiah
Proletariat
Gauis Julius Caesar
45. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
Plebeian Secession
Battle of Pharsalus
Hiero II
Superbus
46. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Galba
Cleoptra XIII
Corvus
Rome
47. Lowest class of people - usually farmers
Plebeian
Patres
Commodus
Julio-Claudian Emperors
48. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
Diocletian
St. Paul
Messina
Lavuniun
49. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
Horatius
John the Baptist
Imperium
Philip V of Macedon
50. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator
Vitellius
Pax Romana
Mark Antony
Herod
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