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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor
Mithridates VI
Galba
Tribune
Tiberius Gracchus
2. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense
Marcus Aurelius
Caesarion
Battle of Actium
The Jugurthine War
3. Religious power of the Emperor
Domitian
Pontifex Maximus
Eunus
Numidia
4. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Romulus
Jugurtha
Lucius Verus
Antiochus III
5. 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
Remus
Marcus Aurelius
Sulla
Republic
6. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Titus
The Edict of Milan
Mark Antony
Gladiators
7. King - roman governor of Syria - secular king of the Jews
Nerva
Tiberius Gracchus
Herod
Cleoptra XIII
8. Leader of the Huns from 434 to 453 CE - led the Hunds west into Germanic territory - threatening Rome
Cassius
Attila the Hun
Crossing the Rubicon
Plebeian Secession
9. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him
Trajan (what a boss)
Popularis
Mithridates VI
Commodus
10. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Antonius Pius
Proletariat
Vespasian
Princeps
11. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Cicero
Mithridates VI
Cato
Pompeii
12. Body of government in which the citizens are entitled to vote - and choose who represents them
Etruscans
Carthago Delanda est
Marius
Republic
13. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Carthago delenda est
Crossing the Rubicon
Lucretia
Veto
14. Military leader - goes against Rome - after he lost in Africa he was kicked out of Carthage
Marius
Crossing the Rubicon
Hannibal Barca
Messina
15. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them
Philip V of Macedon
Consuls
Res Publicas
Tiber River
16. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
St. Paul
Messina
Commodus
Caracalla
17. Proud
Superbus
Crossing the Rubicon
Hannibal Barca
Eunus
18. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Remus
Cleoptra XIII
Scipio Aemilianus
Spartacus
19. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich
Eunus
Gladiators
Spartacus
Pompeii
20. 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)
The Triumvirate
Hiero II
Lucius Verus
21. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul
Caracalla
Gauis Julius Caesar
Imperator
Sulla
22. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Sabines
Pagan
Rome
Mithridates VI
23. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Hasdrubal
Hamilcar Barca
Remus
Zealots
24. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
Sulla
The Triumvirate
The Jugurthine War
Parthia
25. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul
Gladiators
Pontius Pilate
Lavuniun
Gauis Julius Caesar
26. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)
Messina
Diocletian
Patres
Remus
27. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes
Consuls
Messiah
Sabines
Antonius Pius
28. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Battle of Cannae
Republic
Vespasian
Caractacus
29. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
Pompeii
Emperor Theodosius
Diocletian
St. Paul
30. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
Lavuniun
Hiero II
Vitellius
Christ
31. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
Battle of Zama
Hiero II
Crassus
Pontius Pilate
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
Titus
John the Baptist
Syracuse
Marius
33. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
Marcus Aurelius
Sejanus
The Triumvirate
Messina
34. 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
Caracalla
Alba Longa
Lucius Verus
Galba
35. Caesar's great nephew forms the 2nd Triumvirate - youngest consul in history of Rome - becomes emperor of Rome
Patrician
Galba
Octavian
Constantine
36. Large estate
Latifundia
Scipio Africanus
Pompeii
The Jugurthine War
37. 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
Plebeian
Caligula
Syracuse
Cicero
38. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Battle of Pharsalus
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Pontifex Maximus
Julio-Claudian Emperors
39. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Titus
Caractacus
Etruscans
40. 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
Battle of Actium
Vespasian
Praetorian Guard
Milvian Bridge
41. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Consuls
The Social War
Palatine Hill
Caligula
42. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
Lavuniun
Carthago delenda est
The Edict of Milan
Caractacus
43. Minnows - killed by Sejanus Head of Praetorian Guard who wanted to rebel - Jesus died in his reign
Pompeii
Lucius Verus
Milvian Bridge
Tiberius
44. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Tiber River
Res Publicas
Proletariat
Caractacus
45. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
St. Paul
Caligula
Tiberius
Pax Romana
46. Urban landless poor
Carthage
Spartacus
Proletariat
Milvian Bridge
47. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans
Cassius
Etruscans
Patrician
Latins
48. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior
Nero
Scipio Africanus
Messiah
Rhea Silvia
49. Carthage must be destroyed
Latins
Alba Longa
Carthago delenda est
The Triumvirate
50. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Vitellius
Consuls
Republic