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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Milvian Bridge
Hasdrubal
Lavuniun
Tiber River
2. Place in Sicily
Syracuse
Brutus
Eunus
Antonius Pius
3. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Veto
Spartacus
Praetorian Guard
Brutus
4. Large estate
Hamilcar Barca
Tiber River
Latifundia
Gaius Gracchus
5. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Tribune
Pagan
Imperium
Lucius Verus
6. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Rhea Silvia
Gauis Julius Caesar
Otho
Sulla
7. African kingdom - that allies with Rome
Hamilcar Barca
Brutus
Numidia
The Gladiator War
8. Worked through the people to get power
Vespasian
Popularis
Gaius Gracchus
St. Paul
9. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Otho
Rhea Silvia
Gladiators
Rome
10. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
Parthia
Vespasian
Rome
Hiero II
11. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather
Carthago delenda est
Claudius
The Edict of Milan
Battle of Zama
12. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Crassus
Pontius Pilate
Patrician
The Jugurthine War
13. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Patrician
Sabines
Cato
14. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Spartacus
Rome
Tribune
Rhea Silvia
15. Killed by Caesar - ordered death of Pompey - King and Egypt both - fighting against his sister to be ruler
Corvus
Ptolemy XIII
Gaius Gracchus
Odoacer
16. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Rhea Silvia
Popularis
Nerva
St. Paul
17. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
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18. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Commodus
Caractacus
Vespasian
Gladiators
19. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Pompeii
Tiber River
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Jugurtha
20. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Carthage
Philip V of Macedon
Parthia
Remus
21. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Milvian Bridge
Numidia
Consuls
Odoacer
22. 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
The Gladiator War
Vespasian
Rhea Silvia
Caligula
23. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
Hasdrubal
St. Paul
Mithridates VI
Antiochus III
24. 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)
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Attila the Hun
Philip V of Macedon
25. 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
Zealots
Battle of Pharsalus
Crassus
Caligula
26. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Numidia
Cleoptra XIII
The Jugurthine War
27. 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
Spartacus
Lucretia
Battle of Cannae
28. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather
Eunus
John the Baptist
Claudius
St. Paul
29. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Crassus
Vitellius
Caligula
Consuls
30. 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
Caracalla
Cato
Vitellius
Crossing the Rubicon
31. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens
Patrician
Caracalla
Consuls
Carthago Delanda est
32. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him
Battle of Zama
Crassus
John the Baptist
King Herod
33. 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
Nero
Cleoptra XIII
Palatine Hill
Philip V of Macedon
34. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Latifundia
Republic
Battle of Pharsalus
Vitellius
35. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Plebeian Secession
Mithridates VI
Etruscans
Lucretia
36. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Pompeii
Superbus
Corvus
Milvian Bridge
37. Another conspirator
Cassius
Spartacus
Rome
Hamilcar Barca
38. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Res Publicas
Latins
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Scipio Africanus
39. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Praetorian Guard
Commodus
The Jugurthine War
Tiberius Gracchus
40. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Sabines
Battle of Pharsalus
Corvus
Remus
41. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
The Jugurthine War
Julio-Claudian Emperors
John the Baptist
Pagan
42. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting
Plebeian Secession
Trajan (what a boss)
Patres
Scipio Aemilianus
43. Religious power of the Emperor
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Pontifex Maximus
Lucretia
Messina
44. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Consuls
Tribune
Trajan (what a boss)
Latifundia
45. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome - ended the Olympics
Lucius Verus
Pontifex Maximus
Emperor Theodosius
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
46. 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
Scipio Aemilianus
Trajan (what a boss)
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
47. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Mark Antony
Optimate
Patrician
Diocletian
48. The second town that Numitor ruled
Veto
Titus
Nero
Alba Longa
49. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Patres
Antonius Pius
Plebeian
Odoacer
50. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
Ptolemy XIII
Parthia
Cinna
Hiero II