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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. African kingdom - that allies with Rome
Numidia
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
John the Baptist
2. Place in North Africa
Carthage
Patres
Scipio Africanus
Vitellius
3. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Sulla
The Social War
Constantine
Patrician
4. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him
Consuls
Plebeian
Mithridates VI
Patrician
5. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
Nerva
Cassius
Hamilcar Barca
Constantine
6. Killed by Caesar - ordered death of Pompey - King and Egypt both - fighting against his sister to be ruler
Cicero
Ptolemy XIII
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Palatine Hill
7. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Odoacer
Praetorian Guard
Pax Romana
Plebeian Secession
8. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
Sejanus
Veto
Nero
Horatius
9. Another conspirator
Cassius
Pompey
Pontius Pilate
Hamilcar Barca
10. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides
Lucretia
Latifundia
Lucretia
Battle of Cannae
11. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Tribune
Corvus
Eunus
Battle of Pharsalus
12. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Battle of Zama
Hamilcar Barca
Numidia
Pagan
13. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Pompey
Corvus
Veto
Carthago Delanda est
14. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Pagan
Imperator
Tiber River
Caractacus
15. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers
Sabines
Titus
Optimate
Patres
16. Killed by Caesar - ordered death of Pompey - King and Egypt both - fighting against his sister to be ruler
Domitian
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Cinna
Ptolemy XIII
17. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
Gladiators
The Edict of Milan
Hamilcar Barca
Brutus
18. Large estate
Latifundia
John the Baptist
Messiah
Sulla
19. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Marcus Aurelius
Rhea Silvia
Imperium
Corvus
20. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Palatine Hill
Crassus
Jugurtha
Emperor Theodosius
21. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him
Battle of Zama
Rhea Silvia
Messiah
Remus
22. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
The Social War
Gauis Julius Caesar
Commodus
23. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Tiber River
Plebeian Secession
Sejanus
Pontius Pilate
24. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Lucius Verus
Gauis Julius Caesar
Antiochus III
Cicero
25. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Etruscans
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Nero
Pontifex Maximus
26. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Latins
Emperor Theodosius
Philip V of Macedon
Hamilcar Barca
27. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north
King Herod
John the Baptist
Lavuniun
Hadrian
28. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Lucius Verus
Nero
Palatine Hill
Trajan (what a boss)
29. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
The Edict of Milan
Tribune
Christ
Messiah
30. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Vespasian
Gladiators
Spartacus
Latifundia
31. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Octavian
Hasdrubal
Cinna
Remus
32. Caesar's great nephew forms the 2nd Triumvirate - youngest consul in history of Rome - becomes emperor of Rome
Otho
Carthago delenda est
Octavian
Gauis Julius Caesar
33. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Trajan (what a boss)
Gauis Julius Caesar
Hannibal Barca
Scipio Africanus
34. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him
Scipio Africanus
Battle of Zama
King Herod
Popularis
35. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
St. Paul
Emperor Theodosius
Carthage
Caracalla
36. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Parthia
Etruscans
Julio-Claudian Emperors
37. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Parthia
Tribune
Vitellius
Julio-Claudian Emperors
38. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
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39. Another conspirator
Cassius
Carthage
The Triumvirate
Tiberius
40. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
Gaius Gracchus
Hamilcar Barca
Plebeian
Caligula
41. Civic duty - public affairs
Res Publicas
Princeps
Praetorian Guard
Philip V of Macedon
42. 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
Pontifex Maximus
Otho
Cinna
Mark Antony
43. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Commodus
Ptolemy XIII
Messina
Crassus
44. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Mithridates VI
Crossing the Rubicon
Christ
Trajan (what a boss)
45. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Titus
Emperor Theodosius
Spartacus
Parthia
46. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Tiberius
Cinna
Lucius Verus
Romulus
47. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination
The Triumvirate
Mithridates VI
Brutus
Ptolemy XIII
48. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
Hiero II
Spartacus
John the Baptist
Sulla
49. Popular speaker said to be the son of God - tried to reform Jewish religion - accidentally started Christianity
Scipio Africanus
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Titus
Rhea Silvia
50. I forbid
Veto
Plebeian
The Edict of Milan
Octavian
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