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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war
Nero
The Social War
Hadrian
John the Baptist
2. Proud
Alba Longa
Christ
The Triumvirate
Superbus
3. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
Vespasian
Battle of Pharsalus
Zealots
Brutus
4. Urban landless poor
Domitian
Proletariat
Cato
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
5. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them
Gaius Gracchus
Parthia
Consuls
Julio-Claudian Emperors
6. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator
Constantine
Latins
Vitellius
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
7. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Cleoptra XIII
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Pax Romana
Titus
8. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome
Hannibal Barca
Marius
Pontifex Maximus
Caligula
9. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Tiberius
The Gladiator War
Carthage
Rhea Silvia
10. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.
Numidia
Jugurtha
Sulla
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
11. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Philip V of Macedon
Princeps
Milvian Bridge
Pompey
12. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Diocletian
Tribune
Palatine Hill
Mithridates VI
13. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich
Christ
Tiber River
Eunus
Zealots
14. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Hamilcar Barca
Christ
Crossing the Rubicon
Octavian
15. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Cassius
Pontifex Maximus
Scipio Aemilianus
Tiber River
16. Worked through the people to get power
Domitian
Spartacus
Popularis
Antonius Pius
17. Town ruled by king Numitor
Pompey
Lavuniun
Antiochus III
Messiah
18. Worked through the senate to get power
Octavian
Corvus
Galba
Optimate
19. Place in Sicily
Milvian Bridge
Syracuse
Pagan
Constantine
20. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Spartacus
Cleoptra XIII
Titus
Hannibal Barca
21. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north
Hadrian
Nerva
Christ
Emperor Theodosius
22. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Hamilcar Barca
Gaius Gracchus
Etruscans
23. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
Syracuse
The Jugurthine War
Veto
Messiah
24. 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
Rhea Silvia
Domitian
Scipio Aemilianus
Gaius Gracchus
25. Greek colony
Plebeian Secession
Pompey
Messina
Princeps
26. Political power of the Emperor
Corvus
Zealots
Princeps
Vespasian
27. Worked through the senate to get power
Optimate
Antonius Pius
Antiochus III
Corvus
28. Religious power of the Emperor
Gaius Gracchus
Philip V of Macedon
Mithridates VI
Pontifex Maximus
29. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
The Edict of Milan
Popularis
Jugurtha
Pontius Pilate
30. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
Optimate
Pontius Pilate
St. Paul
Antiochus III
31. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior
Patres
Pompey
Hiero II
Messiah
32. 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
Odoacer
Trajan (what a boss)
Messina
Imperator
33. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Corvus
Odoacer
Imperium
Sejanus
34. Lowest class of people - usually farmers
Plebeian
Antonius Pius
Claudius
St. Paul
35. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Eunus
Mark Antony
Cato
36. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Superbus
Lucius Verus
Plebeian Secession
Brutus
37. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Titus
Gladiators
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Battle of Pharsalus
38. The second town that Numitor ruled
Alba Longa
Gaius Gracchus
Republic
Cicero
39. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather
Popularis
Claudius
Lavuniun
Patres
40. 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
Hamilcar Barca
Caligula
Trajan (what a boss)
Tiber River
41. 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
Marius
Cato
Sejanus
Mithridates VI
42. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides
Caesarion
Battle of Cannae
Cato
Vitellius
43. I forbid
Cicero
Veto
Plebeian Secession
Etruscans
44. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Horatius
Scipio Africanus
Pagan
Crossing the Rubicon
45. Killed by Caesar - ordered death of Pompey - King and Egypt both - fighting against his sister to be ruler
Ptolemy XIII
John the Baptist
Antiochus III
Sabines
46. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense
Battle of Actium
Nerva
Popularis
Veto
47. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
The Jugurthine War
Palatine Hill
The Triumvirate
Messiah
48. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)
Diocletian
Corvus
Battle of Cannae
Optimate
49. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Palatine Hill
Spartacus
Pontius Pilate
Cato
50. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Cleoptra XIII
Scipio Aemilianus
Gladiators
Diocletian