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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
The Social War
Alba Longa
Antonius Pius
Milvian Bridge
2. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
Crossing the Rubicon
Zealots
Cinna
St. Paul
3. Large estate
King Herod
Latifundia
Messiah
Popularis
4. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Optimate
Sabines
Jugurtha
5. Greek colony
Ptolemy XIII
Messina
Nero
Nerva
6. Civic duty - public affairs
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Etruscans
Vespasian
Res Publicas
7. 5th Julio-Claudian emperor - persecuted Christians - fire in Rome he blamed the Christians - however all of the other people blamed him - kicked pregnant wife to death - castrated and married a young boy (Sporus) made him look like his dead wife - fo
Cleoptra XIII
Battle of Actium
Tribune
Nero
8. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death
Proletariat
King Herod
Marius
Carthago delenda est
9. 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
Constantine
St. Paul
Pontifex Maximus
Imperator
10. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Otho
Carthago delenda est
The Triumvirate
Tribune
11. Elected by senate - makes Trajan heir - set precedent for choosing heir based merit
Alba Longa
Nerva
Crassus
The Edict of Milan
12. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war
The Edict of Milan
The Social War
Pagan
Latins
13. King - roman governor of Syria - secular king of the Jews
Rhea Silvia
Popularis
Herod
Mark Antony
14. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Pompeii
Carthago Delanda est
Optimate
Nero
15. Killed by Caesar - ordered death of Pompey - King and Egypt both - fighting against his sister to be ruler
Ptolemy XIII
Odoacer
Antonius Pius
Christ
16. Religious power of the Emperor
Imperium
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Pax Romana
Pontifex Maximus
17. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death
King Herod
Caligula
Milvian Bridge
Otho
18. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Ptolemy XIII
John the Baptist
19. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Plebeian
Commodus
Republic
20. Greek colony
Caesarion
Messina
Titus
Vitellius
21. Son of Rhea Silvia killed by his brother Romulus.
Sejanus
Antiochus III
Sulla
Remus
22. Popular speaker said to be the son of God - tried to reform Jewish religion - accidentally started Christianity
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Veto
Marcus Aurelius
23. Tyrant of Syracuse used his power unjustly
Herod
Patres
Hiero II
Optimate
24. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Nerva
Tiber River
Carthago delenda est
Julio-Claudian Emperors
25. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Horatius
Carthage
Parthia
Odoacer
26. Town ruled by king Numitor
Patrician
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Lavuniun
Caesarion
27. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
Latifundia
Proletariat
Hamilcar Barca
The Triumvirate
28. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
The Gladiator War
Rhea Silvia
Scipio Aemilianus
Messina
29. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
Gladiators
Constantine
Marcus Aurelius
Horatius
30. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Diocletian
Constantine
Cinna
Romulus
31. Another conspirator
Rhea Silvia
Cassius
Corvus
Spartacus
32. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Imperator
Diocletian
Lucius Verus
Sabines
33. Former bodyguard - killed his way into power - persecuted Christians - divided empire in two with 2 Augustus (emperors) - 2 Caesar (co-emperors)
Milvian Bridge
Diocletian
Odoacer
Commodus
34. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Proletariat
Superbus
Carthago Delanda est
Spartacus
35. Military power of the emperor
Imperium
The Gladiator War
Corvus
Sabines
36. Augustus starts it - personal army for kings (emperors) of Rome - kind of like secret service
Tiberius
Eunus
Eunus
Praetorian Guard
37. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting
Battle of Pharsalus
Veto
Battle of Actium
Plebeian Secession
38. Religious power of the Emperor
Cato
Lucretia
Pontifex Maximus
Caesarion
39. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Palatine Hill
Gladiators
Hadrian
Marcus Aurelius
40. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides
Parthia
Battle of Cannae
Antonius Pius
Caesarion
41. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather
Consuls
Sabines
Claudius
Imperium
42. 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)
Spartacus
Battle of Pharsalus
Sabines
43. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Imperium
Patrician
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
St. Paul
44. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Tiberius
Scipio Africanus
Battle of Zama
John the Baptist
45. Place in Sicily
Syracuse
Hannibal Barca
Pontius Pilate
Hamilcar Barca
46. Military leader - goes against Rome - after he lost in Africa he was kicked out of Carthage
Cato
Vespasian
Hannibal Barca
Alba Longa
47. 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
Attila the Hun
Cleoptra XIII
Pagan
Plebeian
48. Jesus's cousin - baptised Jesus - was the predcessor of Jesus
Trajan (what a boss)
John the Baptist
Hasdrubal
Plebeian Secession
49. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Hasdrubal
Patrician
Constantine
Popularis
50. Leader of the Huns from 434 to 453 CE - led the Hunds west into Germanic territory - threatening Rome
Ptolemy XIII
Plebeian Secession
Attila the Hun
Numidia