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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Hannibal Barca
Battle of Cannae
Res Publicas
2. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Christ
Popularis
Caesarion
Scipio Aemilianus
3. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Sejanus
Corvus
Pontius Pilate
Consuls
4. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Hamilcar Barca
Superbus
Sabines
Carthago Delanda est
5. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Pagan
Imperator
Sulla
Hadrian
6. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Sejanus
Diocletian
Horatius
Milvian Bridge
7. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Tiberius Gracchus
Milvian Bridge
Hasdrubal
Nerva
8. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
Horatius
Attila the Hun
St. Paul
The Jugurthine War
9. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Lucretia
Numidia
Parthia
Sejanus
10. Religious power of the Emperor
Octavian
Parthia
Ptolemy XIII
Pontifex Maximus
11. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Carthage
Eunus
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Pontius Pilate
12. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
The Edict of Milan
King Herod
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Jugurtha
13. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Numidia
Pontius Pilate
Hadrian
Numidia
14. Carthage must be destroyed
Horatius
John the Baptist
Tiberius Gracchus
Carthago delenda est
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
St. Paul
Battle of Zama
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
16. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war
The Gladiator War
The Social War
Odoacer
Hadrian
17. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
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18. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather
Vitellius
Claudius
Imperator
Octavian
19. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Hiero II
Battle of Zama
Herod
Patrician
20. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome - ended the Olympics
Trajan (what a boss)
Attila the Hun
Emperor Theodosius
Plebeian Secession
21. Lowest class of people - usually farmers
Tiberius Gracchus
Pagan
Plebeian
Carthago Delanda est
22. Civic duty - public affairs
Carthago Delanda est
Res Publicas
Nero
Etruscans
23. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer
Milvian Bridge
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Res Publicas
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
24. 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
Constantine
Commodus
Horatius
25. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them
Caractacus
Cleoptra XIII
Republic
John the Baptist
26. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans
Romulus
Hiero II
Lucretia
Etruscans
27. Place in Sicily
Caligula
Messina
Syracuse
Consuls
28. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
The Triumvirate
Scipio Aemilianus
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Scipio Africanus
29. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
Eunus
John the Baptist
Lucretia
Cassius
30. 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
Trajan (what a boss)
Republic
Pax Romana
31. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Rhea Silvia
Tiber River
Pagan
Carthago delenda est
32. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Nero
Romulus
Parthia
Alba Longa
33. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides
Patres
Cicero
Battle of Cannae
Attila the Hun
34. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
Crassus
Hannibal Barca
Horatius
Caractacus
35. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Gauis Julius Caesar
Pontifex Maximus
Pax Romana
Otho
36. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him
Imperator
Hamilcar Barca
Battle of Zama
Rhea Silvia
37. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Commodus
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Tiberius Gracchus
Marcus Aurelius
38. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him
Mithridates VI
Christ
Parthia
Patres
39. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Lavuniun
Scipio Aemilianus
40. The second town that Numitor ruled
Caracalla
Alba Longa
Optimate
Christ
41. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans
Pontifex Maximus
Etruscans
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Trajan (what a boss)
42. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator
Pontifex Maximus
Pompeii
Vitellius
Tribune
43. Greek colony
The Edict of Milan
Rome
Messina
Plebeian
44. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Hasdrubal
Gaius Gracchus
Nerva
Herod
45. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
The Jugurthine War
Tiber River
Latins
Eunus
46. Carthage must be destroyed
Gladiators
Hamilcar Barca
Hiero II
Carthago delenda est
47. 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
Cinna
Pompeii
Pontius Pilate
Nero
48. 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
Christ
Popularis
Cato
Cicero
49. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
Caesarion
Ptolemy XIII
Battle of Zama
Hamilcar Barca
50. Popular speaker said to be the son of God - tried to reform Jewish religion - accidentally started Christianity
Veto
Battle of Cannae
Battle of Pharsalus
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)