Greek And Roman Final

Question 1

Romulus and Remus

Answer 1

Both founded Rome

Question 2

Romulus

Answer 2

Said to have founded the roman Senate

Question 3

Tarquinius superbus

Answer 3

The last king of Rome

Question 4

Brutus

Answer 4

Not a king leader of the revolt which ousted Tarquinius superbus

Question 5

Samnite wars

Answer 5

Three wars against the Samnites which were all won by Rome

Question 6

Tarentum

Answer 6

Greek colony which got into a dispute with Rome

Question 7

Pyrrhus

Answer 7

King of Epirus who invaded Italy on tarentums behalf

Question 8

Pyrrhic war

Answer 8

English phase that is derived from the fact that all of pyrrhic’s victories came with heavy losses

Question 9

First Punic war

Answer 9

This war was fought in Sicily and north Africa

Question 10

Outcome of the first Punic war

Answer 10

Rome made Sicily her first Providence

Question 11

Barca family

Answer 11

Lead Carthaginian campaigns in spain

Question 12

Second Punic war

Answer 12

Bought in Italy Spain in North Africa

Question 13

Hannibal

Answer 13

Mean Carthage general of the second Punic war

Question 14

Battle of cannae

Answer 14

Hannibal’s most famous victory still study because of the tactics he used

Question 15

Scipio africanus

Answer 15

Roman general who captured new Carthage from victory in Spain invaded Africa

Question 16

Battle of Zama

Answer 16

Decisive Roman victory in which Scipio africanus defeated Hannibal in North America

Question 17

Third Punic war

Answer 17

Fought in north Africa

Question 18

Macedonia

Answer 18

Roams first Eastern enemy

Question 19

Antiochus III

Answer 19

King of Syria who invaded Greece

Question 20

Further Roman intervention in Greece

Answer 20

Braum sacked the city of Corinth in 146 b.c The same year as Carthage

Question 21

Pacification of Spain

Answer 21

Accumulated in the destruction of the city of numantia in 133 BC

Question 22

Patricians

Answer 22

Wealthy Romans who led most government offices

Question 23

Plebeians

Answer 23

Less wealthy Romans

Question 24

Tiberius and gaius gracchus

Answer 24

Both were tribunes both were murdered

Question 25

Aeneas

Answer 25

Ancestor of Romulus and Remus

Question 26

Jugurthine war

Answer 26

Fought against Jugurtha

Question 27

Marius

Answer 27

Had victory over Jugurtha

Question 28

Mithradates

Answer 28

King of Pontus who fought several wars with Rome

Question 29

Sulla

Answer 29

Main rival of Marius

Question 30

First triumvirate

Answer 30

Pompey, Julius Caesar, Crassus

Question 31

Gaul

Answer 31

Modern France

Question 32

Ides of March

Answer 32

March 25th B.C caesar is assassinated

Question 33

Second triumvirate

Answer 33

Marc Anthony, gaius Octavian, Marcus Lepidus

Question 34

Battle of Philippi

Answer 34

Anthony and Octavian defeat Brutus and Cassius

Question 35

Cleopatra

Answer 35

Egyptian queen who became Anthony's lover and ally

Question 36

Battle of actium

Answer 36

31 B.C Octavian defeats Celopatra and Anthony and becomes times soul ruler

Question 37

Augustus (Octavian)

Answer 37

Augustus was an honorary title, religion and morality, Pax Romana, census

Question 38

Tiberius

Answer 38

Retires to Capri

Question 39

Gaius

Answer 39

Odd behavior, made horse senator, assassinated by praetorians

Question 40

Claudius

Answer 40

Oversaw the conquest of Britannia, died from poisoned mushrooms given to him by his wife

Question 41

Nero

Answer 41

Murdered wife and mother, saw himself as artist,

Question 42

Vespasian

Answer 42

Year of the four emperors- the year of nero's death, one of the commanders that conquered Britain

Question 43

Titus

Answer 43

Finished suppressing the Jewish revolt several disasters occurred during his reign

Question 44

Nerva good emperor

Answer 44

Seen as first good emperor adopted his successor

Question 45

Trajan

Answer 45

Built the new forum in Rome

Question 46

Hadrian

Answer 46

Defensive military policy , had several building projects Athens and Rome

Question 47

Marcus Aurelius

Answer 47

Constant war and philosopher who wrote meditations

Question 48

Commodus- not good emperor

Answer 48

Loved physical combat, assassinated

Question 49

Barracks emperors

Answer 49

25 named emperors only one is certain to have died a natural death

Question 50

Diocletian

Answer 50

Reconstructed empire, launched the last persecution of Christians, eventual abdicated

Question 51

Constantine

Answer 51

Battle of milvian bridge, edict of Milan, new imperial Capitol

Question 52

Theodosius

Answer 52

Last to rule both halves of the Roman Empire, against paganism, his two sons inherited the empire

Question 53

Barbarians

Answer 53

Sacked Rome twice,

Question 54

Huns

Answer 54

Led by Attila they ravaged the western empire before being defeated

Question 55

753 B.C

Answer 55

Founding of Rome

Question 56

509 B.C

Answer 56

Establishment of the roman republic

Question 57

146 B.C

Answer 57

Destruction of Carthage

Question 58

31 B.C

Answer 58

Battle of Actium

Question 59

29 A.D

Answer 59

Jesus dies

Question 60

313 A.D

Answer 60

Edict of Milan

Question 61

395 A.D

Answer 61

Permanent split of the west and east Roman Empire

Question 62

476 A.D.

Answer 62

Fall of the western empire