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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Domitian
Carthago Delanda est
Marcus Aurelius
Carthago delenda est
2. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra
Caligula
Crassus
Tribune
Mark Antony
3. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Carthago Delanda est
Corvus
Galba
Commodus
4. Lowest class of people - usually farmers
Battle of Actium
Plebeian
Battle of Cannae
King Herod
5. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Pontius Pilate
Horatius
Commodus
Tiberius Gracchus
6. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Vespasian
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Sulla
Nerva
7. 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
Philip V of Macedon
Crassus
Syracuse
Galba
8. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Marcus Aurelius
Imperator
Romulus
Carthago delenda est
9. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
King Herod
Pontius Pilate
Pagan
Princeps
10. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Jugurtha
Pagan
Patres
Marius
11. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Praetorian Guard
Cicero
Trajan (what a boss)
Tiberius
12. Founding Fathers of Rome
Mark Antony
Vespasian
Patres
Christ
13. Emperor after Civil war - killed his brother/co-emperor - makes everyone within the boarders citizens
Tiberius
Caracalla
Romulus
Antonius Pius
14. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war
Tiberius
The Jugurthine War
The Social War
Antonius Pius
15. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death
Caesarion
Pompeii
King Herod
Caesarion
16. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Zealots
Spartacus
Nerva
Parthia
17. Place in North Africa
Princeps
Nero
Battle of Actium
Carthage
18. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes
Hadrian
Sabines
Hadrian
Mark Antony
19. 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
Messiah
Milvian Bridge
Cleoptra XIII
Mark Antony
20. Major enemy with Rome - allianced on and off with Rome
Parthia
Tribune
Consuls
Hamilcar Barca
21. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Cinna
Lucretia
Nerva
Vespasian
22. 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)
Sulla
Tiber River
Proletariat
23. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Cicero
Pompeii
Sabines
Cleoptra XIII
24. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Latifundia
Caractacus
Latifundia
Consuls
25. 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
Jugurtha
Latifundia
Vespasian
King Herod
26. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes
Sulla
Marius
Sabines
Plebeian Secession
27. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them
Lucius Verus
Republic
Pompey
Scipio Africanus
28. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
The Edict of Milan
Ptolemy XIII
St. Paul
Herod
29. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Caracalla
Tiber River
Sejanus
Hiero II
30. Caesar's great nephew forms the 2nd Triumvirate - youngest consul in history of Rome - becomes emperor of Rome
Octavian
Popularis
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Herod
31. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Jugurtha
Milvian Bridge
Praetorian Guard
Cassius
32. Military power of the emperor
Caracalla
Horatius
Corvus
Imperium
33. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
Caractacus
The Triumvirate
The Gladiator War
Battle of Cannae
34. Augustus starts it - personal army for kings (emperors) of Rome - kind of like secret service
Imperator
The Edict of Milan
Palatine Hill
Praetorian Guard
35. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north
The Jugurthine War
Hadrian
Latifundia
Scipio Aemilianus
36. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Tiber River
Carthago delenda est
Proletariat
Battle of Cannae
37. King - roman governor of Syria - secular king of the Jews
Proletariat
Pagan
The Jugurthine War
Herod
38. Military power of the emperor
Imperium
Imperator
Crassus
Pontius Pilate
39. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Crossing the Rubicon
Pontius Pilate
Hiero II
Crassus
40. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers
Hiero II
Titus
Caligula
Rhea Silvia
41. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Pontius Pilate
Caligula
Caesarion
Battle of Pharsalus
42. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Cicero
Crassus
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Scipio Africanus
43. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Brutus
Ptolemy XIII
Rome
Palatine Hill
44. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
Imperium
Gaius Gracchus
Horatius
Crossing the Rubicon
45. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
Hamilcar Barca
Marcus Aurelius
Pontius Pilate
Domitian
46. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome - ended the Olympics
Hamilcar Barca
Hasdrubal
Republic
Emperor Theodosius
47. 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
The Gladiator War
Rhea Silvia
Proletariat
St. Paul
48. Orator - famous speaker in the Senate who becomes a senator
Carthago delenda est
Zealots
Cicero
Cinna
49. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Vespasian
Hamilcar Barca
Cinna
Crassus
50. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Pontius Pilate
Numidia
Messina
Gladiators
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