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What tribe is Arminius from?

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Cherusci

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2
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What does Cincinnatus Mean?

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Curly Haired

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3
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Where did Rullianus defeat Etruscans in 310 B.C.

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Lake Vatemo

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4
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During Avidius Cassius’s rebellion what two tribes were Marcus Aurelius fighting?

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Quadi and Iazyges

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5
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How did Avidius Cassius die?

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Killed by his own troops

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6
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Where did Marc Antony meet Cleopatra?

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Tarsus, Cilicia

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7
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When did Marc Antony and Cleopatra marry?

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37 B.C.

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What king of Numidia Allies himself against the Romans in 204 B.C. and fights in Campi Magni

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Syphax

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9
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What lake did Claudius unsuccessfully drain

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Fucine

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10
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Who was Julia Maemaea’s sister

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Julia Soaemias

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Where in 255 B.C. did a Roman fleet engage the Carthaginians before engaging in a land invasion?

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Cape Hermaeum

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12
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When was Pompeii leveled before

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63 A.D.

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13
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Where does Diocletian renegotiate the Tetrarchy 3 years after his retirement?

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Carnuntum

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14
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Where was Septimius Severus Declared Emperor

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Carnuntum

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15
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What ended the election Military Tribunes

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Lex Licinia Sextia

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16
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What tribe were Gratian’s bodyguard of Archers made up of?

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Alans

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17
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What southern Gallic city did Antoninus Pius’s family originate from?

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Nimes

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18
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In what city 10 miles west of Rome did Antoninus Pius die?

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Lorium

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19
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Who established the Limes system?

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Antoninus Pius

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20
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Where in 57 B.C. did a Belgic alliance fight Caesar as he approached their territory?

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Axona River

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21
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Which emperor’s murder led to a breakdown in peace negotiations with the Vandals

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Valentinian III

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22
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What year was Aegates Islands fought?

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241 B.C.

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23
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Who did Romulus kill to win the spolia opima?

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Acron

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24
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What country is Augusta Rauriciorum in?

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Switzerland

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25
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Where did Agricola defeat the Britians in 84 A.D.

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Mt. Graupius

26
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Who was the son of Massinisa?

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Micipsa

27
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Where was Agricola born?

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Gallia Narbonensis (40 B.C.)

28
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In what year was the office of quaestor increased to four elected officials per year when the office was opened to plebeians?

A

422 B.C.

29
Q

What ancient Volsci city was also the home of the Octavii Gens and the place where Augustus spent much of his childhood?

A

Velitrae (modern Velletri)

30
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How many tables were there in 451 B.C.?

A

10

31
Q

At what battle did the Romans first encounter elephants?

A

Heraclea

32
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What two Scipiones led the battle in Spain against the Carthaginians before Africanus?

A

Gnaeus and Publius Scipio

33
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What first engagement between the Gnaeus Scipio and Hanno led to the Roman foothold between the Ebro and the Pyrenees in 218 B.C.?

A

Battle of Cissa

34
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In what battle of 217 B.C. did Hasdrubal fail to dislodge the Romans from modern Northern Spain?

A

The Battle of the Ebro River

35
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What famous early Roman augur refused Tarquinius Priscus’s attempt to increase the number of equestrian centuries and name them in his honor on religious principle, and was subsequently killed and made into a statue?

A

Attus Navius

36
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Which assassin of Caesar was declared imperator by his troops in 43 B.C. after a victory over the Bessi?

A

Marcus Iunius Brutus

37
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What is the exact date of Caesar’s Rubicon crossing?

A

January 10th 49 B.C.

38
Q

Ambigatus/Ambicatus/Ambitgatus was a legendary king of what tribe during which Roman kings reign?

A

Bituriges (A Celtic tribe); Tarquinus Priscus

39
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Which son of the sister of Ambigatus led a Celtic migration to Italy?

A

Bellovesus

40
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What city did the Celts that Bellovesus led across the Alps found?

A

Mediolanum (Milan)

41
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Who led another group of Celts into Italy after Bellovesus, where they settled in Verona and Venetia?

A

Etitovius

42
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What battle of 110 B.C. did Jugurtha beat Aulus Postumius Albinus?

A

Suthul

43
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Who led the Romans after their defeat at the battle of Carrhae in 53 B.C. and protected Syria as a Propraetor from further incursions?

A

Gaius Cassius Loginus

44
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What Roman deserter helped lead the Parthian invasion of Syria in 40 B.C.?

A

Quintus Labienus

45
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Who, under Antony successfully defeated the Parthians in Cilicia before inflicting a massive defeat against them at Mt. Gindarus?

A

Publius Ventidius Bassus

46
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Who led the Parthian re-invasion of Syria in 38 B.C.?

A

Pacores, son of king Orodes II

47
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Where was the Parthian prince Pacores defeated by Bassus?

A

Mt. Gindarus

48
Q

What tribune transferred the command against Mithridates VI from Sulla to Marius?

A

Sulpicius Rufus

49
Q

Mt Vesuvius and Antium are battles in what war?

A

Great Latin War

50
Q

Who did the Romans take Antinum from?

A

The Volscians

51
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What was the year of the second battle of Pydna?

A

148 B.C.

52
Q

What was Hadrian’s wife’s name

A

Sabina

53
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What is the name of Lucius Varus’s wife

A

Lucila

54
Q

Which Burr burr governor of Roman Britannia supervised the construction of a 37 mile wall from the Forth to the Clyde under Antoninus Pius?

A

Urbicus

55
Q

Who supervised the construction of an 80 mile wall from the Tyne to Solway Firth under Hadrian?

A

Platorius

56
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Under which emperor’s reign was the Antonine wall abandoned?

A

Commodus

57
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What fort does Hamilcar Barka use as a base in Sicily?

A

Hercte

58
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After what battle does Octavian establish control of all the senatorial legions in 43 B.C.?

A

Mutina

59
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Where and when did Trajan die?

A

Selinus 117 B.C.

60
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Certamen History (10 decks)

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