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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Remus
Cleoptra XIII
Palatine Hill
Imperator
2. Military leader - goes against Rome - after he lost in Africa he was kicked out of Carthage
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Gaius Gracchus
Imperator
Hannibal Barca
3. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior
Republic
Antonius Pius
Messiah
Tiberius Gracchus
4. Worked through the senate to get power
Optimate
Etruscans
The Jugurthine War
Proletariat
5. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Remus
Caligula
Scipio Africanus
Constantine
6. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Remus
Pontifex Maximus
Pax Romana
Res Publicas
7. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Mithridates VI
Superbus
Milvian Bridge
Rome
8. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Alba Longa
Diocletian
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Pompeii
9. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
Caesarion
The Triumvirate
Sejanus
Battle of Pharsalus
10. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Plebeian
Hasdrubal
Romulus
Lucretia
11. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Galba
Christ
Cleoptra XIII
Tiberius
12. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Hiero II
Cleoptra XIII
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Rome
13. Another conspirator
Cassius
John the Baptist
Popularis
Crossing the Rubicon
14. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Emperor Theodosius
Princeps
Tiberius
Superbus
15. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Ptolemy XIII
Philip V of Macedon
Rhea Silvia
Christ
16. Popular speaker said to be the son of God - tried to reform Jewish religion - accidentally started Christianity
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Remus
Tiberius Gracchus
Carthago Delanda est
17. Orator - famous speaker in the Senate who becomes a senator
Cinna
Cicero
Romulus
Spartacus
18. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
Caracalla
The Jugurthine War
Galba
Sulla
19. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Hiero II
Rhea Silvia
Marius
Christ
20. Lowest class of people - usually farmers
Scipio Africanus
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Plebeian
Sejanus
21. Military commander of the Emperor
Imperator
Syracuse
St. Paul
Optimate
22. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich
Eunus
Ptolemy XIII
Numidia
Emperor Theodosius
23. 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
John the Baptist
Lavuniun
The Gladiator War
24. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Octavian
Hamilcar Barca
Crassus
Marcus Aurelius
25. 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
Carthago delenda est
Republic
Constantine
Palatine Hill
26. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Cicero
Pompeii
Philip V of Macedon
Titus
27. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
The Triumvirate
Sulla
Marcus Aurelius
Republic
28. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Pontifex Maximus
Sejanus
Princeps
Tribune
29. Elected by senate - makes Trajan heir - set precedent for choosing heir based merit
Nerva
King Herod
Proletariat
Constantine
30. Commander of the German forces - army said they wanted him as Imperator
Emperor Theodosius
Lavuniun
Pontius Pilate
Vitellius
31. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)
Cassius
Proletariat
Diocletian
Carthage
32. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome
Remus
Marius
Lucius Verus
Mark Antony
33. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination
Latifundia
Brutus
Pontifex Maximus
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
34. African kingdom - that allies with Rome
Hadrian
Numidia
Alba Longa
Cicero
35. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Superbus
Ptolemy XIII
Battle of Pharsalus
Battle of Cannae
36. Another conspirator
Carthage
Latins
Cassius
Latins
37. One of Antoninus Pius' heirs. Not interested in politics so made his brother Lucius Verus co-emperor. Commodus was his heir - more interested in philosophy stoic philosopher
Marcus Aurelius
Vespasian
Cicero
Imperium
38. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Christ
The Triumvirate
Odoacer
Carthage
39. 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
Gaius Gracchus
Caligula
The Triumvirate
Battle of Pharsalus
40. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north
Herod
Gaius Gracchus
Hadrian
Battle of Pharsalus
41. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination
Carthago delenda est
Princeps
Patres
Brutus
42. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Pontius Pilate
Milvian Bridge
Patrician
Hannibal Barca
43. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him
Popularis
Claudius
Herod
Mithridates VI
44. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Domitian
Caligula
Proletariat
45. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them
Palatine Hill
Consuls
Trajan (what a boss)
Eunus
46. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Nerva
Diocletian
Christ
Philip V of Macedon
47. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.
Tiber River
Scipio Aemilianus
Marius
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
48. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer
Praetorian Guard
Battle of Zama
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Parthia
49. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul
Gauis Julius Caesar
The Gladiator War
Crossing the Rubicon
Gaius Gracchus
50. 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)
Syracuse
Titus
Rome
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