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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Cato
King Herod
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Tiber River
2. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Emperor Theodosius
Romulus
Parthia
Alba Longa
3. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Trajan (what a boss)
Caracalla
Jugurtha
Antonius Pius
4. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Cladius - Nero
Commodus
Crassus
Sulla
Julio-Claudian Emperors
5. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Latins
Rhea Silvia
Republic
Hiero II
6. Carthage must be destroyed
Messiah
Remus
Carthago delenda est
Palatine Hill
7. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Cicero
Patrician
Commodus
Pompeii
8. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Marius
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Sejanus
Horatius
9. Military power of the emperor
Sabines
Antiochus III
Imperium
The Triumvirate
10. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Jugurtha
Cicero
Spartacus
Lucius Verus
11. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Mark Antony
Horatius
Commodus
Romulus
12. Earliest tribes in the area
Gaius Gracchus
Patrician
Cassius
Latins
13. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra
Plebeian
Mark Antony
Pontifex Maximus
Commodus
14. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Tiberius Gracchus
Hiero II
Odoacer
Zealots
15. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.
Corvus
Alba Longa
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
16. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor
Tiberius Gracchus
Christ
Plebeian
Hannibal Barca
17. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
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18. Augustus starts it - personal army for kings (emperors) of Rome - kind of like secret service
Crassus
Praetorian Guard
Battle of Cannae
Julio-Claudian Emperors
19. 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
The Gladiator War
The Social War
Otho
Herod
20. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome
Hamilcar Barca
Nerva
Marius
Battle of Actium
21. Place in North Africa
Pompeii
Carthage
Parthia
Gaius Gracchus
22. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul
Crossing the Rubicon
John the Baptist
Gauis Julius Caesar
The Jugurthine War
23. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them
Scipio Aemilianus
Gauis Julius Caesar
Diocletian
Republic
24. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers
Carthago delenda est
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Commodus
Titus
25. The second town that Numitor ruled
Carthago Delanda est
Lavuniun
Gaius Gracchus
Alba Longa
26. 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
St. Paul
Tribune
Emperor Theodosius
The Gladiator War
27. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
Praetorian Guard
The Social War
St. Paul
Lavuniun
28. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Corvus
Marcus Aurelius
Superbus
Caractacus
29. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Galba
Carthago Delanda est
Remus
Alba Longa
30. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting
Antonius Pius
Plebeian Secession
Parthia
Diocletian
31. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Plebeian Secession
Hiero II
Tiberius
Praetorian Guard
32. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
Zealots
Octavian
Gladiators
Veto
33. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Odoacer
Mithridates VI
Antonius Pius
Caligula
34. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes
Carthago delenda est
Sabines
Eunus
Herod
35. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
Pontifex Maximus
Pax Romana
John the Baptist
Romulus
36. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense
Constantine
Praetorian Guard
Battle of Actium
Battle of Cannae
37. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens
Caracalla
Parthia
Tiberius Gracchus
Mithridates VI
38. Proud
Romulus
Superbus
St. Paul
Tribune
39. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Hasdrubal
Cato
Scipio Africanus
The Triumvirate
40. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon
Antiochus III
Crassus
Imperator
Scipio Africanus
41. Leader of the Huns from 434 to 453 CE - led the Hunds west into Germanic territory - threatening Rome
Attila the Hun
Philip V of Macedon
Tiberius
Latins
42. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens
Cicero
Sejanus
Commodus
Caracalla
43. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Carthago Delanda est
Domitian
Tiberius
Lucretia
44. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Palatine Hill
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Trajan (what a boss)
Emperor Theodosius
45. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them
Crassus
Republic
Lucius Verus
Cicero
46. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Pontius Pilate
St. Paul
Milvian Bridge
Diocletian
47. Place in Sicily
Otho
Syracuse
Commodus
Caligula
48. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Hannibal Barca
Jugurtha
Galba
Pagan
49. 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
Lucretia
Pontius Pilate
Praetorian Guard
Vespasian
50. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Res Publicas
Crassus
Sejanus
Tribune