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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Heir to Constantius - made Christianity legal in Rome - was losing in a battle and saw a cross in the sky and saw words that said Conquer by this
Mithridates VI
Hadrian
Constantine
Pontius Pilate
2. Military commander of the Emperor
Caractacus
The Gladiator War
Imperator
Marcus Aurelius
3. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior
Battle of Actium
Consuls
Messiah
Otho
4. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Sejanus
Rome
Titus
Numidia
5. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death
King Herod
Odoacer
Emperor Theodosius
Jugurtha
6. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
Zealots
Patres
Caractacus
Lavuniun
7. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Messiah
Scipio Aemilianus
Lavuniun
Commodus
8. Greek colony
Latins
Messina
Lucius Verus
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
9. Killed by Caesar - ordered death of Pompey - King and Egypt both - fighting against his sister to be ruler
Ptolemy XIII
Superbus
St. Paul
Attila the Hun
10. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
Princeps
Syracuse
Zealots
Veto
11. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator
Vitellius
Alba Longa
Otho
Battle of Actium
12. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Imperator
Pontius Pilate
Battle of Pharsalus
Palatine Hill
13. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them
Battle of Actium
Nero
Numidia
Republic
14. 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)
Cassius
Emperor Theodosius
Cicero
15. 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
Cleoptra XIII
Emperor Theodosius
Carthage
Lucius Verus
16. Greek colony
Syracuse
Commodus
Messina
Romulus
17. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Patres
Optimate
Christ
Sulla
18. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Sejanus
Jugurtha
Otho
Milvian Bridge
19. Leader of the Huns from 434 to 453 CE - led the Hunds west into Germanic territory - threatening Rome
Attila the Hun
King Herod
Hamilcar Barca
Battle of Zama
20. 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
Caligula
Pompey
Lavuniun
Horatius
21. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms
Mark Antony
Rome
St. Paul
Gaius Gracchus
22. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Claudius
Philip V of Macedon
Cassius
Odoacer
23. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Lucius Verus
Antonius Pius
Battle of Pharsalus
Carthago Delanda est
24. King - roman governor of Syria - secular king of the Jews
Pagan
Mark Antony
Herod
Praetorian Guard
25. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them
Rhea Silvia
Syracuse
Republic
Scipio Aemilianus
26. Military commander of the Emperor
Imperator
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Patrician
Etruscans
27. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
Latins
Eunus
Hamilcar Barca
Tiberius Gracchus
28. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
The Social War
Tiber River
Tribune
29. Urban landless poor
Proletariat
Mark Antony
St. Paul
Julio-Claudian Emperors
30. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Octavian
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Etruscans
Caractacus
31. 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
Syracuse
Caracalla
Nero
The Gladiator War
32. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
Lavuniun
Marius
Marcus Aurelius
Hamilcar Barca
33. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
The Edict of Milan
Constantine
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Caracalla
34. Popular speaker said to be the son of God - tried to reform Jewish religion - accidentally started Christianity
Imperator
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Horatius
Claudius
35. Carthage must be destroyed
Carthago delenda est
Numidia
Plebeian
Philip V of Macedon
36. African kingdom - that allies with Rome
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Numidia
Lucretia
Cicero
37. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather
Claudius
Lavuniun
Ptolemy XIII
Princeps
38. The second town that Numitor ruled
Antonius Pius
Sulla
Alba Longa
The Social War
39. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Tiber River
Battle of Pharsalus
Battle of Actium
Cato
40. Proud
Superbus
The Edict of Milan
Titus
Octavian
41. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Pompey
Lucretia
Octavian
Christ
42. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Trajan (what a boss)
Veto
Galba
Parthia
43. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him
Marcus Aurelius
Carthago delenda est
Mithridates VI
Galba
44. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens
John the Baptist
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Caractacus
Caracalla
45. Large estate
Latifundia
Carthago delenda est
Hamilcar Barca
Mithridates VI
46. 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
Lavuniun
Parthia
Corvus
Hasdrubal
47. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Milvian Bridge
Sejanus
Alba Longa
Palatine Hill
48. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
Mark Antony
Horatius
Lucretia
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
49. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination
Brutus
Octavian
Nero
Pontius Pilate
50. 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
Messina
Syracuse
Pontifex Maximus
Otho