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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome - ended the Olympics
Pontius Pilate
Republic
Scipio Aemilianus
Emperor Theodosius
2. I forbid
Battle of Actium
Galba
Veto
Romulus
3. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting
Tiber River
Odoacer
Plebeian Secession
The Triumvirate
4. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Crassus
Vespasian
Proletariat
Julio-Claudian Emperors
5. Founding Fathers of Rome
Veto
Messina
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Patres
6. Another conspirator
Battle of Zama
Palatine Hill
Cassius
Romulus
7. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Numidia
Crassus
Jugurtha
Consuls
8. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
The Social War
The Jugurthine War
Claudius
Patrician
9. Military leader - goes against Rome - after he lost in Africa he was kicked out of Carthage
Hannibal Barca
Pompeii
Imperator
The Triumvirate
10. 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
Mark Antony
Messina
Battle of Actium
11. Military commander of the Emperor
Imperator
Hadrian
The Jugurthine War
Praetorian Guard
12. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)
Cinna
Diocletian
Proletariat
Parthia
13. 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
Battle of Pharsalus
The Social War
Latifundia
Cato
14. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Diocletian
Scipio Africanus
Pax Romana
Hadrian
15. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war
Caracalla
Zealots
Patres
The Social War
16. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Caesarion
Caligula
Carthago delenda est
Pagan
17. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Philip V of Macedon
Lucretia
Rhea Silvia
Pompeii
18. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
John the Baptist
Antiochus III
Republic
Otho
19. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them
Consuls
Caesarion
Attila the Hun
Princeps
20. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Alba Longa
Hasdrubal
Latifundia
Imperator
21. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior
Messiah
Caracalla
Plebeian
Tiber River
22. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense
Battle of Actium
Eunus
Hadrian
Commodus
23. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him
John the Baptist
Battle of Zama
Corvus
Mark Antony
24. Political power of the Emperor
Optimate
Princeps
Titus
Latins
25. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Mithridates VI
Vespasian
Tiberius
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
26. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms
Syracuse
Gaius Gracchus
John the Baptist
Pagan
27. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon
Lavuniun
Res Publicas
Antiochus III
Sejanus
28. 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)
Pagan
Crossing the Rubicon
Messina
29. Another conspirator
Cassius
Sejanus
Optimate
Vitellius
30. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him
Mark Antony
Marius
Ptolemy XIII
Mithridates VI
31. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Otho
Patrician
Cato
Ptolemy XIII
32. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north
Hadrian
Pontius Pilate
Cato
Milvian Bridge
33. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Gladiators
The Edict of Milan
Res Publicas
Lucretia
34. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome
Pompeii
Marius
Antiochus III
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
35. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor
Tiberius Gracchus
Pontius Pilate
The Gladiator War
Caractacus
36. Urban landless poor
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Praetorian Guard
Gladiators
Proletariat
37. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Scipio Africanus
Lavuniun
Hasdrubal
St. Paul
38. Town ruled by king Numitor
Caractacus
Sabines
Titus
Lavuniun
39. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Caracalla
Marcus Aurelius
Octavian
Lucretia
40. 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
Mithridates VI
Domitian
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Palatine Hill
41. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Tiber River
Caesarion
Parthia
Gauis Julius Caesar
42. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
Ptolemy XIII
Superbus
Sejanus
Zealots
43. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him
Constantine
Mithridates VI
Pompeii
Battle of Zama
44. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Battle of Zama
Christ
Hasdrubal
45. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Carthago Delanda est
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Scipio Africanus
Mark Antony
46. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
Constantine
The Jugurthine War
Scipio Aemilianus
Carthage
47. 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
Tiberius Gracchus
Horatius
Lavuniun
48. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Caligula
Spartacus
Carthago delenda est
King Herod
49. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Rome
Spartacus
Nerva
Gauis Julius Caesar
50. Large estate
Latifundia
Hannibal Barca
King Herod
Titus