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Ancient Rome Trivia
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1. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Pontius Pilate
Plebeian Secession
Nero
The Social War
2. 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
Hasdrubal
Trajan (what a boss)
Brutus
Tribune
3. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Imperium
Tribune
Carthago delenda est
Sejanus
4. 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
Mark Antony
Carthage
Galba
Vespasian
5. Slave who led the rebellion against Sicily - starts theFirst Servile War - which is a revolt against rich
Rhea Silvia
Lucius Verus
Lucius Verus
Eunus
6. Many Jews that thought Jesus was a Messiah - and that he was going to oppose the Roman government
Battle of Actium
Zealots
Proletariat
Lucius Verus
7. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
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8. Town ruled by king Numitor
Lavuniun
Tiberius
Nerva
Titus
9. Right hand man of Sulla who gladiator war and others - comes home in glory
Spartacus
Otho
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Pompey
10. Was asked if he wanted to fight Rome - sided the Seleucid Empire - Rome won - he lost all of his rights
Philip V of Macedon
Hadrian
The Social War
Mithridates VI
11. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them
Pompey
Battle of Pharsalus
Domitian
Consuls
12. Another conspirator
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Constantine
Lucius Verus
Cassius
13. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Sabines
Scipio Aemilianus
The Edict of Milan
Palatine Hill
14. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Jugurtha
Trajan (what a boss)
Consuls
Optimate
15. Julius Caesar's uncle - took power when Sulla left ends up getting killed by his own army
Tiberius Gracchus
Cinna
Caractacus
Remus
16. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting
Patrician
The Edict of Milan
Pontifex Maximus
Plebeian Secession
17. 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)
Otho
Res Publicas
Praetorian Guard
18. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
The Jugurthine War
Eunus
Hadrian
Carthago Delanda est
19. Brother of Titus became imperator by Praetorian Guard and princep by the Senate - he soon disregarded the Senate and merely did everything for the people of Rome - had people start referring to him as dominus et dues meaning Lord of God - first ruler
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Remus
Milvian Bridge
Domitian
20. Fought for Scipio - reformer that tried to reduce the gap between rich and poor
Tiberius Gracchus
Gladiators
Claudius
Syracuse
21. Anointed one - Jewish term for savior
Hadrian
Messiah
Republic
The Jugurthine War
22. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
The Triumvirate
Octavian
Hasdrubal
23. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Emperor Theodosius
Pax Romana
Rhea Silvia
Zealots
24. Place in Sicily
Messina
Remus
Syracuse
Emperor Theodosius
25. Cannot propose laws but can veto laws - 10 in the Government - Serve for one year
Ptolemy XIII
Otho
Galba
Tribune
26. 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
Commodus
Messiah
The Jugurthine War
Nero
27. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Popularis
Commodus
Cleoptra XIII
Sejanus
28. Skilled fighters in Rome's public games
Gladiators
Antonius Pius
Tiber River
Diocletian
29. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra
Mark Antony
Constantine
The Jugurthine War
Ptolemy XIII
30. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north
Princeps
Jugurtha
Hadrian
Remus
31. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Syracuse
Christ
Trajan (what a boss)
Tiber River
32. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul
Marius
Gauis Julius Caesar
Cicero
Marcus Aurelius
33. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him
Milvian Bridge
Mithridates VI
Jugurtha
Caesarion
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
Crassus
Galba
Caractacus
Titus
35. Didn't give up when attacked by Etruscans—saved the Romans.
Battle of Zama
Plebeian
The Gladiator War
Horatius
36. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather
Parthia
Claudius
Alba Longa
Caesarion
37. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
Res Publicas
Lucius Verus
Hamilcar Barca
Messina
38. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
The Edict of Milan
Carthago delenda est
Odoacer
Ptolemy XIII
39. City that Romulus founded on the Paletine Hill
Praetorian Guard
Patres
Rome
Syracuse
40. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
Claudius
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Battle of Pharsalus
Odoacer
41. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
Nero
Pontius Pilate
Spartacus
King Herod
42. Founding Fathers of Rome
Eunus
Battle of Actium
Rome
Patres
43. 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
Tiberius Gracchus
Marius
Cleoptra XIII
Diocletian
44. Greek colony
Messina
Jugurtha
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Odoacer
45. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Claudius
Etruscans
Lucius Verus
46. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Superbus
Lavuniun
Brutus
Jugurtha
47. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome
Pax Romana
Emperor Theodosius
Marius
Remus
48. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Pagan
Tiber River
Eunus
Milvian Bridge
49. Roman governor of Judea - one of the men responsible for Jesus's death
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Pontius Pilate
Galba
Praetorian Guard
50. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Popularis
Antonius Pius
St. Paul
Hasdrubal