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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Orator - famous speaker in the Senate who becomes a senator
John the Baptist
Cicero
Herod
Commodus
2. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory
Herod
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Pompey
Galba
3. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich
Titus
Popularis
Attila the Hun
Eunus
4. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Messiah
Caligula
Tiberius
5. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Scipio Aemilianus
Tiber River
Pontifex Maximus
Pax Romana
6. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Veto
Patres
Caractacus
Julio-Claudian Emperors
7. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Syracuse
Christ
Plebeian Secession
Rome
8. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor
Tiberius Gracchus
Antonius Pius
Caesarion
Vitellius
9. Worked through the senate to get power
Optimate
Nerva
Mithridates VI
Cleoptra XIII
10. 5th Julio-Claudian emperor - persecuted Christians - fire in Rome he blamed the Christians - however all of the other people blamed him - kicked pregnant wife to death - castrated and married a young boy (Sporus) made him look like his dead wife - fo
Res Publicas
Nero
Mark Antony
Cassius
11. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Imperator
Sejanus
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Etruscans
12. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
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13. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers
Titus
Cicero
The Social War
Commodus
14. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
Octavian
Constantine
Hamilcar Barca
The Jugurthine War
15. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Spartacus
Commodus
King Herod
Carthago Delanda est
16. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Attila the Hun
Antiochus III
Cinna
Crassus
17. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Crassus
John the Baptist
Mithridates VI
Imperium
18. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them
Republic
Etruscans
Antiochus III
Lucius Verus
19. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)
Odoacer
Diocletian
Lucius Verus
Gladiators
20. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
Syracuse
The Jugurthine War
Horatius
Messina
21. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war
Imperium
The Social War
Alba Longa
Antiochus III
22. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Antonius Pius
Hasdrubal
Gladiators
Battle of Cannae
23. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him
Tribune
John the Baptist
Battle of Zama
Palatine Hill
24. Political power of the Emperor
The Triumvirate
Princeps
Antiochus III
St. Paul
25. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)
Cassius
Diocletian
Remus
Proletariat
26. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Messiah
Commodus
Optimate
Tribune
27. Worked through the people to get power
Lucius Verus
Res Publicas
Marius
Popularis
28. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Sabines
Popularis
Octavian
Lucius Verus
29. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting
Lucius Verus
Romulus
St. Paul
Plebeian Secession
30. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Philip V of Macedon
Messina
Diocletian
Sulla
31. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Nerva
Tribune
Romulus
John the Baptist
32. Moment you can never you can take back - Caesar crossed itr
Cassius
Crossing the Rubicon
Hasdrubal
Gladiators
33. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense
Lavuniun
Jugurtha
Milvian Bridge
Battle of Actium
34. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Tiberius Gracchus
Sejanus
Superbus
Etruscans
35. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Eunus
Constantine
Battle of Zama
Tribune
36. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor
Alba Longa
Tiberius Gracchus
Pontius Pilate
Attila the Hun
37. 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
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Pompeii
Cato
Gaius Gracchus
38. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Lucius Verus
Tribune
Hasdrubal
Tiber River
39. Town ruled by king Numitor
Lavuniun
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Cinna
Res Publicas
40. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory
Trajan (what a boss)
Pompey
Octavian
Popularis
41. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Marius
Battle of Pharsalus
Cinna
Horatius
42. Sister to Ptolemy XIII - Pharaoh of Egypt - had an affair with Caesar has an illegitimate child with Caesar - has 3 kids with Antony: Alexander Helios - Cleopatra Selene - and Ptolemy Philadelphos
Commodus
Cleoptra XIII
Tiberius
St. Paul
43. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Attila the Hun
Messina
Diocletian
Pompeii
44. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death
Sabines
Corvus
Gaius Gracchus
King Herod
45. 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
Rhea Silvia
Pompeii
Antiochus III
Trajan (what a boss)
46. Military power of the emperor
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Battle of Actium
Imperium
Rome
47. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome - ended the Olympics
Galba
Emperor Theodosius
Corvus
Scipio Aemilianus
48. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Sulla
Numidia
Latins
Philip V of Macedon
49. African kingdom - that allies with Rome
Plebeian Secession
Numidia
Pompey
Patrician
50. English meaning: crow - Plank that connects to ships so the naval forces felt like they were fighting on land - the Roman navy was not their strong point
Praetorian Guard
Jugurtha
Corvus
Lucretia