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Roman History Cards Set I Flashcards

1
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What was the name of Romulus’s Sabine wife?

A

Hersilia

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2
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What emperor preceded Otho?

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Galba

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3
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What battle occurred in 241 BC?

A

Aegates Island(Roman naval victory)

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4
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What emperor succeeded Commodus?

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Pertinax (193 AD)

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5
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What Roman general stopped Atilla the Hun in 451 AD at the battle the Catalaunian Plains?

A

Flavius Aetius

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6
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When did the first triumvirate begin?

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60 BC

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7
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In 219 BC, what Spanish city does Hannibal besiege therefore breaking the Ebro treaty and leading to the Second Punic War?

A

Saguntum

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8
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What emperor was also a stoic philosopher and wrote the Meditations

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Marcus Aurelius

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9
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Who’s defeat occurred in 249 BC?

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Claudius’s

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10
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At what battle in 321 BC were the Romans crushed by the Samnites after which they were forced to “pass under the yoke”?

A

Caudine Forks

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11
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What two sets of triplets fought during the reign of Tullus Hostilius?

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The Roman Horatii triplets and the Alban Curiatii triplets

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12
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Who earns the consulship with Bibulus in 59 BC

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Julius Caesar

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13
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Who was Tiberius the uncle of?

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Germanicus

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14
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What emperor succeeded Titus?

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Domitian (81 AD)

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15
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What governor of Gallia backed Galba against Nero?

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Julius Vindex

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16
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At what battle in 207 BC was Hasdrubal, the brother of Hannibal, defeated by the Romans?

A

Metaurus River

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17
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When and where did Marius fight the Cimbri?

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Vercellae in 101 BC

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18
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Which emperor had a limp and a tic and pretended to be stupid?

A

Claudius

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19
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During what emperor’s reign does Mt. Vesuvius erupt?

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Titus’s

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20
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What provinces was Augustus given when he began?

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Egypt, Gaul, and Syria

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21
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What emperor died after eating poisoned mushrooms?

A

Claudius

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22
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What type of battle was the Battle of Agrigentum?

A

land battle

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23
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At what battle in 390 BC did Brennus lead the Gauls in a victory against Rome?

A

Allia River

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24
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What emperor started the building of the Colosseum in 72 AD?

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Vespasian

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25
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Claudius Pulcher threw the sacred chickens into the sea immediately before losing what naval battle in 249 BC?

A

Drepanum

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26
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What Pyrrhic victory took place in 279 BC?

A

Asculum

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27
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At what battle of 42 BC do Octavian and Antony defeat Brutus and Cassius?

A

Philippi

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28
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What occurred in 211 BC?

A

Hannibal’s March on Rome and the defeat of the Scipios in Spain

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29
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What emperor conquered Britain?

A

Claudius

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30
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Who was the last Flavian emperor?

A

Domitian

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31
Q

Whom did Nero blame for the Great Fire in 64 AD?

A

Christians

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32
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Who defeated the forces of Perseus of Macedon at the battle of Pydna in 168 BC?

A

Aemilus Paulus

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33
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What Roman committed an act of “devotio”, sacrificing himself to ensure victory over the Samnites at the battle of Sentinum in 295 BC?

A

(Publius) Decius Mus

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34
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Who took the throne from Numitor?

A

Amulius

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35
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What emperor preceded Vitellius?

A

Otho

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36
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What emperor co-ruled with Lucius Verus?

A

Marcus Aurelius

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37
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What emperor began a urine tax?

A

Vespasian

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38
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Who was the first king of Rome?

A

Romulus

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39
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What emperor became a Christian at his deathbed?

A

Constantine

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40
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What emperor succeeded Claudius

A

Nero (68 AD)

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41
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What battle took place in 280 BC?

A

Heraclea

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42
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At what battle of 47 BC does Caesar defeat Pharnaces and utter “Veni, vidi, vici”?

A

Zela

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43
Q

What type of battle was the Battle of Mylae?

A

naval

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44
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What Roman consul is victorious at the battle of Zama over Hannibal in 202 BC?

A

(Pubilus Cornelius) Scipio Africanus

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45
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Following the death of Crassus, what man becomes sole consul of Rome in 52 BC?

A

Pompey

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46
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Which king built the Servian wall?

A

Servius Tullius

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47
Q

What emperor succeeded Trajan?

A

Hadrian (117 AD)

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48
Q

On what day does the Empire begin?

A

January 16, 27 BC

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49
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What law of 66 BC gave Pompey command against Mithridates (King of Pontus)

A

Lex Manilia

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50
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Which of the emperors of 69 AD was named by princeps by armies in the Lower Rhine (Germany)?

A

Vitellius

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51
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At what battle of 31 BC did the forces of Octavian (led by Agrippa) defeat Antony and Cleopatra

A

Actium

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52
Q

In what year was the first triumvirate formed?

A

60 BC

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53
Q

When was the Battle of Mylae?

A

260 BC

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54
Q

During what event in 64 AD is it said that Nero “fiddled”?

A

Great Fire

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55
Q

What occurred in 237 BC?

A

Hamilcar to Spain

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56
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Who was the last of the emperors of 69 AD who went on to rule for 10 more years?

A

Vespasian

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57
Q

Whom does Flavius Aetius defeat at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains in 451 AD?

A

Atilla the Hun

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58
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What two brothers each became tribunes in an attempt to pass land reform: one in 133 BC and the other in 121 BC?

A

Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus

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59
Q

When was the Battle of Zela?

A

47 BC

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60
Q

Who and where did Cincinnatus fight?

A

Aequi at Mount Algidus

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61
Q

What occurred in 230 BC?

A

Hasdrubal succeeds Hamilcar in Spain

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62
Q

Who did Marius fight for during the Civil War?

A

populares

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63
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What Roman king destroyed Alba Longa and its king Mettius Fufetius?

A

Tullus Hostilius

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64
Q

Who Tiberius the son of?

A

Livia

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65
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What battle does Rome lose to Carthage in 217 BC?

A

Lake Trasimene

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66
Q

What war lasts from 264-241 BC?

A

1st Punic War

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67
Q

What emperor succeeded Macrinus?

A

Elagabalus (218 AD)

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68
Q

At what age was Nero made emperor?

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around 16

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69
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Who were in the second triumvirate?

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Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus

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70
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When and where did Marius fight the Teutones?

A

Aqua Sextiae in 102 BC

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71
Q

What was Rome’s second province?

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Corsica and Sardinia

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72
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Who was the sixth king of Rome?

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Servius Tullius

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73
Q

Who issued the Edict of Milan to legalize Christianity?

A

Constatine

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74
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Who did Romulus co-rule with?

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Titus Tatius

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75
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What Spanish city, the new capital of Carthage, does Rome capture in 209 BC?

A

Carthago Nova (New Carthage)

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76
Q

Where was Mithridates king?

A

Pontus

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77
Q

What battle took place in 168 BC?

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Battle of Pydna

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78
Q

Who are the three members of the 2nd Triumvirate?

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Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus

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79
Q

What year is considered the beginning of the Roman Empire?

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27 BC

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80
Q

Which king built the Curia?

A

Tullus Hostilius

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81
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Which Roman king built a namesake wall surrounding the city of Rome?

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Servius Tullius

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82
Q

Who lead the famous slave revolt?

A

Spartacus

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83
Q

What was Horatius Cocles also known as?

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One-Eyed

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84
Q

What three cities does the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius destroy?

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Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabiae

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85
Q

Who led the decemviri?

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Appius Claudius

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86
Q

What king had the nymph Egeria as a consort?

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Numa Pompilius

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87
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What nymph did Numa Pompilius have as a consort?

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Egeria

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88
Q

What did the Lex Gabinia do?

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gave Pompey command over pirates in the Mediterranean

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89
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Who was the second king of Rome?

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Numa Pompilius

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90
Q

Who was the first of the emperors of 69 AD?

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Galba

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91
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What Roman king both drained the Forum and began work on the Circus Maximus?

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Tarquinius Priscus

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92
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Who were the first two Caesars of the Tetrarchy?

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Galerius and Constantius

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93
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Who were the first two Augusti of the Tetrarchy?

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Diocletian and Maximian

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94
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When did the First Punic War end?

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241 BC

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95
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Who was the wife of Coriolanus?

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Volumnia

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96
Q

What emperor preceded Nerva?

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Domitian

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97
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What man fought Etruscans at Sublician Bridge (Pons Sublicius)?

A

Horatius Cocles

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98
Q

What battles occur in 218 BC?

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Ticinus River and Trebia River(Rome loses both)

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99
Q

How many times did Marius serve as consul?

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seven

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100
Q

What emperor preceded Tiberius?

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Augustus

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101
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After what 1st Punic War naval battle in 256 BC does Regulus land in Africa?

A

Cape Ecnomus

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102
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What occurred in 247 BC?

A

Hamilcar Barca starts Carthaginian offensive in western Sicily

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103
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What Roman king built the Curia (senate house)?

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Tullus Hostilius

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104
Q

Who was Claudius’ brother?

A

Germanicus

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105
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What emperor succeeded Galba?

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Otho (69 AD)

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106
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What edict of Constantine legalized Christianity in the empire?

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Edict of Milan

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107
Q

Who was the first emperor born in Spain?

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Trajan

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108
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What emperor preceded Hadrian?

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Trajan

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109
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What emperor had Livia as his second wife?

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Augustus

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110
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What emperor succeeded Nerva?

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Trajan (98 AD)

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111
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With what Egyptian ruler did Marc Antony ally himself?

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Cleopatra

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112
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Whose edict of toleration reopened pagan temples and recalled exiled Christian bishops in 362 AD?

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Julian the Apostate’s

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113
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What emperor preceded Pertinax?

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Commodus

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114
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What emperor succeeded Vespasian?

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Titus (79 AD)

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115
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What man instituted the Tetrarchy, splitting the empire into 4 sections?

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Diocletian

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116
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What emperor preceded Antoninus Pius?

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Hadrian

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117
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What emperor was the uncle of Germanicus?

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Tiberius

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118
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When was the Battle of Lake Trasimene?

A

217 BC

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119
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What kind of battle was Ecnomus?

A

naval victory

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120
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At what battle of 45 BC does Caesar defeat the sons of Pompey in Spain?

A

Munda

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121
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When was the second consulship of Crassus and Pompey?

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55 BC

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122
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What man tried to kill Porsenna, was captured, then thrust his right arm into a fire to prove his bravery, and was released because of this?

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Gaius Mucius Scaevola

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123
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Who defeated the Volscian city of Corioli, was exiled from Rome, and then attacked Rome,but was only stopped by the pleas of his mother and wife?

A

Coriolanus

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124
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Name two women that Claudius married.

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Messalina and Agrippina the Younger (Claudius’ niece)

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125
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What battle occurred in 256 BC?

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Ecnomus

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126
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What emperor preceded Septimius Severus?

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Didius Julianus

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127
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Which king is said to have drained the Forum and begun work on the Circus Maximus?

A

Tarquinius Priscus

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128
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When was Hasdrubal defeated?

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207 BC

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129
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Who was the third emperor of the Julio-Claudians?

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Caligula

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130
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What did the Lex Titia do?

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made the second triumvirate legal

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131
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In what year does Odoacer depose Romulus Augustulus, marking the end of the Roman empire in the west?

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476 AD

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132
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A number of events occur in 63 BC. What man wins the consulship along with Antonius Hybrida?

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Cicero

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133
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Which of the emperors of 69 AD was named princeps by armies in the Near East?

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Vespasian

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134
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What emperor succeeded Hadrian?

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Antoninus Pius (138 AD)

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135
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What were Rome and Carthage fighting over?

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Messana(Sicily)

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136
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What did the Lex Manilia do?

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gave Pompey command against Mithridates

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137
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What emperor succeeded Marcus Aurelius?

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Commodus (180 AD)

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138
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Where did Romulus go to help his grandfather get his throne back?

A

Alba Longa

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139
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What was the first bridge across the Tiber river?

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Pons Sublicius

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140
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What major event occurred in 390 BC?

A

Gauls beat Rome at Allia River

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141
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How did Nero die?

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He committed suicide

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142
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Whose Constitutio Antoniniana gave citizenship to all free men in the empire?

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Caracalla’s

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143
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Which emperor was the son of Marcus Aurelius?

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Commodus

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144
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Who were Romulus and Remus raised by?

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Faustulus the shepard

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145
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Who beats who at the Battle of Zama?

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Scipio beats Hannibal

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146
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Who were the first two consuls of the republic?

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Lucius Junius Brutus and Collatinus

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147
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What Roman girl held by Porsenna swam the Tiber to get back to Rome?

A

Cloelia

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148
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What occurred in 46 BC?

A

Caesar was made dictator for ten years and Caesar won the Battle of Thapsus

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149
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What two islands combine to form Rome’s 2nd province?

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Sardinia and Corsica

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150
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When was the Battle of Alesia?

A

52 BC

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151
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What was significant about Appius Claudius Caecus?

A

he was blind

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152
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What law was written in 66 BC?

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Lex Manilia

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153
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When was Caesar’s first dictatorship?

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49 BC

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154
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Who is the last Roman emperor in the west?

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Romulus Augustulus

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155
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How many Roman kings were there?

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seven

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156
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In 9 AD, who loses 3 legions in Germany at the battle of Teutoburg Forest?

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Varus

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157
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What two men, one a stoic philosopher and the other a military man, served as tutors of Nero?

A

Seneca and Burrus

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158
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Who was the Gallic chief at Allia River in 390 BC?

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Brennus

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159
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Name the Flavian emperors in order?

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Vespasian, Titus, Domitian

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160
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At what battle in 275 BC did the Romans finally defeat Pyrrhus?

A

Beneventum/Malventum

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161
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On which hill did Romulus build a city?

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Palatine

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162
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How was Caligula killed?

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Praetorian Guard

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163
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What man puts down the slave revolt led by Spartacus in 71 BC?

A

Crassus

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164
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Name two notable Roman defeats during the 2nd Samnite War, and give the years they occurred.

A

Caudine Forks (321 BC) and Lautulae (315 BC)

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165
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Who did Tiberius marry?

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Augustus’ daughter Julia

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166
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What emperor defeated Maxentius at Milvian Bridge in 312 AD?

A

Constantine

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167
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What was the worst Roman defeat up until that point?

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Battle of Canae

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168
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Who was the mother of Severus Alexander?

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Julia Mamaea

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169
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What emperor preceded Marcus Aurelius?

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Antoninus Pius

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170
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What “defects” did Claudius have?

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a limp and a tic and pretended to be stupid

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171
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At what battle in 315 BC were the Romans again defeated by the Samnites in the 2nd Samnite War?

A

Lautulae

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172
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Besides the Battle of the Great Plains, what occurred in 203 BC?

A

Hannibal recalled to Carthage

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173
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Who was the fourth king of Rome?

A

Ancus Marcius

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174
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When did the monarchy end?

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510 BC

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175
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When did the First Punic War begin?

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264 BC

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176
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What was the outcome of the Battle of Lake Trasimene?

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Rome lost(compensated with a victory in a naval battle off the Ebro river)

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177
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When did Caligula’s reign begin and end?

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AD 37 - 41

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178
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What Roman orator always ended his speech with “Carthago delenda est” (“Carthage must be destroyed”)?

A

Cato the Elder

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179
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Who threw the sacred chickens into the sea before Rome’s disastrous defeat at Drepanum in 249 BC?

A

Claudius Pulcher

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180
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Which emperor was exiled to Rhodes before retiring to Capri?

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Tiberius

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181
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Who became tribune in 121 BC

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Gaius Gracchus

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182
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What emperor preceded Domitian?

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Titus

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183
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Who was the fourth king of Rome?

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Ancus Marcius

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184
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What emperor preceded Caracalla?

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Septimius Severus

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185
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What wars lasts from 218-201 BC?

A

2nd Punic War

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186
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What was Rome’s first province?

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Sicily

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187
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What occurred in 312 BC?

A

Appius Claudius Caecus built the Appian Way and Aqua Appia

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188
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Whom does Constantine defeat at Milvius Bridge in 312 AD?

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Maxentius

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189
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What two men were the first consuls of Rome?

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Lucius Iunius Brutus & Collatinus

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190
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What was unique about Egeria?

A

a nymph

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191
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Just one year after the death of Scipio Africanus, what Carthaginian commits suicide in 183 BC?

A

Hannibal

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192
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What was the first battle of the First Punic War?

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Battle of Agrigentum

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193
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Who were the two sons of Septimius Severus?

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Caracalla and Geta

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194
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Who was admiral during the Battle of Mylae?

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Duilius

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195
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What event occurred in 52 BC?

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Clodius is killed by Milo’s followers

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196
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Where did Tiberius retire later in life?

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Capri

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197
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What emperor preceded Macrinus?

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Caracalla

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198
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In what year was Caesar declared dictator for life and assassinated by Brutus, Cassius, and other senators?

A

44 BC

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199
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Who led the revolt in Britain during Nero’s reign?

A

Queen Boudicca

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200
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Who did Sulla fight for during the Civil War?

A

optimates

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201
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In 221 BC, what man succeeds Hasdrubal as leader of Carthage?

A

Hannibal

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202
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What famous line came from the Battle of Zela?

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veni, vidi, vici

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203
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Following the battle of Metaurus River in 207 BC, whose head do the Romans fling into Haniball’s camp?

A

Hasdrubal’s (His brother’s)

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204
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Where was Pyrrhus king of?

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Epirus (Greece)

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205
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Who was the first of the Five Good Emperors?

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Nerva

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206
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When did the Third Punic War begin?

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149 BC

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207
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At what battle of 279 BC did Pyrrhus technically defeat the Romans, but lost too many troops in the “Pyrrhic victory”?

A

Asculum

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208
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Which emperor was the son of Livia?

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Tiberius

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209
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What two triumvirs serve as consuls in 55 BC?

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Crassus and Pompey

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210
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What occurred in 206 BC

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Battle of Ilipa

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211
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Give the specific date of Mt. Vesuvius’s eruption.

A

August 24th, 79 AD

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212
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What Roman king’s name means “the Proud”?

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Tarquinius Superbus

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213
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When was Caesar’s first consulship?

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59 BC

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214
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What war began when Hannibal crossed the Ebro River in Spain in 218 BC?

A

Second Punic War

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215
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Who were Nero’s tutors?

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Seneca (stoic philosopher) and Burrus (military man)

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216
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What year was Caesar elected Pontifex Maximus?

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63 BC

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217
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Who was the mother of Romulus

A

Rhea Silvia

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218
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What occurred in 208 BC?

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Battle of Baecula

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219
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Which of the emperors of 69 AD defeats Otho at Cremona?

A

Vitellius

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220
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What was the aftermath of the battle that took place in AD 9?

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Varus loses 3 legions in Germany

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221
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What name is given to Romulus’s deified form following his death?

A

Quirinus

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222
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Which emperor was the son of Germanicus?

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Caligula

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223
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Whom does Octavian (and Agrippa) defeat at the battle of Actium in 31 BC?

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Antony and Cleopatra

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224
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What emperor purchased the empire at an auction, beating out Sulpicianus?

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Didius Julianus

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225
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What set of laws were codified by the decemviri and officially enacted in 449 BC?

A

12 Tables

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226
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At what battle of 168 BC did the Roman Aemilius Paulus defeat Perseus of Macedon?

A

Pydna

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227
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What emperor preceded Titus?

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Vespasian

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228
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The provinces of Egypt, Gaul, and Syria are given to what emperor in 27 BC?

A

Augustus

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229
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Between what years were the 12 Tables written?

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451 BC - 450 BC

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230
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What two battles does Rome lose against Carthage in 218 BC?

A

Ticinus River and Trebia River

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231
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When was the Battle of Canae?

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216 BC

232
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How did Caligula die?

A

Killed by Praetorian guard

233
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Which king was supposedly born a slave?

A

Servius Tullius

234
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Which king of Rome was also known as, “The Proud”?

A

Tarquinius Superbus

235
Q

What emperor captured Jerusalem in 70 AD?

A

Titus

236
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Name the five major events that happened in 63 BC.

A

1) Octavian born; 2) Julius Caesar becomes Pontifex Maximus; 3) Cicero consul (with Antonius Hybrida); 4) conspiracy of Catiline; 5) Mithridates dies

237
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What man, who swore his hatred to the Romans had a young age at the behest of his father, was defeated by the Romans in the Second Punic War?

A

Hannibal

238
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Who was the first Flavian emperor?

A

Vespasian

239
Q

What Roman king is said to have built the Pons Sublicius, the first bridge across the Tiber River?

A

Ancus Marcius

240
Q

A number of events occur in 63 BC. What office does Julius Caesar earn in 63 BC?

A

Pontifex Maximus?

241
Q

What phrase is used to depict how Augustus ruled?

A

Found Rome brick and left it marble

242
Q

What legislation did Tiberius Gracchus attempt to pass?

A

Agrarian (land) reform

243
Q

What man uttered “Vae Victis” (“Woe to the Conquered”) after defeating the Romans at Allia River in 390 BC?

A

Brennus

244
Q

What Roman ambassador did Pyrrhus try to bribe to no avail?

A

Fabricius

245
Q

What occurred in 209 BC?

A

Capture of New Carthage

246
Q

The construction of what Roman structure, primarily used for chariot races, was begun by Tarquinius Priscus?

A

Circus Maximus

247
Q

Which of the triumvirs perishes at the battle of Carrhae against the Parthians?

A

Crassus

248
Q

Which orator finished each of his speeches with the same phrase until the year 149 BC, and what was that phrase?

A

Cato the Elder said, “Carthago delenda est” - Carthage must be destroyed

249
Q

Who was the victorious Roman general during the 3rd Punic War?

A

Scipio Aemilianus

250
Q

The rape of what woman, the wife of Collatinus, by Sextus Tarquinius largely led to the downfall of Tarquinius Superbus?

A

Lucretia

251
Q

Who was the seventh king of Rome?

A

Tarquinius Superbus

252
Q

What was the last battle of the Second Punic War?

A

Zama

253
Q

At what battle in 52 BC does the Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix defeat Caesar?

A

Gergovia

254
Q

What emperor preceded Severus Alexander?

A

Elagabalus

255
Q

At what battle of 202 BC does Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal leading to the end of the Second Punic War?

A

Zama

256
Q

Who captured Carthage?

A

Scipio Aemilianus

257
Q

What emperor is called the Apostate?

A

Julian

258
Q

Name the members of the first triumvirate.

A

Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus

259
Q

How did Claudius obtain the status of emperor?

A

the Praetorian Guard chose him

260
Q

What did the great fire enable Nero to do?

A

build the domus aurea (house of gold)

261
Q

With what man did Sulla engage in a civil war on the side of the optimates?

A

Marius

262
Q

When does the Second Punic War begin?

A

218 BC

263
Q

Who captures the emperor Valerian in 260 AD?

A

Shapur I

264
Q

What king bequeaths his kingdom of Pergamum to Rome in 133 BC?

A

Attalus III

265
Q

What emperor ruled during the 900th anniversary of Rome

A

Antoninus Pius

266
Q

What occurred between 261 and 260 BC

A

Rome builds naval fleet

267
Q

How was Nero related to Claudius?

A

Nero was the step son of Claudius

268
Q

What battle took place in 275 BC?

A

Beneventum

269
Q

Where was the naval defeat in 249 BC located?

A

Drepanum

270
Q

Who were the two leaders during the Civil War?

A

Marius vs. Sulla

271
Q

For how many days was Cincinnatus dictator?

A

16

272
Q

What emperor succeeded Tiberius?

A

Caligula (37 AD)

273
Q

What Roman king died in a fire at his palace after neglecting the worship of Jupiter Elicius?

A

Tullus Hostilius

274
Q

What emperor was born in Leptis Magna?

A

Septimius Severus

275
Q

Who was the first of the Severan emperors?

A

Septimius Severus

276
Q

A number of events occur in 63 BC. What future emperor was born in 63 BC?

A

Octavian/Augustus

277
Q

What emperor succeeded Caligula?

A

Claudius (41 AD)

278
Q

What occurred in 204 BC?

A

Scipio lands in Africa

279
Q

Where was Tiberius in exile first to?

A

Rhodes

280
Q

Which two members of the 2nd Triumvirate defeat Brutus and Cassius at the battle of Philippi in 42 BC?

A

Octavian and Antony

281
Q

What emperor preceded Claudius

A

Caligula

282
Q

What law made the second triumvirate legal?

A

Lex Titia

283
Q

What emperor married his stepsister Octavia?

A

Nero

284
Q

The Gracchi brothers are the grandsons of which famous Roman?

A

Scipio Africanus

285
Q

What was Nero’s real name?

A

Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus

286
Q

What year did King Attalus III Pergamum to Rome?

A

133 BC

287
Q

What was the aftermath of the battle of Actium?

A

Octavian wins. Octavian has only army in the Mediterranean

288
Q

What did King Attalus III bequeath to Rome?

A

Pergamum

289
Q

With what Sabine king did Romulus co-rule?

A

Titus Tatius

290
Q

What wife of Faustulus helped raise Romulus and Remus?

A

Acca Laurentia

291
Q

When did the Republic end?

A

27 BC

292
Q

At what battle in 378 AD was Valens defeated by the Goths?

A

Adrianople

293
Q

Who defeated the Veii, was later exiled, then finally,when he helped rid Rome of Gauls, was called pater patriae?

A

Camillus

294
Q

What blind censor in 312 BC built both the Via Appia and the Aqua Appia?

A

Appius Claudius Caecus

295
Q

What man, though believed to have said “Et tu, Brute” at his death, actually said the Greek phrase “Kai su, technon” on the Ides of March, 44 BC?

A

Julius Caesar

296
Q

The Gracchi brothers are grandsons of what famed Roman general of the Second Punic War?

A

Scipio Africanus

297
Q

Who won the battle of Gergovia?

A

Vercingetorix

298
Q

Where does the First Triumvirate meet in 56 BC to divvy up duties and to decide on the consulship?

A

Luc(c)a

299
Q

What occurred in 250 BC?

A

Romans win at Panormus; siege of Lilybaeum

300
Q

Which emperor liked to dress up as Hercules and fight in the arena?

A

Commodus

301
Q

What man, known as the “delayer”, was elected dictator during the Second Punic War?

A

Fabius Maximus Cunctator

302
Q

Name the Julio-Claudian Emperors in order

A

Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero

303
Q

Who was the sixth king of Rome?

A

Servius Tullius

304
Q

Besides a battle, what occurred in 256 BC?

A

Regulus lands in Africa

305
Q

Because he became emperor at 13, what emperor’s mom and grandmom helped him rule?

A

Severus Alexander

306
Q

Who was in the first triumvirate?

A

Caesar, Crassus, and Pomey

307
Q

Who rules Rome as dictator from 81-79 BC following his victory at the Colline Gate against Marius?

A

Sulla

308
Q

What emperor succeeded Domitian?

A

Nerva (96 AD)

309
Q

To decide the war against Alba Longa, two sets of triplets fought against each other. What were the names of the triplets on both sides?

A

Horatii (Roman) & Curiatii (Alban)

310
Q

What emperor fought Dacia and built a column to commemorate it?

A

Trajan

311
Q

What emperor reduced Italy to an imperial province?

A

Hadrian

312
Q

When was the second triumvirate?

A

43 BC

313
Q

Who did the Romans have to face at Teutoburg Forest?

A

Arminius

314
Q

What war lasts from 149-146 BC?

A

3rd Punic War

315
Q

What man in an act of devotion charged between his cavalry and the Gauls to his death?

A

Decius Mus

316
Q

When was the famous slave revolt?

A

73 BC - 71 BC

317
Q

What brother of Caracalla was killed by him and suffered a Damnatio Memoriae in 212 AD?

A

Geta

318
Q

What emperor built a wall between Britain and Scotland?

A

Hadrian

319
Q

What Roman hero rescued hostages held by Porsenna by swimming across the Tiber and was released due to her willingness to sacrifice herself?

A

Cloelia

320
Q

Who was the first wife of Augustus?

A

Scribonia

321
Q

What emperor lived in a giant golden house called the “domus aurea”?

A

Nero

322
Q

When was the defeat of Regulus’s army?

A

255 BC

323
Q

What was the name of the laws codified by the decemviri?

A

12 Tables

324
Q

What Roman king built the Cloaca Maxima, an underground sewer system in Rome?

A

Tarquinius Superbus

325
Q

Who was the king of Alba Longa when it was destroyed?

A

Mettius Fufetius

326
Q

What emperor’s real name was Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus?

A

Nero

327
Q

A number of events occur in 63 BC. What man becomes Pontifex Maximus in 63 BC?

A

Julius Caesar

328
Q

Who was the consort of Numa Pompilius?

A

Egeria

329
Q

What river does Caesar cross in 49 BC officially starting his civil war against Pompey?

A

Rubicon

330
Q

Which of the Five Good Emperors ruled the longest?

A

Antoninus Pius

331
Q

When did the monarchy begin?

A

April 21, 753 BC

332
Q

In what year was Carthage finally destroyed by Scipio Aemilianus?

A

146 BC

333
Q

Where was Caesar defeated by Pompey?

A

Dyrrhachium

334
Q

Who was the fifth king of Rome?

A

Tarquinius Priscus

335
Q

Constantinople was renamed twice to what?

A

Byzantium then Istanbul

336
Q

Where does Caesar defeat Vercingetorix in 52 BCE?

A

Alesia

337
Q

Which two Flavian Emperors were brothers?

A

Titus and Domitian

338
Q

Who was the grandmother of Severus Alexander?

A

Julia Maesa

339
Q

What nickname did Cornelia give to her sons, the Gracchi brothers?

A

Gemmae (her gems)

340
Q

What emperor succeeded Nero?

A

Galba (69 AD)

341
Q

What emperor succeeded Antoninus Pius?

A

Marcus Aurelius (161 AD)

342
Q

When did the Republic begin?

A

509 BC

343
Q

When was the battle of Actium?

A

31 BC

344
Q

Who did Marius defeat at Aqua Sexitae?

A

Teutones

345
Q

What emperor succeeded Vitellius?

A

Vespasian (69 AD)

346
Q

What island becomes Rome’s first official province following the 1st Punic War?

A

Sicily

347
Q

Who was the seventh and final king of Rome?

A

Tarquinius Superbus

348
Q

Who was the king of Alba Longa when Tullus Hostilius destroyed it?

A

Mettius Fufetius

349
Q

Who became tribune in 133 BC?

A

Tiberius Gracchus

350
Q

What man defeated the Teutones at Aquae Sextiae in 102 BC and the Cimbri at Vercellae in 101 BC?

A

(Gaius) Marius

351
Q

When was the Battle of the Great Plains?

A

203 BC

352
Q

Who was the Gaul’s chieftain during the Battle of Gergovia?

A

Vercingetorix

353
Q

When was Carthage captured?

A

147 BC

354
Q

Who did Nero marry?

A

Claudius’ daughter Octavia

355
Q

What city did Tullus Hostilius destroy?

A

Alba Longa

356
Q

A number of events occur in 63 BC. What king of Pontus dies in 63 BC?

A

Mithridates

357
Q

What two men and future members of the First Triumvirate serve as consuls in 70 BC?

A

Crassus and Pompey

358
Q

Against what people did Rome fight a series of Punic Wars?

A

Carthage

359
Q

After Romulus and Remus were abandoned and nursed by a wolf, what shepherd took them in?

A

Faustulus

360
Q

What law was established in 43 BC?

A

Lex Titia

361
Q

What emperor preceded Trajan?

A

Nerva

362
Q

What emperor preceded Nero?

A

Claudius

363
Q

Who forced Hannibal to swear an oath of hatred against Rome?

A

(His father) Hamilcar Barca

364
Q

Who was the brother of Romulus?

A

Remus

365
Q

Which Roman king was supposedly born a slave?

A

Servius Tullius

366
Q

On which hill did Remus build a city?

A

Aventine

367
Q

Who was the wife of Faustulus?

A

Acca Laurentia

368
Q

Who does Caesar defeat at the Battle of Alesia?

A

Vercingetorix

369
Q

When does the Second Punic War end?

A

201 BC

370
Q

Who was the last of the Five Good Emperors?

A

Marcus Aurelius

371
Q

Who did Claudius father with Messalina?

A

Brittanicus and Octavia

372
Q

What law of 43 BC officially makes the 2nd triumvirate legal?

A

Lex Titia

373
Q

What emperor preceded Elagabalus?

A

Macrinus

374
Q

When was the Battle of Gergovia?

A

52 BC

375
Q

Who were consuls in 70 BC?

A

Crassus and Pompey

376
Q

What was the capital of Etruria?

A

Clusium

377
Q

What nickname was given to Gaius Mucius Scaevola?

A

Lefty

378
Q

What was unique about the succession patterns of the Five Good Emperors?

A

They adopted their successors rather than choose by blood

379
Q

In what year did the Monarchy end?

A

510 BC

380
Q

What Roman dictator went back to his plow after just 16 days?

A

Cincinnatus

381
Q

What emperor had Scribonia as his first wife?

A

Augustus

382
Q

Who was the last of the Julio-Claudian emperors?

A

Nero

383
Q

Name the emperors of 69 AD (Civil War emperors) in order.

A

Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian

384
Q

With what man did Marcus Aurelius co-rule?

A

Lucius Verus

385
Q

What man leads a slave revolt in 73 BC which was eventually quelled by Crassus?

A

Spartacus

386
Q

What bad omen foresaw the naval defeat in 249 BC?

A

Claudius throws sacred chickens overboard

387
Q

Where does Caesar defeat Pompey?

A

Pharsalus

388
Q

Who was the first king of Rome?

A

Romulus

389
Q

What Roman king had a wife named Tanaquil?

A

Tarquinius Priscus

390
Q

What Praetorian Prefect became emperor after killing Caracalla?

A

Macrinus

391
Q

What husband of Zenobia dies in 268 paving the way for her to ascend to queen of Palmyra?

A

Odenathus

392
Q

When was Caesar born?

A

July 12, 100 BC

393
Q

When did Nero’s reign begin and end?

A

AD 54 - 68

394
Q

Where does Pompey flee to after being defeated?

A

Egypt, where Pompey is killed by Egyptians

395
Q

In what year did the Republic end and Empire begin?

A

27 BC

396
Q

What was Romulus called after death?

A

Quirinus

397
Q

What event occurred in AD 64?

A

The great fire

398
Q

What emperor is said to have found Rome brick and left it marble?

A

Augustus

399
Q

When was Caesar in Gaul and Britain?

A

58-50 BC

400
Q

What man led the decemviri in the codification of the 12 Tables?

A

Appius Claudius

401
Q

What famous quote did Brennus say, and what does it translate to in English?

A

Vae Victis - “Woe to the conquered”

402
Q

What emperor succeeded Septimius Severus?

A

Caracalla (211 AD)

403
Q

What relation was Claudius to Caligula?

A

Claudius was Caligula’s uncle

404
Q

What Roman king was killed by both his successor and his daughter?

A

Servius Tullius

405
Q

On what specific day was Julius Caesar assassinated?

A

Ides of March (March 15th), 44 BC

406
Q

What emperor loved travel, architecture, and Greek things, the cause of his nickname “Graeculus”?

A

Hadrian

407
Q

When was the Battle of Agrigentum?

A

262 BC

408
Q

What emperor preceded Commodus?

A

Marcus Aurelius

409
Q

How were Claudius and Caligula related?

A

Claudius was Caligula’s uncle

410
Q

Who is the mother of the Gracchi Brothers?

A

Cornelia

411
Q

Name two of Augustus’ wives?

A

Scribonia and Livia

412
Q

What was Rome’s first naval victory?

A

Mylae

413
Q

What does the name “Caligula” mean?

A

little boots

414
Q

What was the capital city of Etruria during the early republic?

A

Clusium

415
Q

With what king of Epirus did Rome fight a war starting in 280 BC?

A

Pyrrhus

416
Q

What queen revolted in Britain during the reign of Nero?

A

Boudicca

417
Q

Which Roman consul of 216 BC survives the onslaught of Cannae?

A

Varro

418
Q

Who was the fourth emperor of the Julio-Claudians?

A

Claudius

419
Q

What emperor broke the trend of his predecessors and chose his son to be emperor?

A

Marcus Aurelius

420
Q

Who saw the Chi Ro in the sky (in hoc signo vinces) before the battle of the Milvian Bridge?

A

Constantine

421
Q

Which of the emperors of 69 AD was backed by Julius Vindex?

A

Galba

422
Q

What emperor was an elderly senator before being declared emperor by the Roman senate?

A

Nerva

423
Q

Who was the unbribable Roman ambassador who Pyrrhus attempted to bribe?

A

Fabricius

424
Q

What battle of 280 BC was the first between Rome and Pyrrhus?

A

Heraclea

425
Q

Who were the members of the second triumvirate?

A

Marc Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus

426
Q

What battle took place in AD 9?

A

Teutoburg Forest

427
Q

Who was the third king of Rome?

A

Tullus Hostilius

428
Q

Who are the parents of Romulus and Remus?

A

Mars and Rhea Silvia

429
Q

Which king invented the calendar?

A

Numa Pompilius

430
Q

Between what years was Sulla dictator?

A

81 BC - 79 BC

431
Q

What emperor is said to have “fiddled while Rome burned”?

A

Nero

432
Q

Who was the second emperor of the Julio-Claudians?

A

Tiberius

433
Q

What emperor preceded Vespasian?

A

Vitellius

434
Q

Which of the emperors of 69 AD died by suicide?

A

Otho

435
Q

When did Augustus’ reign begin and end?

A

27 BC - AD 14

436
Q

What did the Gracchi Brothers’ mother call her sons?

A

her gems (gemmae)

437
Q

What emperor succeeded Augustus?

A

Tiberius (14 AD)

438
Q

What was the name of the grappling hook plank that Rome invented during the 1st Punic War in order to board Carthaginian ships?

A

Corvus

439
Q

What emperor succeeded Pertinax?

A

Didius Julianus (193 AD)

440
Q

When was Caesar killed?

A

March 15, 44 BC(Ides of March)

441
Q

What battle of 260 BC during the First Punic War was the first naval victory for Rome?

A

Mylae

442
Q

Which Roman king married Tullia, the daughter of his predecessor?

A

Tarquinius Superbus

443
Q

With what famous quotation did Cato the Elder always end his speeches?

A

“Carthago delenda est”

444
Q

Who bequeathed Pergamum to Rome?

A

King Attalus III

445
Q

Which Roman consul of 216 BC perishes at the onslaught of Cannae?

A

Paullus

446
Q

What battle of 216 BC, Rome’s worst defeat in history, is known as a ‘dies ater’?

A

Cannae

447
Q

Which king was said to have build the Pons Sublicius?

A

Ancus Marcius

448
Q

Which king of Rome built the Cloaca Maxima?

A

Tarquinius Superbus

449
Q

Who was the wife of Tarquinius Priscus?

A

Tanaquil

450
Q

What does Rome Capture in 254 BC?

A

Panormus

451
Q

During what emperor’s reign was the Colosseum finished?

A

Titus’s (80 AD)

452
Q

What occurred in 45 BC?

A

Caesar defeats the sons of Pompey at Munda(Spain)

453
Q

Which king established religion?

A

Numa Pompilius

454
Q

Which of the emperors of 69 AD was named princeps by the Praetorian guard in Rome?

A

Otho

455
Q

Who was the daughter of Scribonia and Augustus?

A

Julia

456
Q

What Macedonian does Aemilus Paulus defeat at the battle of Pydna in 168 BC?

A

Perseus

457
Q

Where was Titus Tatius from?

A

Sabinia

458
Q

When did Claudius’ reign begin and end?

A

AD 41 - 54

459
Q

Who was the other consul in Caesar’s first consulship?

A

Bibulus

460
Q

Who becomes queen of Palmyra after her husband dies in 268 AD?

A

Zenobia

461
Q

What was the first set of emperors called?

A

Julio-Claudian Emperors

462
Q

What name did Augustus have before he returned the power to the Senate?

A

Octavian

463
Q

What emperor succeeded Didius Julianus?

A

Septimius Severus (193 AD)

464
Q

What group of “10 men” led the codification of the 12 Tables?

A

Decemviri

465
Q

Over what island was the 1st Punic War fought?

A

Sicily

466
Q

What Etruscan city did Camillus defeat before he was exiled from Rome?

A

Veii

467
Q

Who did Marius defeat at Vercellae?

A

Cimbri

468
Q

Which Roman king reformed the calendar and religion?

A

Numa Pompilius

469
Q

What day was Rome founded

A

April 21st, 753 BC

470
Q

To what island does Tiberius retire?

A

Capri

471
Q

Which “one-eyed” Roman hero defended the Pons Sublicius single handedly against the Etruscans?

A

Horatius Cocles

472
Q

Name the Five Good Emperors in order.

A

Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius

473
Q

Having tried to kill Lars Porsenna, what Roman hero thrust his right arm into the fire to demonstrate his bravery and earned the nickname “Lefty”?

A

Gaius Mucius Scaevola

474
Q

Who killed Servius Tullius?

A

his daughter Tullia and Superbus, her husband

475
Q

With whom did Tarquinius Superbus seek help after beign chased out of Rome?

A

The Etruscans

476
Q

During the reign of what emperor was the empire at its largest extent?

A

Trajan

477
Q

When did the first triumvirate begin and who was in it?

A

60 BC with Crassus, Pompey, and Caesar

478
Q

When did Caesar famously cross the Rubicon River?

A

49 BC

479
Q

What law was written in 67 BC?

A

Lex Gabinia

480
Q

Who killed Caesar?

A

senators led by Brutus and Cassius

481
Q

What emperor succeeded Elagabalus?

A

Severus Alexander (222 AD)

482
Q

What emperor receives the title Restitutor Orbis?

A

Aurelian

483
Q

At what battle does Caesar defeat Pompey in 48 BC?

A

Pharsalus

484
Q

Who was the second king of Rome?

A

Numa Pompilius

485
Q

What emperor’s real name was Bassianus?

A

Elagabalus

486
Q

What emperor was captured by Shapur I in 260 AD?

A

Valerian

487
Q

At what battle against the Parthians does Crassus die in 53 BC?

A

Carrhae

488
Q

In 458 BC, what man was appointed dictator to rescue Roman troops trapped at Mount Algidus by the Aequi?

A

Cincinnatus

489
Q

Who defeats the Gallic king Vercingetorix at Alesia in 52 BC?

A

Julius Caesar

490
Q

Who was the first person to use elephants for warfare against Rome?

A

Pyrrhus

491
Q

Who was the first of the Julio-Claudian Emperors?

A

Augustus

492
Q

Which emperor called himself “dominus et deus”?

A

Domitian

493
Q

What emperor married Agrippina the younger, his own niece?

A

Claudius

494
Q

Who deposes Romulus Augustulus and becomes king of Italy in 476 AD?

A

Odoacer

495
Q

What is the name of the Etruscan king who fought the Romans in the early republic?

A

Lars Porsenna

496
Q

When was Caesar made dictator for life?

A

44 BC

497
Q

Name the Severan emperors in order?

A

Septimius Severus, Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus, and Severus Alexander

498
Q

What emperor succeeded Caracalla?

A

Macrinus (217 AD)

499
Q

What does Caesar famously utter at the battle of Zela at which he defeated Pharnaces?

A

“Veni, vidi, vici” (“I came, I saw, I conquered”)

500
Q

When was Caesar’s second consulship?

A

48 BC

501
Q

What two senators were the main conspirators in the plot to kill Caesar?

A

Brutus and Cassius

502
Q

When does Caesar defeat Pompey?

A

48 BC

503
Q

Who was the third king of Rome?

A

Tullus Hostilius

504
Q

What emperor married Messalina?

A

Claudius

505
Q

What emperor preceded Galba?

A

Nero

506
Q

What Gallic king does Caesar defeat at Alesia in 52 BC?

A

Vercingetorix

507
Q

What is the name of Collatinus’s wife who was raped by Tarquinius’s son, told the consuls, and then killed herself?

A

Lucretia

508
Q

Who was the first emperor of the Julio-Claudians?

A

Augustus

509
Q

Who beat who at the battle of Pydna?

A

Roman Aemilius Paulus defeats Perseus of Macedon

510
Q

At what battle during what year did Decius Mus fight?

A

Battle of Sentinum in 295 BC

511
Q

Who was the mother of Coriolanus?

A

Veturia

512
Q

In what year is Caesar declared dictator for the first time?

A

49 BC

513
Q

What man helped rid Rome of Gauls for which he earned the title Pater Patriae?

A

Camillus

514
Q

What father-in-law of Pertinax did Didius Julianus defeat at an auction for the empire in 193 AD?

A

Sulpicianus

515
Q

Due to Bibulus’s largely infectivity as consul, what year is known as the “Consulship of Julius and Caesar”?

A

59 BCE

516
Q

What occurred in 42 BC?

A

Antony and Octavian defeat Cassius and Brutus at Philippi

517
Q

When was Caesar defeated by Pompey?

A

48 BC

518
Q

Who did Nero blame for the great fire?

A

Christians

519
Q

When did Tiberius’ reign begin and end?

A

AD 14 - AD 37

520
Q

What occurred in 201 BC?

A

peace treaty

521
Q

What emperor killed his brother Geta in 212 and issued a ‘damnatio memoriae’ upon him?

A

Caracalla

522
Q

What law of 67 BC gave Pompey command to take down the pirates in the Mediterranean?

A

Lex Gabinia

523
Q

When was Carthage destroyed?

A

146 BC

524
Q

Who was the wife of Septimius Severus?

A

Julia Domna

525
Q

Who was consul in 52 BC?

A

Pompey sole consul

526
Q

Who is Caligula’s father?

A

Germanicus

527
Q

What Roman, who received his name after defeating a Volscian city, is exiled from Rome then seeks to attack Rome before he is stopped by his family?

A

Coriolanus

528
Q

What man was the first to fight Rome with elephants?

A

Pyrrhus

529
Q

Which consuls died at the Battle of Canae?

A

Varro and Paulus(Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator is made dictator)

530
Q

What name was given to the underground sewer system constructed by Tarquinius Superbus?

A

Cloaca Maxima

531
Q

What battle in 241 BC ended the first Punic War?

A

Aegates Islands

532
Q

What emperor preceded Caligula?

A

Tiberius

533
Q

What emperor was defeated by the Goths at the battle Adrianople in 378 AD?

A

Valens

534
Q

Who utters “Alea iacta est” as he crosses the Rubicon in 49 BC?

A

Julius Caesar

535
Q

Against what general does Varus lose 3 legions at the battle of Teutoburg forest in 9 AD?

A

Arminius/Herman the German

536
Q

Who was dictator in 458 BC?

A

Cincinnatus

537
Q

What was the other name for Arminius?

A

Herman the German

538
Q

What emperor defeated both Clodius Albinus and Pescennius Niger to become emperor?

A

Septimius Severus

539
Q

What did Caesar say while he famously crossed the Rubicon River, and what does it mean?

A

Alea iacta est - the die is cast

540
Q

Following the meeting at Luca, to what province does Caesar get sent in 56 BC?

A

Gaul

541
Q

What Roman was consul a record 7 times?

A

(Gaius) Marius

542
Q

From what Etruscan king did Tarquinius Superbus seek aid after he was driven out of Rome by Brutus and Collatinus?

A

Lars Porsenna

543
Q

What event begins the Empire?

A

Octavian returns power to the Senate, they name him Augustus

544
Q

What legendary Roman hero dies in 184 BC, 18 years following his famous victory at the battle of Zama?

A

Scipio Africanus

545
Q

Who was the grandfather of Romulus?

A

Numitor

546
Q

Which emperor married Julia, the daughter of Augustus?

A

Tiberius

547
Q

When was the Battle of Zama?

A

202 BC

548
Q

At what city does Pompey meet his death at the hands of Egyptians?

A

Alexandria

549
Q

Who was the fifth emperor of the Julio-Claudians?

A

Nero

550
Q

What emperor captures Zenobia and her son Vabalathus at the Battle of Palmyra in 273 AD?

A

Aurelian

551
Q

What two women, his mother and wife, convince Coriolanus not to invade Rome?

A

Veturia (Mom) & Volumnia (Wife)

552
Q

At what battle in 295 BC did Publius Decius Mus commit an act of “devotio”, sacrificing himself to ensure victory over the Samnites?

A

Sentinum

553
Q

What occurred at the Battle of Zela?

A

Caesar beat king Pharnaces

554
Q

What emperor was named for a Syrian sun god?

A

Elagabalus

555
Q

What Visigoth sacked Rome in 410 AD?

A

Alaric

556
Q

Who was Romulus’s wife?

A

Hersilia

557
Q

What occurred in 221 BC?

A

Hannibal succeeds Hasdrubal

558
Q

A number of events occur in 63 BC. Whose conspiracy does Cicero snuff out in 63 BC?

A

Catiline’s

559
Q

Who fought during the battle of Actium?

A

Octavian and Agrippa vs. Antony and Cleopatra

560
Q

With what man did Marius engage in a civil war on the side of the populares?

A

Sulla

561
Q

At what battle of 48 BC does Pompey defeat Caesar?

A

Dyrrhachium

562
Q

Where was Hasdrubal defeated?

A

Metaurus River

563
Q

To what city did Constantine move the capital of the empire?

A

Constantinople

564
Q

Romulus returned to Alba Longa to help what man, his grandfather, seize back the throne from Amulius?

A

Numitor

565
Q

Who beats who in the Battle of the Great Plains?

A

Scipio beats Syphax

566
Q

Who was the father of Romulus

A

Mars

567
Q

What emperor’s name means little boots, since he grew up in military camps of his father Germanicus?

A

Caligula

568
Q

Who was the last of the Severan emperors?

A

Severus Alexander

569
Q

Who defeated Spartacus’ slave revolt?

A

Crassus (with a little help from Pompey)

570
Q

Who was the child of Agrippina the Younger?

A

Nero

571
Q

What emperor preceded Didius Julianus?

A

Pertinax

572
Q

What emperor succeeded Otho?

A

Vitellius (69 AD)

573
Q

What does “Priscus” mean in Tarquinius Priscus’s name?

A

The Elder

574
Q

What occurred in 219 BC?

A

Hannibal besieges Saguntum

575
Q

How did Nero die?

A

Suicide

576
Q

Who was the fifth king of Rome?

A

Tarquinius Priscus

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