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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Founding Fathers of Rome
The Jugurthine War
Alba Longa
Patres
Caracalla
2. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense
Lucretia
The Edict of Milan
Scipio Aemilianus
Battle of Actium
3. 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
Gladiators
The Gladiator War
Imperium
Marcus Aurelius
4. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Pontius Pilate
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Sejanus
Cassius
5. African kingdom - that allies with Rome
Numidia
Odoacer
Imperium
Pompeii
6. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich
St. Paul
Eunus
Spartacus
Jugurtha
7. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Veto
Tribune
Praetorian Guard
The Jugurthine War
8. Place in Sicily
Syracuse
Imperator
Battle of Actium
Hamilcar Barca
9. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Crossing the Rubicon
Philip V of Macedon
Scipio Africanus
The Social War
10. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Carthago Delanda est
Hadrian
Rome
Pompey
11. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Hamilcar Barca
Rome
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Pompeii
12. 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
Vespasian
Praetorian Guard
Pompeii
Brutus
13. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Etruscans
Latins
Tiberius
Lucretia
14. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Parthia
Tiber River
Cato
Eunus
15. 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
Tiberius
Constantine
Mark Antony
Patres
16. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Jugurtha
Odoacer
Milvian Bridge
Messiah
17. Worked through the people to get power
Popularis
Eunus
Philip V of Macedon
John the Baptist
18. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Parthia
Trajan (what a boss)
Imperator
Battle of Pharsalus
19. Earliest tribes in the area
Hiero II
Romulus
Hannibal Barca
Latins
20. Founding Fathers of Rome
Patres
Proletariat
Messiah
Praetorian Guard
21. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them
Scipio Africanus
Praetorian Guard
Milvian Bridge
Consuls
22. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Palatine Hill
Remus
Mark Antony
23. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Spartacus
Crossing the Rubicon
John the Baptist
24. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon
Antiochus III
Ptolemy XIII
Lavuniun
Pompeii
25. 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
Constantine
Crossing the Rubicon
St. Paul
Sabines
26. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Republic
Zealots
Battle of Zama
Lucius Verus
27. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him
Patres
Battle of Actium
Patrician
Mithridates VI
28. Another conspirator
Vespasian
Cassius
King Herod
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
29. King - roman governor of Syria - secular king of the Jews
Brutus
Herod
Etruscans
The Jugurthine War
30. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
The Jugurthine War
Jugurtha
Cinna
Rhea Silvia
31. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
32. Urban landless poor
Ptolemy XIII
Proletariat
Battle of Actium
Gaius Gracchus
33. 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
Domitian
Alba Longa
Jugurtha
Sejanus
34. 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
Antiochus III
Claudius
Cleoptra XIII
Mithridates VI
35. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome - ended the Olympics
Lavuniun
Rome
Emperor Theodosius
Claudius
36. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Sulla
Parthia
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Res Publicas
37. Caesar's great nephew forms the 2nd Triumvirate - youngest consul in history of Rome - becomes emperor of Rome
Crossing the Rubicon
Romulus
Caesarion
Octavian
38. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Patrician
Messina
Pompeii
The Gladiator War
39. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Princeps
Galba
Remus
Cleoptra XIII
40. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him
Zealots
Emperor Theodosius
Battle of Zama
Res Publicas
41. Killed by Caesar - ordered death of Pompey - King and Egypt both - fighting against his sister to be ruler
Pagan
Crassus
Popularis
Ptolemy XIII
42. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Messiah
Tiberius
Pagan
Claudius
43. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
John the Baptist
The Jugurthine War
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Antiochus III
44. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination
Imperium
Gladiators
Brutus
Mark Antony
45. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Hiero II
Carthago delenda est
Pax Romana
Lucius Verus
46. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory
Herod
Pompey
Lavuniun
Hannibal Barca
47. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
Caracalla
The Triumvirate
Cicero
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
48. Political power of the Emperor
Remus
Princeps
Gladiators
Palatine Hill
49. Popular speaker said to be the son of God - tried to reform Jewish religion - accidentally started Christianity
The Gladiator War
Antiochus III
Messiah
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
50. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
The Social War
Popularis
Constantine
Cinna