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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory
Constantine
Pompey
Romulus
Tiber River
2. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
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3. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome - ended the Olympics
Milvian Bridge
Lavuniun
Sulla
Emperor Theodosius
4. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Marius
Cato
Pontifex Maximus
Tiberius
5. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Corvus
Palatine Hill
Scipio Africanus
Plebeian
6. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes
Alba Longa
Brutus
Sabines
Hamilcar Barca
7. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Rome
Milvian Bridge
Caesarion
Pompeii
8. 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
Cicero
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Otho
Latins
9. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra
Res Publicas
Plebeian Secession
Emperor Theodosius
Mark Antony
10. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Scipio Aemilianus
Antiochus III
Pax Romana
Odoacer
11. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war
The Social War
The Gladiator War
Caesarion
Palatine Hill
12. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers
Imperium
Battle of Pharsalus
Titus
Tiberius Gracchus
13. 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
Spartacus
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Vespasian
Cleoptra XIII
14. Place in North Africa
John the Baptist
Carthage
Vitellius
Messina
15. Popular speaker said to be the son of God - tried to reform Jewish religion - accidentally started Christianity
Gladiators
Hamilcar Barca
Eunus
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
16. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Odoacer
Milvian Bridge
Cato
Herod
17. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north
Trajan (what a boss)
Battle of Zama
Hadrian
Cicero
18. Orator - famous speaker in the Senate who becomes a senator
Zealots
Cicero
Nero
Vitellius
19. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.
The Triumvirate
Caractacus
Mark Antony
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
20. 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
Proletariat
The Social War
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Domitian
21. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Emperor Theodosius
Domitian
Syracuse
Sulla
22. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans
Pompey
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Etruscans
Diocletian
23. 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
Battle of Cannae
Corvus
Pompeii
Superbus
24. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Hasdrubal
Pompeii
Battle of Pharsalus
Patrician
25. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor
Ptolemy XIII
Emperor Theodosius
Tiberius Gracchus
Tiberius
26. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Latins
Commodus
Milvian Bridge
Imperator
27. 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
Carthago Delanda est
Philip V of Macedon
Milvian Bridge
Domitian
28. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Caractacus
Trajan (what a boss)
Crassus
Numidia
29. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Hamilcar Barca
Carthago Delanda est
Milvian Bridge
Popularis
30. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son
Lucretia
Diocletian
Attila the Hun
Caesarion
31. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory
Odoacer
Carthage
The Edict of Milan
Pompey
32. Worked through the senate to get power
Pax Romana
Caligula
Alba Longa
Optimate
33. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Etruscans
Marius
Alba Longa
34. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Hasdrubal
Pontifex Maximus
Cinna
The Jugurthine War
35. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer
The Social War
Caractacus
Milvian Bridge
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
36. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Ptolemy XIII
Philip V of Macedon
Spartacus
Scipio Aemilianus
37. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Odoacer
Caractacus
Galba
Spartacus
38. 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
Caligula
Vitellius
Cato
Caractacus
39. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Gaius Gracchus
Hadrian
Etruscans
Palatine Hill
40. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
Plebeian
Gladiators
The Edict of Milan
Hannibal Barca
41. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Latifundia
Rome
Lavuniun
Battle of Actium
42. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
Mithridates VI
Philip V of Macedon
Syracuse
Hiero II
43. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Octavian
Sulla
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Diocletian
44. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Scipio Aemilianus
Gladiators
Tribune
Lucretia
45. Urban landless poor
Tiberius Gracchus
Nero
Proletariat
Pompey
46. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense
Syracuse
Antonius Pius
Sulla
Battle of Actium
47. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Antonius Pius
Pagan
Princeps
Tiber River
48. Military commander of the Emperor
Imperator
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Pontifex Maximus
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
49. 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
Ptolemy XIII
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Rhea Silvia
50. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms
Octavian
Cassius
Battle of Pharsalus
Gaius Gracchus