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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra
Pax Romana
Popularis
Mark Antony
Superbus
2. Religious power of the Emperor
Pontifex Maximus
Pompeii
Hamilcar Barca
John the Baptist
3. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Carthago Delanda est
Carthage
Constantine
Christ
4. Military power of the emperor
Sabines
Philip V of Macedon
Imperium
Tiberius
5. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather
Scipio Africanus
Claudius
Marius
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
6. I forbid
Veto
Vitellius
Latifundia
Caractacus
7. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Cato
The Jugurthine War
Optimate
Carthago Delanda est
8. One of the conspirators of Caesar's assination
Mithridates VI
Brutus
Zealots
Palatine Hill
9. 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
Galba
St. Paul
Gladiators
Spartacus
10. Became the Romans: one of the earliest tribes
Lucretia
Sabines
Odoacer
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
11. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
Scipio Africanus
Cato
The Edict of Milan
Rhea Silvia
12. 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
Alba Longa
Hamilcar Barca
Mithridates VI
The Gladiator War
13. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Milvian Bridge
Octavian
Pagan
Jugurtha
14. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome
The Gladiator War
Marius
Imperium
Tiberius
15. 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
Christ
Scipio Aemilianus
John the Baptist
Caligula
16. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Hadrian
Vespasian
Crossing the Rubicon
Pompeii
17. 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
Mithridates VI
Spartacus
King Herod
Cato
18. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Patres
Caesarion
Ptolemy XIII
Battle of Pharsalus
19. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him
Scipio Aemilianus
Alba Longa
Mithridates VI
The Jugurthine War
20. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Praetorian Guard
Cleoptra XIII
Carthage
Philip V of Macedon
21. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war
Lucretia
The Social War
Mithridates VI
Claudius
22. Moment you can never you can take back - Caesar crossed itr
Romulus
Crossing the Rubicon
Tribune
Cicero
23. 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
Emperor Theodosius
Zealots
The Social War
Cleoptra XIII
24. Elected by senate - makes Trajan heir - set precedent for choosing heir based merit
Domitian
Nerva
Caligula
Battle of Cannae
25. Founding Fathers of Rome
St. Paul
Ptolemy XIII
Nero
Patres
26. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Spartacus
Crassus
Scipio Aemilianus
Pompey
27. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Emperor Theodosius
The Gladiator War
Sulla
Alba Longa
28. Junior lieutenant sent to defeat army and does but they send Pompey who takes the glory
Antonius Pius
Marcus Aurelius
Trajan (what a boss)
Crassus
29. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Christ
Jugurtha
Patres
Plebeian Secession
30. Founding Fathers of Rome
Tiberius Gracchus
Patres
Tribune
Vespasian
31. 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
Hiero II
Hannibal Barca
Cleoptra XIII
Pagan
32. Augustus starts it - personal army for kings (emperors) of Rome - kind of like secret service
Praetorian Guard
The Jugurthine War
Battle of Zama
Pax Romana
33. Worked through the senate to get power
Optimate
Brutus
Hasdrubal
Caractacus
34. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
Hiero II
Marcus Aurelius
Patres
Romulus
35. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Pompeii
Pagan
Trajan (what a boss)
Consuls
36. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich
Gauis Julius Caesar
Eunus
Rome
Sabines
37. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
The Gladiator War
Remus
Cicero
Messiah
38. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Rome
Philip V of Macedon
Sulla
Patrician
39. Octavian against Antony - naval battle - Octavian wins - Cleopatra and Antony kill themselves - didn't make sense
Eunus
Latifundia
Battle of Actium
Odoacer
40. Last emperor of Rome - surrendered his crown to Odoacer
Scipio Africanus
St. Paul
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
The Edict of Milan
41. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
St. Paul
Republic
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Constantine
42. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Rhea Silvia
Scipio Aemilianus
King Herod
Commodus
43. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son
Numidia
Constantine
Caesarion
Eunus
44. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Hannibal Barca
Rhea Silvia
Tiber River
Scipio Aemilianus
45. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Caracalla
Palatine Hill
Pontius Pilate
Jugurtha
46. Conflict between Rome and Jugurtha and Rome wins Marius captures Jugurtha
Attila the Hun
Hasdrubal
Sejanus
The Jugurthine War
47. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
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48. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers
Marcus Aurelius
Marius
Titus
Patres
49. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
Veto
John the Baptist
Syracuse
Gaius Gracchus
50. Town ruled by king Numitor
Palatine Hill
Cato
Cinna
Lavuniun