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Ancient Rome Trivia

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1. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself


2. Where Mount Vesuvius was located






3. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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






10. Military power of the emperor






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






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






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






14. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them






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






16. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination






17. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero






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






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






20. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.






21. 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






22. 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






23. 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






24. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north






25. Urban landless poor






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. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill






28. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome






29. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north






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






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






32. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans






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






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






35. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today






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






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






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






39. 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






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






41. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon






42. Worked through the senate to get power






43. Civic duty - public affairs






44. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory






45. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated






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






47. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary






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






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






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