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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting
Plebeian Secession
Pontius Pilate
Gaius Gracchus
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
2. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)
Hasdrubal
Diocletian
Octavian
Parthia
3. 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
Battle of Actium
Vespasian
John the Baptist
Etruscans
4. Religious power of the Emperor
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Proletariat
Philip V of Macedon
Pontifex Maximus
5. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Consuls
Tiberius
Vitellius
6. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
The Jugurthine War
Eunus
Commodus
Julio-Claudian Emperors
7. Military commander of the Emperor
Zealots
Cato
Imperator
Christ
8. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
Philip V of Macedon
Hiero II
Mark Antony
Proletariat
9. Augustus starts it - personal army for kings (emperors) of Rome - kind of like secret service
Nero
Praetorian Guard
Battle of Actium
Constantine
10. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
John the Baptist
Caesarion
Titus
Hiero II
11. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
St. Paul
The Edict of Milan
Zealots
Philip V of Macedon
12. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Carthago delenda est
Battle of Cannae
Lucius Verus
Alba Longa
13. 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
Titus
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Imperium
14. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Hamilcar Barca
Hasdrubal
Pompey
Attila the Hun
15. 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
Rhea Silvia
Syracuse
Caesarion
16. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Tribune
Patrician
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Hasdrubal
17. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra
Scipio Africanus
Mark Antony
Crassus
Latifundia
18. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather
Imperator
Claudius
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Cleoptra XIII
19. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Christ
Antonius Pius
Cato
Lucius Verus
20. Carthage must be destroyed
Gladiators
Rome
Claudius
Carthago delenda est
21. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich
Eunus
Jugurtha
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Caligula
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
Christ
Tiberius Gracchus
Hadrian
23. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Emperor Theodosius
John the Baptist
Odoacer
Sejanus
24. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Milvian Bridge
Battle of Cannae
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Cinna
25. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome - ended the Olympics
Tiberius Gracchus
Emperor Theodosius
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Plebeian Secession
26. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war
Emperor Theodosius
The Social War
Superbus
Patrician
27. 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
Marcus Aurelius
Cinna
Lucretia
Caractacus
28. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator
Christ
Crassus
Vitellius
Herod
29. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior
Crossing the Rubicon
Domitian
Messiah
Galba
30. Greek colony
Octavian
Tiber River
Messina
Tiberius
31. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Commodus
Gladiators
Hasdrubal
Cinna
32. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Pagan
Vitellius
Galba
Pax Romana
33. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Caracalla
Lucretia
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Emperor Theodosius
34. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Latifundia
Pompeii
Sabines
The Social War
35. Another conspirator
Superbus
Vespasian
Sabines
Cassius
36. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
The Triumvirate
John the Baptist
Caracalla
Cato
37. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Tiber River
Scipio Africanus
Cicero
Corvus
38. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Vitellius
Proletariat
Claudius
Patrician
39. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
St. Paul
Pax Romana
Superbus
Pompey
40. Urban landless poor
Hamilcar Barca
Proletariat
Constantine
The Gladiator War
41. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
Battle of Cannae
Horatius
Consuls
Caracalla
42. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
Claudius
King Herod
Hamilcar Barca
Cicero
43. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them
Crassus
Patrician
Veto
Consuls
44. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator
Lucretia
Vitellius
The Triumvirate
Eunus
45. Place in Sicily
Syracuse
Plebeian Secession
Eunus
Pax Romana
46. Orator - famous speaker in the Senate who becomes a senator
Plebeian Secession
Plebeian
Cicero
Alba Longa
47. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Cato
Antonius Pius
Carthago Delanda est
Mithridates VI
48. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul
Scipio Africanus
Etruscans
Gauis Julius Caesar
Messina
49. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Gladiators
Spartacus
Superbus
Attila the Hun
50. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
Mithridates VI
Plebeian
Battle of Actium
The Edict of Milan
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