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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
Otho
Carthago Delanda est
Scipio Africanus
St. Paul
2. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Horatius
Latifundia
Parthia
Vitellius
3. Military commander of the Emperor
Imperium
The Triumvirate
Imperator
Palatine Hill
4. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Battle of Zama
Gladiators
Nerva
Crossing the Rubicon
5. Civic duty - public affairs
Sulla
Lavuniun
Res Publicas
Gladiators
6. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Carthago Delanda est
Caracalla
Lucius Verus
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
7. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides
Battle of Cannae
Herod
Hiero II
The Social War
8. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death
Palatine Hill
King Herod
The Social War
Herod
9. 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
Battle of Pharsalus
Corvus
The Triumvirate
The Gladiator War
10. 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
Zealots
Hasdrubal
Vespasian
Sulla
11. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms
Messina
Caractacus
Gaius Gracchus
Lavuniun
12. 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
Pontius Pilate
Latins
Trajan (what a boss)
Diocletian
13. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul
Gauis Julius Caesar
Vespasian
Tiber River
Imperium
14. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Sejanus
Tiberius
Republic
Jugurtha
15. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
Latifundia
Lucius Verus
Hiero II
Attila the Hun
16. 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
Otho
Plebeian
Parthia
Praetorian Guard
17. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms
Gaius Gracchus
Carthage
Vespasian
Rhea Silvia
18. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome - ended the Olympics
Emperor Theodosius
Parthia
Battle of Pharsalus
Latifundia
19. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Popularis
The Social War
Remus
Scipio Aemilianus
20. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Patrician
Pontius Pilate
Scipio Aemilianus
Caractacus
21. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Carthago Delanda est
Constantine
Optimate
The Edict of Milan
22. Urban landless poor
Proletariat
Pontius Pilate
Titus
Christ
23. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides
Battle of Cannae
Mark Antony
Gladiators
Remus
24. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers
Titus
Pompey
Gauis Julius Caesar
The Gladiator War
25. Civic duty - public affairs
Pompeii
Popularis
Res Publicas
Remus
26. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
Attila the Hun
Diocletian
Horatius
Proletariat
27. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
Horatius
Nerva
Hamilcar Barca
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
28. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes
Sabines
Sejanus
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Nerva
29. Worked through the senate to get power
Zealots
Optimate
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Praetorian Guard
30. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)
Diocletian
Vitellius
Hasdrubal
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
31. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
Cleoptra XIII
Patres
The Edict of Milan
The Social War
32. Urban landless poor
Marcus Aurelius
Proletariat
Marius
Christ
33. Greek colony
Veto
Caractacus
Pax Romana
Messina
34. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Scipio Aemilianus
Plebeian Secession
Mark Antony
Marius
35. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Sulla
Cassius
Optimate
Nerva
36. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Remus
Rome
Syracuse
Lucius Verus
37. Elected by senate - makes Trajan heir - set precedent for choosing heir based merit
Commodus
Otho
Nerva
Pontius Pilate
38. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son
Caesarion
Ptolemy XIII
Constantine
Sabines
39. Town ruled by king Numitor
Lavuniun
Emperor Theodosius
Odoacer
Carthago Delanda est
40. 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
Popularis
Pompey
The Gladiator War
Res Publicas
41. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
King Herod
Gaius Gracchus
Battle of Actium
Commodus
42. Political power of the Emperor
Republic
Titus
Princeps
Rome
43. Lowest class of people - usually farmers
Plebeian
Crassus
Marcus Aurelius
Pontifex Maximus
44. African kingdom - that allies with Rome
Numidia
Battle of Cannae
Veto
Octavian
45. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers
Horatius
Battle of Actium
Cleoptra XIII
Titus
46. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Crassus
Christ
Zealots
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
47. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
Herod
Nero
John the Baptist
Pontifex Maximus
48. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north
Latins
Caligula
Hadrian
Sejanus
49. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
Gauis Julius Caesar
Eunus
King Herod
Hiero II
50. Worked through the people to get power
Popularis
Battle of Cannae
Superbus
Carthago delenda est