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Ancient Rome Trivia

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Worked through the senate to get power






2. 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






3. Founding Fathers of Rome






4. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.






5. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son






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






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






8. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting






9. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death






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






11. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense






12. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy






13. 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






14. African kingdom - that allies with Rome






15. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)






16. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor






17. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus






18. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero






19. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'






20. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather






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






22. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son






23. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power






24. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him






25. African kingdom - that allies with Rome






26. 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






27. Carthage must be destroyed






28. Place in Sicily






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






30. 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






31. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army






32. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting






33. 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






34. Civic duty - public affairs






35. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill






36. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens






37. Moment you can never you can take back - Caesar crossed itr






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






39. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly






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






41. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them






42. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north






43. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill






44. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death






45. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory






46. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization






47. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign






48. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus






49. Proud






50. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome