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Ancient Rome Trivia

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1. Leader of the Huns from 434 to 453 CE - led the Hunds west into Germanic territory - threatening Rome






2. Proud






3. Earliest tribes in the area






4. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power






5. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.






6. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games






7. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources






8. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor






9. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary






10. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources






11. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome






12. Caesar's great nephew forms the 2nd Triumvirate - youngest consul in history of Rome - becomes emperor of Rome






13. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes






14. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year






15. Town ruled by king Numitor






16. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army






17. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.






18. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich






19. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights






20. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war






21. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides






22. Religious power of the Emperor






23. Greek colony






24. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense






25. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama






26. Military power of the emperor






27. 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






28. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly






29. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar






30. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought






31. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior






32. 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






33. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government






34. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus






35. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome






36. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers






37. 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






38. Another conspirator






39. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)






40. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra






41. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes






42. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death






43. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north






44. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war






45. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms






46. Orator - famous speaker in the Senate who becomes a senator






47. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them






48. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him






49. The second town that Numitor ruled






50. 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