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Ancient Rome Trivia

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1. Founding Fathers of Rome






2. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon






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






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






5. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'






6. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.






7. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'






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






9. Religious power of the Emperor






10. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him






11. 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






12. Place in North Africa






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






14. Military power of the emperor






15. Military commander of the Emperor






16. Earliest tribes in the area






17. 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






18. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death






19. Overall amazing - treats senate well - military guy - fair rule - campaigns for good of Rome - conquers Armenia don't ask/don't tell policy for Christians






20. Period of piece in Rome 200 years






21. African kingdom - that allies with Rome






22. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north






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






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






25. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government






26. I forbid






27. I forbid






28. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources






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






30. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes






41. Proud






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






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






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






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






46. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.






47. 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






48. Caesar's great nephew forms the 2nd Triumvirate - youngest consul in history of Rome - becomes emperor of Rome






49. 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






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