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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Superbus
Princeps
The Gladiator War
Scipio Africanus
2. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Palatine Hill
Scipio Aemilianus
The Edict of Milan
Latins
3. Another conspirator
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Pontius Pilate
Cassius
King Herod
4. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens
Cassius
Pagan
Caracalla
Battle of Pharsalus
5. Worked through the senate to get power
Cato
Carthago delenda est
Optimate
Rhea Silvia
6. 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
Domitian
Corvus
Imperator
Titus
7. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
Battle of Actium
Zealots
Marcus Aurelius
John the Baptist
8. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
The Gladiator War
Lavuniun
Tiberius
Hamilcar Barca
9. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war
Proletariat
Cassius
Rhea Silvia
The Social War
10. 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
Romulus
Vespasian
Philip V of Macedon
Latifundia
11. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Caracalla
Battle of Zama
Titus
Gladiators
12. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
Trajan (what a boss)
Alba Longa
St. Paul
Sejanus
13. Military power of the emperor
St. Paul
Imperium
Gaius Gracchus
Plebeian
14. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son
Parthia
Caesarion
Antiochus III
Pax Romana
15. Ruler of Rome who marched to Rome with his troops - was killed by the Praetorian guard because Otho had taken the position of Imperator of the palace
Galba
Sulla
Palatine Hill
Nero
16. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Battle of Pharsalus
Marius
Pax Romana
King Herod
17. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
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18. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them
Rome
Antiochus III
Republic
Messiah
19. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Christ
Crassus
Gaius Gracchus
Consuls
20. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Tribune
Gauis Julius Caesar
Plebeian Secession
Herod
21. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Domitian
Patrician
Jugurtha
Remus
22. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Latins
Consuls
Otho
Pagan
23. 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
Cassius
Otho
Vitellius
Tiber River
24. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Patrician
Princeps
Veto
Latins
25. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
The Social War
Brutus
The Jugurthine War
Sejanus
26. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north
Superbus
Hadrian
Republic
Rome
27. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Commodus
Pontifex Maximus
Pompey
Hasdrubal
28. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense
Romulus
The Jugurthine War
Battle of Actium
Cleoptra XIII
29. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather
Hamilcar Barca
Hannibal Barca
Lavuniun
Claudius
30. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death
Lucius Verus
Numidia
Eunus
King Herod
31. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Caracalla
Carthago delenda est
Romulus
Rome
32. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon
Antiochus III
Diocletian
Hiero II
Alba Longa
33. Moment you can never you can take back - Caesar crossed itr
Patrician
Crossing the Rubicon
Sabines
Constantine
34. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior
Messiah
Nerva
Gladiators
Hannibal Barca
35. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Caractacus
Patrician
Corvus
Pagan
36. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
The Edict of Milan
Etruscans
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Cleoptra XIII
37. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him
Battle of Zama
Sejanus
Lucretia
Mithridates VI
38. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Commodus
Scipio Aemilianus
Parthia
Pontius Pilate
39. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer
Carthago delenda est
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Republic
Res Publicas
40. Place in Sicily
Hiero II
Syracuse
Lavuniun
Milvian Bridge
41. Place in North Africa
Nero
Scipio Aemilianus
Carthage
The Gladiator War
42. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Horatius
Lucretia
Battle of Pharsalus
Res Publicas
43. Political power of the Emperor
Syracuse
Princeps
The Edict of Milan
John the Baptist
44. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes
Sabines
Caligula
Latifundia
Pontifex Maximus
45. 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
Optimate
The Gladiator War
Horatius
Battle of Pharsalus
46. Military commander of the Emperor
Alba Longa
Imperator
Optimate
Rome
47. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Res Publicas
Crassus
Sejanus
Pompey
48. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Carthago Delanda est
Emperor Theodosius
Titus
Brutus
49. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.
Sejanus
Palatine Hill
Tribune
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
50. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Cinna
Plebeian Secession
Caesarion
Marcus Aurelius