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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes
Battle of Pharsalus
Caractacus
Plebeian Secession
Sabines
2. I forbid
Trajan (what a boss)
Tiber River
Tiberius
Veto
3. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
St. Paul
Tiberius
Galba
Trajan (what a boss)
4. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Hadrian
Cato
Scipio Aemilianus
Sabines
5. Military power of the emperor
Imperator
Imperium
Emperor Theodosius
Scipio Aemilianus
6. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
John the Baptist
Sejanus
Tribune
Praetorian Guard
7. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination
Brutus
Trajan (what a boss)
Res Publicas
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
8. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
The Jugurthine War
Cinna
Philip V of Macedon
Popularis
9. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon
Antiochus III
Sabines
Commodus
Sulla
10. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Remus
Patres
Lucretia
The Social War
11. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans
Jugurtha
Carthago delenda est
Etruscans
Messina
12. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Zealots
Hamilcar Barca
Tiberius Gracchus
13. Elected by senate - makes Trajan heir - set precedent for choosing heir based merit
Brutus
Nerva
Latifundia
Plebeian
14. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
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15. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Gladiators
Syracuse
Imperium
Remus
16. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
Republic
The Jugurthine War
Brutus
Spartacus
17. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Remus
Herod
Carthago Delanda est
Latins
18. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Superbus
Romulus
Caesarion
Octavian
19. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Crassus
Tiberius
Galba
Eunus
20. Place in North Africa
Syracuse
Carthage
Eunus
Marcus Aurelius
21. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
John the Baptist
Patrician
Latins
Pontius Pilate
22. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers
Titus
Lucretia
Attila the Hun
Superbus
23. Worked through the senate to get power
Popularis
Caligula
John the Baptist
Optimate
24. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Superbus
Caligula
Lavuniun
Scipio Aemilianus
25. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Jugurtha
Tribune
Spartacus
Hannibal Barca
26. 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
Domitian
Milvian Bridge
Crossing the Rubicon
27. Urban landless poor
Otho
Proletariat
Patres
Crassus
28. 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
Caesarion
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Plebeian
Marcus Aurelius
29. 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
Sabines
Res Publicas
The Triumvirate
30. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor
Jugurtha
The Jugurthine War
Brutus
Tiberius Gracchus
31. Greek colony
Alba Longa
Octavian
Messina
Cassius
32. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Caractacus
Gauis Julius Caesar
Pax Romana
Otho
33. 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
Otho
Galba
Emperor Theodosius
Mithridates VI
34. Founding Fathers of Rome
Pontifex Maximus
Palatine Hill
Patres
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
35. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him
Alba Longa
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Pax Romana
Battle of Zama
36. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense
Commodus
Battle of Actium
The Gladiator War
Plebeian Secession
37. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
The Edict of Milan
Hiero II
Odoacer
Consuls
38. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination
Veto
Gladiators
Lucretia
Brutus
39. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Patres
Remus
Tiber River
King Herod
40. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Hamilcar Barca
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Hasdrubal
Hamilcar Barca
41. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Tiberius
Jugurtha
Zealots
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
42. 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
Hannibal Barca
Constantine
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Caesarion
43. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Carthage
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Alba Longa
Caractacus
44. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son
Carthago delenda est
Octavian
Alba Longa
Caesarion
45. Orator - famous speaker in the Senate who becomes a senator
Tiber River
Cicero
Hiero II
Numidia
46. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Christ
Galba
Palatine Hill
Pagan
47. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
Zealots
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Milvian Bridge
Latifundia
48. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son
Ptolemy XIII
Tiberius
Cato
Caesarion
49. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Battle of Zama
Jugurtha
Sulla
Battle of Pharsalus
50. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Cinna
Commodus
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Praetorian Guard