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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Octavian
Tribune
Superbus
Gladiators
2. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north
Jugurtha
Carthago Delanda est
Hadrian
Emperor Theodosius
3. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
Remus
The Triumvirate
Christ
Odoacer
4. Religious power of the Emperor
Jugurtha
Pontifex Maximus
Battle of Pharsalus
Gauis Julius Caesar
5. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
Hamilcar Barca
Spartacus
The Social War
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
6. 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
Alba Longa
Cleoptra XIII
Tiberius
Cicero
7. Urban landless poor
Proletariat
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Remus
Romulus
8. Elected by senate - makes Trajan heir - set precedent for choosing heir based merit
Imperium
Eunus
Nerva
Caractacus
9. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Rome
Galba
Tribune
Sulla
10. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms
Patrician
Gaius Gracchus
Republic
Battle of Actium
11. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Crassus
The Gladiator War
Constantine
Jugurtha
12. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory
The Jugurthine War
The Gladiator War
Pompey
Hasdrubal
13. Military leader - goes against Rome - after he lost in Africa he was kicked out of Carthage
Rome
The Jugurthine War
Hannibal Barca
Galba
14. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
The Edict of Milan
Battle of Zama
Galba
15. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Princeps
Gaius Gracchus
Philip V of Macedon
Pompey
16. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Otho
Republic
Plebeian
Pax Romana
17. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Tiberius
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Patrician
Tiber River
18. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Gaius Gracchus
Tiber River
Constantine
Eunus
19. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Plebeian
Sejanus
Hiero II
Odoacer
20. 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
Optimate
Patrician
Marcus Aurelius
Palatine Hill
21. 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
Trajan (what a boss)
Pompeii
Pagan
Rome
22. 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
Latins
Battle of Zama
Pax Romana
Constantine
23. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Galba
Pagan
Etruscans
Popularis
24. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war
The Social War
Hiero II
Otho
Sejanus
25. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)
Superbus
Spartacus
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Diocletian
26. Proud
Superbus
Nero
Hasdrubal
Numidia
27. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Parthia
Caracalla
King Herod
28. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
The Edict of Milan
Pompeii
Pompey
Pontifex Maximus
29. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Consuls
The Gladiator War
Marius
Philip V of Macedon
30. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Optimate
Hasdrubal
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Cicero
31. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Eunus
Nerva
Sulla
Lucretia
32. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens
Caracalla
Battle of Pharsalus
Superbus
Patres
33. Worked through the people to get power
Praetorian Guard
Popularis
Plebeian
Pagan
34. 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
Pax Romana
Domitian
Hiero II
Tiber River
35. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination
Milvian Bridge
Brutus
Etruscans
Imperator
36. Military commander of the Emperor
Titus
Battle of Actium
Latins
Imperator
37. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
Pax Romana
Romulus
Horatius
King Herod
38. Military commander of the Emperor
Parthia
Imperator
Rhea Silvia
Julio-Claudian Emperors
39. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Plebeian Secession
Cinna
Trajan (what a boss)
Palatine Hill
40. 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
Princeps
Corvus
Pontifex Maximus
Pompeii
41. 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
Marius
Tiber River
Cicero
Galba
42. The second town that Numitor ruled
Eunus
Alba Longa
Sejanus
The Gladiator War
43. King - roman governor of Syria - secular king of the Jews
Remus
Optimate
Herod
Domitian
44. 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
Emperor Theodosius
Carthage
Vespasian
St. Paul
45. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Caligula
Antonius Pius
Emperor Theodosius
Pontius Pilate
46. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra
Alba Longa
Mark Antony
Pagan
Hiero II
47. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Hasdrubal
Superbus
Sejanus
Consuls
48. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Milvian Bridge
Zealots
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Hasdrubal
49. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Nerva
Philip V of Macedon
Cleoptra XIII
Battle of Pharsalus
50. Founding Fathers of Rome
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Patres
Pontius Pilate
Battle of Pharsalus