NRCE Roman History Flashcards
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What city did Honorius establish as his capital in the West?
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Ravenna
2
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What did Brennus say when the Romans complained about false weights on the scale for his ransom money?
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Vae Victis (“Woe to the Conquered”)
3
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Whose Numidian cavalry assisted Scipio Africanus in defeating Hannibal at Zama in 202 BC?
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Massinissa
4
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Who was the victorious Roman general at the Pydna in 168 BC?
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Aemilius Paullus
5
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What monument commemorates Trajan’s conquest of Dacia?
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Trajan’s Column
6
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Which emperor was called “manus ad ferrum” for his strict discipline?
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Aurelian
7
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What is an aedile?
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official in charge of public entertainment
8
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Who was the wife of Domitian?
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Domitia
9
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Who stopped the Catilinarian conspiracy during his consulship in 63 BC?
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Cicero
10
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Where was the Tarpeian rock located?
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Capitoline Hill
11
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Who crucified 6000 slaves along the Via Appia after the rebellion of Spartacus?
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Pompey
12
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At what battle in 260 BC did the Rome win its first major naval battle against the Carthaginians?
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Mylae
13
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Who said “don’t disturb my circles” referring to his drawings in the sand when Roman soldiers came to kill him?
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Archimedes
14
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What two brothers defeated Antiochus III at Magnesia in 190 BC?
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Publius & Lucius Scipio
15
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Which diety’s cult did Servius Tullius establish on the Aventine hill?
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Diana
16
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What were the years of the Second Macedonian War?
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200-196 BC
17
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What title did Aurelian earn for defeating Tetricus?
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Restitutor Orbis
18
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What grandson of Julia Maesa from 218-222 AD?
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Elagabalus
19
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In what year was Carthage completely destroyed?
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146 BC
20
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Which king was deified as the god Quirinus after his death?
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Romulus
21
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What religious group did Nero persecute?
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Christians
22
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What treaty from 226 BC did the Carthaginians break by attacking Saguntum?
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Ebro River Treaty
23
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Who committed a devotio at Sentinum which spurred the Romans on to victory?
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Decius Mus
24
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At what battle in 48 BC did Caesar defeat Pompey and put him to flight?
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Pharsalus
25
What statesman was referred to as "the consience of Rome"?
Cato the Younger
26
What colony did Gaius Gracchus propose establishing on the site of Carthage?
Iunonia
27
What tribe did Coriolanus lead against the Romans?
Volsci
28
At what battle in 315 BC was Fabius Rullianus defeated by the Samnites?
Lautulae
29
What horse did Caligula name a senator?
Incitatus
30
What statesman routinely opposed Julius Caesar and fought for the death penalty for Catiline and his co-conspirators?
Cato the Younger
31
How many Sibylline books were there originally?
9
32
What Roman commander was defeated by the Samnites at Lautulae in 315 BC?
Fabius Rullianus
33
What king of Pergamum appealed to Rome for help against Philip V in 200 BC?
Attalus I
34
Who was defeated at the Pharsalus by Caesar in 48 BC?
Pompey
35
What Roman dictator was known as "the delayer"?
Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator
36
Who alerted Marcus Manlius that the Gauls were climbing the Capitoline Hill?
sacred Geese of Juno
37
What unique power did tribunes have?
power to veto legislation
38
Which emperor reigned from 253-268 AD?
Gallienus
39
How many times did Marius serve as consul?
7
40
Who did Sulla defeat in a struggle for supremacy in Rome?
Marius
41
What emperor attended lectures on Plotinus with his wife Salonina?
Gallienus
42
What were the years of Maximinus Thrax's reign?
235-238 AD
43
Who committed suicide rather than being pardoned by Caesar after he was defeated at Thapsus?
Cato the Younger
44
In what year did Hannibal defeat 80,000 Romans at Cannae?
216 BC
45
What dynasty ruled from 69-96 AD?
Flavian
46
In what year did Caesar defeat Pharnaces II at Zela?
47 BC
47
Which emperor succeded Julian the Apostate?
Jovian
48
What war did the Romans fight from 218-202 BC?
Second Punic War
49
Who was the only emperor to make it past 69 AD?
Vespasian
50
Where did Theodosius massacre a crowd to avenge the murder of his general?
Thessalonica
51
What group was legally recognized by the Lex Titia of 43 BC?
Second Triumvirate
52
Which emperor moved the Western capital to Ravenna?
Honorius
53
When did the officially empire begin?
27 BC
54
Where did Jugurtha fight alongside the Romans led by Scipio Aemilianus?
Numantia
55
What ruler of Pontus fought three wars intending to overthrow Roman influence in the Eastern Mediterranean?
Mithridates VI
56
At what event in 196 BC did Flamininus declare the freedom and independence of all the Greek states?
Isthmian Games
57
What were the years of Macrinus' reign?
217-218 AD
58
What happened to Tarpeia's body after she was killed by the Sabines?
thrown from the "Tarpeian" rock
59
Who was a famous censor in 312 BC?
Appius Claudius Caecus
60
What honor was bestowed on Caesar when he returned to Rome from Spain?
dictator for life
61
What were the years of Domitian's reign?
81-96 AD
62
Who was given the Senatus Consultum Ultimum to kill Gaius Gracchus?
Lucius Opimius
63
In what year did Marius defeat the Cimbri at Vercellae?
101 BC
64
Which emperor was defeated at the Second Battle of Bedriacum in 69 AD
Vitellius
65
At what battle in 378 AD was the emperor Valens captured by Fritigern and the Goths?
Adrianople
66
What Roman general defeat Pyrrhus at Beneventum in 275 BC?
Curius Dentatus
67
What was Cicero's full name?
Marcus Tullius Cicero
68
In what year was Crassus killed at Carrhae while fighting the Parthians?
53 BC
69
What does "Cynoscephalae" mean?
Dog's Heads
70
What province is Trajan best known for conquering?
Dacia
71
Which unpopular emperor said "oderint dum probent"?
Tiberius
72
What were the Decemviri appointed to do?
create a code of laws
73
Which emperor built a wall just north of Hadrian's in Britain?
Antoninus Pius
74
What was the capital of the Eastern empire?
Constantinople
75
What does "alea iacta est" mean?
the die is cast
76
Whom did Caesar defeat at Pharsalus in 48 BC?
Pompey
77
How long did it take for Cincinnatus to defeat the Aequi?
16 days
78
What is the full name of Flamininus?
Titus Quinctius Flamininus
79
What is a quaestor?
a treasurer
80
In what year did Julius Caesar die?
44 BC
81
Who built a road from Rome to Capua which helped the Romans win the 2nd Samnite War?
Appius Claudius Caecus
82
What was the year 69 AD known as?
Year of the Four Emperors
83
Which emperor moved the official capital of the empire to Byzantium?
Constantine
84
The 2nd Samnite War was fought over a dispute at what city?
Neapolis (Naples)
85
How many censors served at once?
2
86
What were the years of Valens' reign?
364-378 AD
87
What three word phrase does the poet Ovid cite as the reason for his exile?
carmen et error
88
Who did Didius Julianus outbid for the imperial throne?
Sulpicianus
89
What were the beginning and ending years of the Monarchy?
753-509 BC
90
What settlement did Ancus Marcius establish where the Tiber meets the Mediterranean?
Ostia
91
For which emperor did Stilicho serve as a regent?
Honorius
92
What name did Julian receive for trying to restore Pagan worship throughout the empire?
the Apostate
93
Who replaced Sejanus as Praetorian Prefect?
Macro
94
In what year did Flamininus declare freedom and independence for all the Greek states at the Isthmian Games?
196 BC
95
What did Tarpeia hope she would receive when she asked the Sabine soldiers for the gold they bore on their arms?
gold bracelets
96
What British queen led a large rebellion against Nero?
Boudicca
97
Who was the first king of Rome?
Romulus
98
Which political party was Caesar a member of?
Populares
99
Who bequeathed his kingdom of Pergamum to the Romans in 133 BC?
Attalus III
100
What type of tree did Lucullus bring from the East to Italy?
cherry tree
101
Who defeated Vercingetorix and the Gauls at Alesia in 52 BC?
Julius Caesar
102
At what battle in 190 BC did the Romans defeat Antiochus III and earn its last notable naval victory over a foreign fleet?
Myonessus
103
Who pretended to be a slow-witted man, but lept into action to help Collatinus overthrow the Tarquins?
(Lucius) Junius Brutus
104
Whp was the husband of Lucretia?
Collatinus
105
At what battle in 275 BC did the Romans defeat Pyrrhus?
Maleventum / Beneventum
106
What of 43 BC legallized the Second Triumvirate for 5 years?
Lex Titia
107
In what year did Pompey serve as Rome's only consul?
52 BC
108
What were the years of Arcadius' reign in the East?
395-408 AD
109
What war did the Romans fight from 200-196 BC?
Second Macedonian War
110
In what two ways did Romulus expand Rome's population?
(1) offering asylum to outlaws on the Capitoline & (2) rape of the Sabine women
111
What river in northern Italy were generals not allowed to lead their army across without the permission of the Senate?
Rubicon
112
What river did Caesar lead his army across in 49 BC?
Rubicon
113
What Roman admiral defeated Carthage at the Aegates Islands and ended the First Punic War?
Lutatius Catulus
114
Who was the wife of Hadrian?
Sabina
115
What is the alternate name of the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus?
Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus
116
Which dynasty reigned from 193-235 AD?
Severans
117
Where was Trajan born?
Spain
118
Which emperor was murdered along with his mother Julia Mamaea by the Praetorian Guard?
Severus Alexander
119
What were the years of Philip the Arab's reign?
244-249 AD
120
From 82-73 BC who led a resistance against the Sullan government in Spain?
Sertorius
121
What poisonous food was said to have killed Claudius?
mushrooms
122
What Roman dictator was known as "the shield of Rome"?
Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator
123
What temple did Postumius build after the Lake Regillus?
Temple of Castor & Pollux
124
At what battle of 43 BC did the consuls Hirtius and Pansa attempt to rescue Decimus Brutus who was under siege from Marc Antony?
Mutina
125
What war was a minor conflict in the vicinity of Capua from 343-341 BC?
First Samnite War
126
Which emperor reign from 54-68 AD?
Nero
127
What is the term for the standard order of the offices?
Cursus Honorum
128
What did Constantine rename Byzantium?
Constantinople
129
What Gallic chieftain sacked Rome in 390 BC?
Brennus
130
What Roman, noted for his austerity and refusal to accept bribes, was the most famous to oppose Pyrrhus?
Fabricius
131
At what battle in 241 BC did the Romans defeat the Carthaginians and end the First Punic War?
Aegates Islands
132
What sign of complete surrender did the Samnites force upon the Romans after the Caudine Forks?
walk under the yoke
133
Where did Caesar go for his proconsulship?
Cisalpine Gaul
134
What admiral of Nero's fleet beat Agrippina the Younger to death?
Anicetus
135
Who famously said "Caesar's wife must be above suspicion"?
Caesar
136
What was the chief port city of Rome?
Ostia
137
What festival was Clodius Pulcher caught sneaking into at Caesar's house in 62 BC?
Bona Dea
138
At what battle of 40 BC did Octavian capture Fulvia and Lucius Antony?
Perusia
139
Which political party was Sulla a member of?
Optimates
140
Which emperor was the father of Gallienus?
Valerian
141
What ambassador of Pyrrhus called the Roman senate an "assembly of kings"?
Cineas
142
Name all 5 Severan emperors.
Septimius Severus, Geta, Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus, Severus Alexander
143
Which emperor named his horse Incitatus a senator?
Caligula
144
In what year did Augustus receive imperium from the Senate?
27 BC
145
What is the alternate name for the Flavian Amphitheater?
Colosseum
146
What were the years of Gordian III's reign?
238-244 AD
147
Who did Romulus defeat to win the first Spolia Opima?
Acron
148
What were the years of Commodus' reign?
180-192 AD
149
What were the years of Titus' reign?
79-81 AD
150
What Roman general was defeated by Hannibal at Lake Trasimene in 217 BC?
Flaminius
151
Which Tetrarch was the father of Constantine?
Constantius Chlorus
152
What were the years of Aurelian's reign?
270-275 AD
153
In what year did Julius Caesar serve as aedile?
68 BC
154
What Sicilian city did Marcellus capture in 211 BC?
Syracuse
155
Who saved his father in battle at the Ticinus River in 218 BC?
Scipio Africanus
156
Which emperor was strangled in his bath?
Commodus
157
What did Cincinnatus do after defeating the Aequi?
returned to his plow
158
What was the ancient name of Portugal?
Lusitania
159
In what year did Marius defeat the Teutones at Aquae Sextiae?
102 BC
160
How many emperors were there in 69 AD?
4
161
Which emperor from Thrace reigned from 235-238 AD?
Maximinus Thrax
162
Which emperor reigned from 96-98 AD?
Nerva
163
What cities were buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius?
Pompeii & Herculaneum
164
What war began when Andriscus pretended to be the son of Perseus of Macedon and unite the independent republics?
Fourth Macedonian War
165
Which emperor said on his deathbed "vae, puto, deus fio"?
Vespasian
166
What did the Sibyl do each time Tarquinius Superbus refused to pay the price for the Sibylline books?
burned 3 of them
167
Who became the first two consuls?
(Lucius) Junius Brutus & Collatinus
168
What does "Scaevola" mean?
Left-Handed / Lefty
169
Whose speeches against Philip II of Macedon were Cicero's Philippics modeled on?
Demosthenes
170
Who was the victorious Roman general at the Cynoscephalae?
Flamininus
171
When did the Eastern Roman empire fall?
1453
172
In what year did Constantine eliminate his rival Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge?
312 AD
173
Who were the two sons of Vespasian?
Titus & Domitian
174
Which emperor was responsible for the recovery of the legionary standards lost by Crassus at Carrhae in 53 BC?
Augustus
175
In what year were there six emperors?
238 AD
176
Which political party appealed to popular interests in Rome?
Populares
177
At what battle in 321 BC did the Samnite force a Roman army to walk under the yoke?
Caudine Forks
178
What edict of 313 AD officially recognized Christianity as the offical state religion?
Edict of Milan
179
With what city did Tiberius Gracchus negotiate for the release of 20,000 Roman soldiers in 137 BC?
Numantia
180
Against whom did Rome fight the Social War?
her Latin allies
181
In 68 AD who led a rebellion against Nero?
Vindex
182
What group included Lepidus, Octavian, and Marc Antony?
Second Triumvirate
183
What Roman was captured after the Bagradas Valley?
Regulus
184
Who earned the cognomen "Uticensis" for his fair administration in Utica during the Civil Wars?
Cato the Younger
185
In what year were three Roman legions completely destroyed in the Teutoberg Forest by Arminius and the Germans?
9 AD
186
What significant event happened during Philip the Arab's reign?
Rome's 1000th anniversary
187
Which emperor married Faustina the Younger?
Marcus Aurelius
188
What war did the Romans fight from 215-205 BC?
First Macedonian War
189
Which king built the Pons Sublicius, the first bridge across the Tiber?
Ancus Marcius
190
What did Cornelia call her sons Tiberius & Gaius Gracchus?
her jewels
191
What Persian king captured Valerian at Edessa in 260 AD?
Shapur
192
What famous phrase did Caesar reportedly say after the battle of Zela?
veni, vidi, vici
193
Who won the Spolia Opima by defeating Viridomarus in single combat at Clastidium in 222 BC?
Marcellus
194
What regent did Honorius eventually execute because of suspicion?
Stilicho
195
Which emperor was murdered by his butler Stephanus?
Domitian
196
What is another name for the battle of Cremona?
Bedriacum
197
At what battle in 222 BC did Marcellus defeat the Gallic chieftain Viridomarus to win the Spolia Opima?
Clastidium
198
Which emperor reigned from 14-37 AD?
Tiberius
199
What were the years of Augustus' reign?
27 BC - 14 AD
200
In what year was Appius Claudius Caecus censor?
312 BC
201
What is a "corvus"?
grappling hook attached to a plank
202
What Roman general defeated and killed Hasdrubal at the Metaurus River in 207 BC?
Claudius Nero
203
How did Mucius Scaevola earn his cognomen?
held his left hand in a fire to show Lars Porsenna the Romans would not surrender
204
What Bishop of Milan did Theodosius confide in?
Ambrose
205
Who did Marcellus defeat in single combat to win the Spolia Opima in 222 BC?
Viridomarus
206
In what year did Rome annex Macedonia as a Roman province?
148 BC
207
Who was the first wife of Augustus?
Scribonia
208
What two sons of Theodosius ruled in the West and East respectively?
Honorius (West) & Arcadius (East)
209
What happened on the Via Scelerata?
Tullia ran over Servius Tullius' body with a chariot
210
In what two years did Pompey and Crassus share the consulship?
70 BC & 55 BC
211
What did the Romans call the commoners?
plebeians
212
The assassination of what tribune in 91 BC sparked the Social War?
Livius Drusus the Younger
213
What is a devotio?
self-sacrifice
214
What were the years of Elagabalus' reign?
218-222 AD
215
When was a dictator appointed?
when one or both consuls were killed
216
What monument in Rome commemorates Titus' suppression of the Jewish rebellion?
Arch of Titus
217
Which emperor reigned from 268-270 AD?
Claudius Gothicus
218
By what two-word title was Trajan often addressed?
optimus princeps
219
From 146-141 BC who led an army of Lusitanians in resistance to the Romans?
Viriathus
220
Which emperor later renovated the Pantheon?
Hadrian
221
Who swam in his armor back to Rome after defending the Pons Sublicius from Lars Porsenna?
Horatius Cocles
222
Who were Nero's two famous teachers?
Seneca and Burrus
223
In what year did the Romans besiege Agrigentum?
262 BC
224
What were the years of the Julio-Claudian dynasty?
27 BC - 68 AD
225
What happened to Tarpeia when she asked the Sabines for the gold on their arms?
crushed by their shields
226
Who was the first emperor appointed by the Senate?
Nerva
227
What Sicilian city did the Romans besiege in 264 BC?
Messana
228
Who proclaimed freedom and independence for all the Greek states at the Isthmian Games of 196 BC?
Flamininus
229
What is the Cloaca Maxima?
Rome's great sewer system
230
What stepson of Claudius married his daughter Octavia?
Nero
231
What war did the Romans fight from 149-148 BC?
Fourth Macedonian War
232
Who snuck into the Bona Dea festival at Caesar's house disguised as a woman?
Clodius Pulcher
233
In what year did Cicero become consul?
63 BC
234
In what year did Didius Julianus succeed Pertinax and rule briefly?
193 AD
235
Which emperor reigned from 98-117 AD?
Trajan
236
What Parthian general defeated and killed Crassus?
Surenas
237
At what battle in 46 BC did Caesar defeat Pompey's sons & Cato the Younger?
Thapsus
238
Which emperor reigned from 217-218 AD?
Macrinus
239
Who was the son of Agrippina the Elder and Germanicus?
Caligula
240
What farmer was called from his plow to be dictator during an invasion of Aequi?
Cincinnatus
241
Who reportedly shouted "Varus give me back my legions" after the disaster at Teutoberg Forest?
Augustus
242
What ruler of the Gallic Empire did Aurelian defeat?
Tetricus
243
What war did the Romans fight from 298-290 BC?
Third Samnite War
244
What grappling hook attached to a plank did the Romans use to board enemy ships?
corvus
245
What were the years of Decius' reign?
249-251 AD
246
Which emperor died of plague in 270 AD?
Claudius Gothicus
247
How did Camillus capture Veii?
tunneled under its walls
248
To what did Octavian change his name when he became emperor?
Augustus
249
Who divorced his second wife Pompeia over the Bona Dea scandal?
Julius Caesar
250
Which emperor built the first defensive wall in Britain to mark Rome's territory?
Hadrian
251
What does "Cicero" mean?
chickpea
252
When Lucullus' army mutinied, who received command against Mithridates VI?
Pompey
253
How many emperors ruled in 238 AD?
6
254
Who killed Britannicus to secure his own ascension to the imperial throne?
Nero
255
What were the years of the First Macedonian War?
215-205 BC
256
What was Quintus Fabius Maximus' strategy against Hannibal?
stay close and harass him but avoid all out battle
257
While his father was emperor who put down a Jewish rebellion at Jerusalem?
Titus
258
What is a quinquereme?
a ship with five banks of oars
259
What did Archimedes shout as he ran naked through the streets of Syracuse after he discovered the principle of buoyancy?
Eureka
260
How many kings did Rome have altogether?
7
261
What where the years of Constantine's reign?
306-337 AD
262
What is the rostra?
the public speaking platform in the Forum
263
At what 207 BC was Hasdrubal killed while trying to bring reinforcements to Hannibal in Italy?
Metaurus River
264
With whom did Philip V of Macedon ally before attacking Rome in 215 BC?
Hannibal
265
Which emperor was assassinated by Cassius Chaerea in 41 BC?
Caligula
266
Who captured an army of 50,000 Romans in Lusitania in 141 BC?
Viriathus
267
What were the years of Tiberius' reign?
14-37 AD
268
What dynasty lasted from 27 BC - 68 AD?
Julio-Claudian
269
What were the years of Theodosius' reign?
379-395 AD
270
Who was Caesar's third wife?
Calpurnia
271
What does "oderint dum probent" mean?
let the hate so long as they approve
272
What was the ancient name of Istanbul?
Byzantium
273
Who was the mother of Severus Alexander?
Julia Mamaea
274
Why did Clodius Pulcher have Cicero exiled?
executed Catilinarian conspirators without a trial
275
What Roman noble was expelled from Rome and came back leading an army of Volscians?
Coriolanus
276
Which dynasty reigned from 96-180 AD?
Five Good Emperors
277
In what year was Julius Caesar born?
100 BC
278
Which king completed the Cloaca Maxima, Rome's great sewer?
Tarquinius Superbus
279
In what year did Octavian defeat Fulvia and Lucius Antony at Perusia?
40 BC
280
Who was referred to as "the sword of Rome"?
Marcellus
281
At what battle in 312 AD did Constantine eliminate his rival Maxentius?
Milvian Bridge
282
What Spanish town did Scipio Aemilianus capture in 133 BC?
Numantia
283
Which monument in Britain was the first to mark Rome's territory?
Hadrian's Wall
284
Who recovered the standards lost by Varus in the Teuroberg Forest?
Germanicus
285
Which goddess' sacred geese alerted the Romans that the Gauls were ascending the Capitoline?
Juno's
286
Name the Five Good Emperors.
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius
287
Which emperor reigned from 253-260 AD?
Valerian
288
What war did the Romans fight from 171-167 BC?
Third Macedonian War
289
How did the Romans combat Pyrrhus' elephants?
used fiery missles to scare them
290
What were the years of Romulus Augustulus' reign?
475-476 AD
291
What did Claudius Pulcher say before he threw the sacred chickens overboard when they refused to eat?
if they won't eat, let them drink
292
What was the original name of Augustus?
Octavian
293
Which emperor famously said "festina lente"?
Augustus
294
At what battle in 47 BC did Caesar defeat the forces of Pharnaces II in Asia Minor?
Zela
295
Who reportedly said "How easily I could conquer the world, had I the Romans for soldiers, or they me for king"?
Pyrrhus
296
What tribe's invasion force the Romans to appoint the farmer Cincinnatus as dictator?
Aequi
297
What war did the Romans fight from 192-188 BC?
Syrian War / War with Antiochus
298
What happened to Cicero's head and hand after he was executed?
placed on the rostra
299
What is a proconsulship?
governorship of a province
300
Which emperor ruled from 475-476 AD in the West?
Romulus Augustulus
301
Which king started a settlement at Ostia where the Tiber meets the Mediterranean?
Ancus Marcius
302
What award was given to a general who defeated the opposing general in single combat?
Spolia Opima
303
How long did Caesar's Gallic campaign last?
7 years
304
What upstart pretended to be the son of Perseus of Macedon and led a resistance against Rome?
Andriscus
305
Who was the last emperor to rule a united empire?
Theodosius
306
Which emperor ruled in the East from 395-408 AD?
Arcadius
307
What group did Gallienus and Claudius Gothicus defeat at Naissus?
Goths
308
What bundle of rods with an axe symbolized the imperium (power) of the king?
Fasces
309
Who was the third and final Roman to win the Spolia Opima?
Marcellus
310
Which emperor reigned from 218-222 AD?
Elagabalus
311
What were the years of the Third Macedonian War?
171-167 BC
312
Which Roman led the capure of Veii in 396 BC?
Camillus
313
What senate house did Tullus Hostilius build in Rome?
Curia Hostilia
314
What does "Mamertines" mean?
men of mars
315
In what year was the Edict of Milan passed, recognizing Christianity as the state religion?
313 AD
316
What was the full name of the Senate house in Rome?
Curia Hostilia
317
What was Rome's first permanent theater?
Theater of Pompey
318
Who defeated the Cimbri at Vercellae in 101 BC?
Marius
319
Who reportedly said "qualis artifex pereo" before he had his servant plunge a sword into him?
Nero
320
To what Roman general did Bocchus hand over Jugurtha?
Sulla
321
Which officials were in charge of Rome's finances?
quaestor
322
Who contended with Marius for the command in the fight against Mithridates VI?
Sulla
323
Who was murdered by Milo and his gang of thugs in 52 BC?
Clodius Pulcher
324
Who survived several assassination attempts by her son Nero?
Agrippina the Younger
325
In what year did the Treaty of Apamea officially end the war against Antiochus III?
188 BC
326
What last stronghold of Spanish resistance did the Romans capture in 133 BC?
Numantia
327
Which emperor reigned from 117-138?
Hadrian
328
At what battle in 102 BC did Marius defeat the Teutones?
Aquae Sextiae
329
What structure in Rome was the greatest of its kind since the one built by Servius Tullius?
Aurelian's Wall
330
What were the years of Honorius' reign in the West?
395-423 AD
331
Who put down the rebellion of Vindex in 68 AD?
Verginius Rufus
332
Which emperor reigned from 270-275 AD?
Aurelian
333
From what island did Tiberius rule for the last ten years of his reign?
Capri
334
What son of Tarquinius Superbus abused royal power by taking advantage of Lucretia, the wife of Collatinus?
Sextus Tarquinius
335
In what year did Attalus III bequeathe Pergamum to the Romans in his will?
133 BC
336
Who was the author of "Commentaries on the Gallic Wars"?
Julius Caesar
337
Which emperor had to deal with the rebellion of Boudicca in Britain?
Nero
338
At what battle in 52 BC did Caesar defeat Vercingetorix and the Gauls?
Alesia
339
Who said "Vae Victis" when the Romans complained about false weights on the scale used to weigh his ransom money?
Brennus
340
What does closing the doors of the Temple of Janus signify?
peace
341
What were the years of Geta's reign?
211-212 AD
342
Who won the first Spolia Opima by defeating Acron?
Romulus
343
What were the years of the Five Good Emperors?
96-180 AD
344
Which emperor was reportedly killed by a bowl of poison mushrooms?
Claudius
345
Who was the daughter of Caesar and Cornelia?
Julia
346
What title did Aurelian receive for his strict discipline?
manus ad ferrum
347
Who was the first plebeian consul?
Lucius Sextius
348
At what battle in 249 BC was the Roman admiral Claudius Pulcher defeated by the Carthaginians?
Drepana
349
Which emperor completed the construction of the Colosseum?
Titus
350
Which king of Rome build the Senate house in Rome?
Tullus Hostilius
351
In what year did Caesar join the First Triumvirate?
60 BC
352
In what year did the Rome win its first major naval battle at Mylae?
260 BC
353
Which emperor died at Vindobona in 180 AD?
Marcus Aurelius
354
With whom did Romulus co-rule in order to appease the Sabines?
Titus Tatius
355
Which king was the son of Ocrisia who had been a prisoner of war in the court of Tarquinius Priscus?
Servius Tullius
356
In what year did the Aequi trap a Roman army?
458 BC
357
Who famously shouted "Eureka" and ran naked through the streets of Syracuse when he discovered the principle of buoyancy?
Archimedes
358
Name the wife and mother of Coriolanus who persuaded him to turn back from his assault.
Veturia (mother) & Volumnia (wife)
359
What two mythical brothers urged the Romans to victory at Lake Regillus in 496 BC?
Castor & Pollux
360
What did Vespasian say on his deathbed?
vae, puto, deus fio
361
Which officals were in charge of judicial matters?
praetor
362
What was Hersilia's deified name?
Hora
363
Who held power during the Monarchy?
a king
364
Who single-handedly defended the Pons Sublicius from the assault of Lars Porsenna?
Horatius Cocles
365
Who was the daughter of Augustus and Scribonia?
Julia
366
What is the modern day name of Mediolanum?
Milan
367
What husband of Zenobia had been murdered despite his loyalty to Rome?
Odenaethus
368
Which emperor reportedly played his fiddle as he watched Rome burn?
Nero
369
What were the years of Valerian's reign?
253-260 AD
370
How did the Five Good Emperors choose their successors?
adoption
371
What Syracusan engineer attempted to defend the city from the Romans?
Archimedes
372
Against whom did Caesar fight a civil war?
Pompey
373
Which king of Rome made religious reforms including the Flamines and the establishment of the Cult of Vesta in Rome?
Numa Pompilius
374
Who was Rome's sole consul in 52 BC?
Pompey
375
Which emperor was the last person buried in the Mausoleum of Augustus?
Nerva
376
Which emperor succeeded Commodus and ruled briefly in 193 AD?
Pertinax
377
Who were the two star generals of Vitellius?
Caecina & Valens
378
At what battle in 168 BC did the Roman general Aemilius Paullus defeat Perseus of Macedon?
Pydna
379
What city hired Pyrrhus to fight the Romans?
Tarentum
380
What moorish cavalry commander revolted against Hadrian in 118 AD?
Lusius Quietus
381
What does "acta est fabula" mean?
the story is finished
382
After he freed a trapped army of 50,000 Romans in return for peace, what Lusitanian shepherd was killed by three traitors?
Viriathus
383
What city in Spain did Scipio Africanus capture in 209 BC?
Carthago Nova
384
At what battle in 295 BC did Decius Mus spur the Romans to victory by commiting a devotio?
Sentinum
385
Which temple did Tarquinius Superbus complete on the Capitoline?
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus / Capitolinus
386
In what year did Marcellus defeat Viridomarus at Clastidium and win the Spolia Opima?
222 BC
387
Who brought a sun god from Emesa to Rome?
Elagabalus
388
What Carthaginian negotiated the Ebro River Treaty with Rome in 226 BC?
Hasdrubal
389
At what battle in 190 BC did Publius and Lucius Scipio defeat Antiochus III?
Magnesia
390
What third wife of Claudius was executed for marrying another man and conspiring against him?
Messalina
391
At what battle in 218 BC did Hannibal defeat Publius Cornelius Scipio and the Romans?
Ticinus River
392
What is the ancient name of Milan?
Mediolanum
393
What does "hoc voluerunt" mean?
they wanted this
394
Where did Surenas defeat and kill the triumvir Crassus in 53 BC?
Carrhae
395
Who was the domineering grandmother of Elagabalus?
Julia Maesa
396
Name the 6 emperors of 238 AD.
Maximinus Thrax, Gordian I, Gordian II, Balbinus, Pupienus, Gordian III
397
What did Nero reportedly do while Rome burned?
played his fiddle
398
At what battle of 324 AD did Constantine defeat his rival Licinius and become sole emperor?
Chrysopolis
399
Who were the parents of Britannicus?
Claudius & Messalina
400
What did Titus Tatius lead a group of Sabines to Rome?
to recover their wives
401
In what year did Hannibal defeat Sempronius Longus at the Trebia River?
218 BC
402
Who was the second king of Rome?
Numa Pompilius
403
Who was the famous father of Cornelia, the mother of the Gracchi?
Scipio Africanus
404
What tribune was killed in 132 BC for seeking re-election?
Tiberius Gracchus
405
What Spartan mercenary defeated and captured Regulus at the Bagradas Valley in 255 BC?
Xanthippus
406
What brother of Hannibal defended Spain while Hannibal invaded Italy?
Hasdrubal
407
What half-Vandal soldier served as a regent for Honorius?
Stilicho
408
What does the name "Barca" mean in Carthaginian?
blitz / lightning
409
What war did the Romans fight from 91-88 BC?
Social War
410
What Roman general bribed the praetorian guards ot desert Nero?
Galba
411
What two priesthoods did Numa establish in Rome?
Flamines & Vestal Virgins
412
Which emperor reigned from 37-41 AD?
Caligula
413
What happened to Valens after the battle of Adrianople?
beaten, skinned, dyed purple, and stuffed
414
Which emperor ruled in the West from 395-423 AD?
Honorius
415
Who rebelled against Nero in 68 AD?
Vindex
416
What Etruscan king tried to capture Rome at the beginning of the Republic?
Lars Porsenna
417
In what year did Aemilius Paullus defeat Perseus of Macedon at Pydna?
168 BC
418
After which war did Rome abolish the Madedonian monarchy and establish four independent republics of Macedon?
Third Macedonian War
419
Who reportedly served Claudius a bowl of poisoned mushrooms?
Agrippina the Younger
420
What were the years of the Third Punic "War"?
149-146 BC
421
Who reportedly said "if they won't eat, let them drink" before he threw the sacred chickens overboard?
Claudius Pulcher
422
How did the Colosseum receive its name?
Colossus statue of Nero in front
423
Which emperor's last words were "go to the rising sun, my sun is setting"?
Marcus Aurelius
424
Who was Pyrrhus' ambassador?
Cineas
425
What novus homo from Arpinum became consul seven times?
Marius
426
Which king expanded Rome's population by offering asylum on the Capitoline for outlaws and taking the wives of the neighboring Sabine tribe?
Romulus
427
Who was executed for treason in 31 AD after executing many innocent men?
Sejanus
428
Which two generals of Vitellius killed Otho at the First Battle of Cremona in 69 AD?
Caecina & Valens
429
To whom did Marius lose a struggle for supremacy in Rome?
Sulla
430
Which emperor changed the name of Rome to Colonia Commodiana?
Commodus
431
Which king was the son of Demaratus?
Tarquinnius Priscus
432
Which emperor relied heavily on his freedmen as his chief advisors?
Claudius
433
Who was killed at the Theater of Pompey on the Ides of March?
Julius Caesar
434
Who was the fifth king of Rome?
Tarquinnius Priscus
435
What office was Lucius Sextius the first plebeian to hold?
consul
436
What tribune of 123 BC was re-elected before he was killed for proposing radical legislation?
Gaius Gracchus
437
What law was passed at Bononia legally recognizing the Second Triumvirate?
Lex Titia
438
What Spartan mercenary did the Carthaginians hire to assist against the Romans?
Xanthippus
439
Which emperor ruled with his brother from 211-212 AD?
Geta
440
In what year did the Romans defeat the Latins at the Lake Regillus?
496 BC
441
What biological son of Marcus Aurelius succeeded him as emperor?
Commodus
442
Where did Curius Dentatus defeat Pyrrhus in 275 BC?
Maleventum / Beneventum
443
What mythical twins were the sons of Zeus and the brothers of Helen?
Castor & Pollux
444
Which emperor eventually left Rome to rule from his palace on the island of Capri?
Tiberius
445
What did Nero build on the land cleared by the Great Fire in 64 AD?
Domus Aurea
446
What does the cognomen "Caecus" mean?
blind
447
Who launched a major invasion of all of Gaul during his proconsulship?
Julius Caesar
448
Which emperor reigned from 41-54 AD?
Claudius
449
Who was the fourth wife of Claudius?
Agrippina the Younger
450
What is another term for the empire?
principate
451
What Germanic chieftain destroyed three Roman legions in the Teutoberg Forest?
Arminius / Herman the German
452
Which emperor reigned from 249-251 AD?
Decius
453
In what year did Marcellus die leaving Augustus with no male hier?
23 BC
454
What law was passed in 445 BC which legalized marriage between patricians and plebeians?
Lex Canuleia
455
What Roman general was victorious at the Lake Regillus?
Postumius
456
What did Menenius Agrippa deliver a speech about to convince the plebeians to return to the city?
the belly and the limbs
457
Whose body was thrown from the rock which bears her name after she was crushed to death by Sabine soldiers?
Tarpeia
458
Which emperor reportedly said "acta est fabula" before he died?
Augustus
459
After Sejanus was executed, who became Praetorian Prefect?
Macro
460
Who led the mob which killed Tiberius Gracchus?
Scipio Nasica
461
Who was the first emperor captured by a foreign enemy?
Valerian
462
In 269 AD who defeated the Alamanni at Lake Benacus?
Claudius Gothicus
463
Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of the empire?
Constantine
464
What novus homo from Arpinum became consul in 63 BC?
Cicero
465
What was Regulus' strategy after winning at Cape Ecnomus?
attack Carthage
466
What Roman did the Carthaginians release on the condition that he return to Carthage with acceptable peace terms?
Regulus
467
What does "tetrarchy" mean?
rule by 4
468
What is the term for the period of relative stability throughout the empire until the death of Marcus Aurelius?
Pax Romana
469
Who shared the throne with Marcus Aurelius from 161-169 AD?
Lucius Verus
470
What happened to the tribune Saturninus who was a supporter of Marius?
pelted to death with roof tiles
471
Why did Brutus and Collatinus overthrow the Tarquins?
rape of Lucretia
472
After the execution of the Catilinarian conspirators who remarked "vixerunt"?
Cicero
473
Why did Decius Mus sacrifice himself in battle?
had a dream that the army which lost its general would be victorious
474
What did Augustus reportedly say before he died?
acta est fabula
475
How did Viriathus die?
Romans bribed traitors to kill him in his sleep
476
Name both Gracchi brothers?
Tiberius & Gaius Gracchus
477
Which king established a 12 month lunar calendar in place of a 10 month one?
Numa Pompilius
478
What does "Cunctator" mean?
The Delayer
479
Who was the wife of Marc Antony?
Fulvia
480
What is the ancient name of Naples?
Neapolis
481
Who was defeated by Antonius Primus at the Second Battle of Cremona?
Vitellius
482
At what battle of 36 BC did Octavian defeat Sextus Pompey near Sicily?
Naulochus
483
Who did Cossus defeat to win the second Spolia Opima?
Tolumnius
484
At what battle in 279 BC did Pyrrhus defeat the Romans at a high cost?
Asculum
485
What Roman, the wealthiest of his day, joined Pompey and Caesar in the First Triumvirate?
Crassus
486
Who murdered Clodius Pulcher in 52 BC?
Milo
487
In what year did the Romans defeat Pyrrhus at Beneventum?
275 BC
488
Which emperor confided in Ambrose, Bishop of Milan?
Theodosius
489
Whose rebellion was put down by Crassus?
Spartacus
490
In what year did Diocletian abdicate and retire as emperor?
305 AD
491
What nephew of Tiberius was the father of Caligula?
Germanicus
492
Which emperor reigned from 284-305 AD?
Diocletian
493
Who led the Sabines to Rome to recover their wives?
Titus Tatius
494
Which emperor granted citizenship to all free inhabitants of the Roman empire in 212 AD?
Caracalla
495
In what year did Brennus sack Rome?
390 BC
496
Who led his army across the Rubicon and into the heart of Italy in 49 BC?
Julius Caesar
497
Why did the Sibyl burn 6 of the original Sibylline Books of prophecy?
Tarquinius Superbus refused to pay the price (twice)
498
What did Sulla remark when he met Julius Caesar as a teenager?
I see in him many a Marius
499
What stepson of Augustus was Julia's third husband?
Tiberius
500
What happened when Regulus returned to Carthage after refusing to negotiate peace terms with the Romans?
he was executed
501
Whose military reforms included the reorganization of the Roman legion?
Marius
502
What war began when Carthage crossed the Ebro River in Spain to attack Saguntum?
Second Punic War
503
What chief lieutenant of Augustus build the Pantheon?
Agrippa
504
Who passed an edict in 212 AD which granted citizenship to all free inhabitants of the Roman empire?
Caracalla
505
What was the full name of Cato the Elder?
Marcus Porcius Cato
506
Which emperor exiled the poet Ovid for scandalous poetry?
Augustus
507
Name the three Flavian emperors.
Vespasian, Titus, Domitian
508
Which emperor ruled from 211-217 AD?
Caracalla
509
What was believed to be the original name of Tarquinnius Priscus?
Lucomo
510
Who led an army of Volscians against the Romans?
Coriolanus
511
At what battle in 217 BC did Hannibal entrap and defeat Flaminius and the Romans?
Lake Trasimene
512
Who was the son of Agrippina the Younger?
Nero
513
Who led the effort to rebuild the Carthaginian strength after the First Punic War?
Hamilcar Barca
514
Who was the father of Tarquinius Priscus?
Demaratus
515
What father-in-law of Jugurtha betrayed him by handing him over to the Romans in 104 BC?
Bocchus
516
Who appointed Nerva emperor?
Senate
517
Who was alerted by the sacred geese that the Gauls were trying to capture the Capitoline Hill?
Marcus Manlius Capitolinus
518
In what year did Regulus defeat the Carthaginians at Cape Ecnomus?
256 BC
519
Who tunneled under the walls of Veii to capture the city in 396 BC?
Camillus
520
What were the years of Julian the Apostate's reign?
363-364 AD
521
With what infant son of was Zenobia ruling?
Vaballathus
522
What happened to Cloelia after she was returned to Lars Porsenna so that a treaty would not be broken?
he let her go
523
Which author did Augustus exile for his scandalous poetry?
Ovid
524
Which emperor reigned during Rome's 1000th anniversary?
Philip the Arab
525
What were the years of the Jugurthine War?
111-104 BC
526
In what year did the Romans besiege Messana?
264 BC
527
At what battle in 101 BC did Marius defeat the Cimbri?
Vercellae
528
Why did the Mamertines appeal to Rome for help?
to make Carthage leave Messana
529
In what year did Marius hold his last consulship?
86 BC
530
In what year did Caesar win the battle of Thapsus against Pompey's sons & Cato the Younger?
46 BC
531
What woman revealed the crimes of Sejanus to Tiberius?
Antonia
532
Which emperor was conspired against by his sister Lucilla?
Commodus
533
In what year did Hannibal entrap and defeat Flaminius at Lake Trasimene?
217 BC
534
During what war did Mutilus lead the Samnites against the Romans?
Social War
535
What sister of Commodus unsuccessfully conspired against him?
Lucilla
536
Who committed suicide at the court of King Prusias when the Romans were closing in on him?
Hannibal
537
Which emperor put down the rebellion of Lusius Quietus, the moorish cavalry commander?
Hadrian
538
In what year did Rome and Carthage establish the Ebro River Treaty?
226 BC
539
Whose assualt on Rome was twarted by the bravery of Hortaius Cocles at the Pons Sublicius?
Lars Porsenna
540
What Numidian king fought for Scipio Aemilianus at Numantia?
Jugurtha
541
What is Julius Caesar's full name?
Gaius Julius Caesar
542
During the First Punic War who was the most brilliant Carthaginian general?
Hamilcar Barca
543
Who captured the Capitoline Hill through the treachery of a Vestal Virgin named Tarpeia?
Titus Tatius
544
What daughter of Servius Tullius married Tarquinius Superbus?
Tullia
545
In what year did Octavian defeat Sextus Pompey at Naulochus?
36 BC
546
In what year did the Romans defeat the Samnites at Sentinum?
295 BC
547
Which emperor immediately reversed the religious reforms of Julian the Apostate?
Jovian
548
Who was Caesar's second wife?
Pompeia
549
What Roman woman escaped from Lars Porsenna by swimming across the Tiber?
Cloelia
550
Who was the third king of Rome?
Tullus Hostilius
551
What Lusitanian shepherd led a five year resistance against the Romans?
Viriathus
552
Which king of Rome establised the Senate?
Romulus
553
In what year did Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal at Zama?
202 BC
554
Which emperor was the son of Valerian?
Gallienus
555
Which emperor of 69 Ad captured Rome through his general Antonius Primus?
Vespasian
556
Which emperor massacred a crowd at Thessalonica to avenge the murder of a general?
Theodosius
557
After Caesar's death who delivered speeches against Marc Antony called the Philippics?
Cicero
558
In what year did Caesar receive his proconsulship in Cisalpine Gaul?
59 BC
559
When Carthage refused to leave Messana, who did the Mamertines appeal to for help?
Rome
560
What butler murdered Domitian?
Stephanus
561
What were the years of Antoninus Pius' reign?
138-161 AD
562
What son of Livia and stepson of Augustus succeeded Augustus as emperor?
Tiberius
563
Who executed his regent Stilicho because of suspicion?
Honorius
564
What Roman general captured Carthago Nova in 209 BC?
Scipio Africanus
565
In what year did Gallienus and Claudius Gothicus defeat the Goths at Naissus?
268 AD
566
Who was the famous nephew of Marius?
Julius Caesar
567
Who put down the rebellion of Spartacus?
Crassus
568
What law of 287 BC removed the restriction that plebian laws be approved by the Comitia Centuriata?
Lex Hortensia
569
Which emperor instituted the Tetrarchy in which the empire was divided into East & West?
Diocletian
570
After Rome's early catastrophic defeats to Hannibal who was made dictator?
Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator
571
Who was the first Roman general ever to lead a Roman army to occupy Rome itself?
Sulla
572
What city was destroyed by the warrior king Tullus Hostilius?
Alba Longa
573
At what battle in 390 BC did Brennus and the Gauls defeat the Romans?
Allia River
574
Why did Claudius Pulcher throw the sacred chickens overboard before the Drepana?
they refused to eat
575
At Caesar's bidding, who arranged to have Cicero banished from Rome in 58 BC for overstepping his power as consul in 63 BC?
Clodius Pulcher
576
Who delivered a speech about the "belly and the limbs" to convince the plebeians to return to the city?
Menenius Agrippa
577
Which emperor put down the rebellion of Zenobia in the East?
Aurelian
578
What series of speeches did Cicero deliver against Marc Antony after the death of Caesar?
Philippics
579
What does "Superbus" mean?
Proud
580
What island did Rome gain control of at the end of the First Punic War?
Sicily
581
At what battle in 269 AD did Claudius Gothicus defeat the Alamanni?
Lake Benacus
582
What are fasces?
bundle of rods with an axe which symbolized imperium
583
What were the years fo the First Punic War?
264-241 BC
584
What war did the Romans fight from 343-341 BC?
First Samnite War
585
What type radical legislation did both Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus try to introduce?
redistribution of large estates of land
586
What kind of Carthaginian ship did the Romans first model their navy on?
quinquereme
587
Where did Rome earn its last notable naval victory over a foreign enemy in 190 BC?
Myonessus
588
Which emperor ruled from 27 BC - 14 AD?
Augustus
589
What is a Pontifex Maximus?
chief priest
590
Which emperor reigned from 193-211 AD?
Septimius Severus
591
What Seleucid monarch invaded Greece which sparked a war with Rome in 192 BC?
Antiochus III
592
What position was given to Junius Brutus and Collatinus at the start of the Republic?
consuls
593
Who defeated the Teutones at Aquae Sextiae in 102 BC?
Marius
594
Which member of the praetorian guard assassinated Caligula?
Cassius Chaerea
595
What maiden did the decemvir Appius Claudius try to take advantage of?
Verginia
596
What is the modern day name of Lusitania?
Portugal
597
What Roman general captured Syracuse in Sicily in 211 BC?
Marcellus
598
Who was Sulla's leading general?
Pompey
599
What war did the Romans fight from 327-304 BC?
Second Samnite War
600
The First Punic War broke out because of a conflict with Carthage over what island?
Sicily
601
Which emperor fled to Ravenna when Alaric sacked Rome?
Honorius
602
What did Cineas call the Roman senate?
an assembly of kings
603
Which emperor killed his brother Geta as they struggled for the throne?
Caracalla
604
At what battle in 280 BC did Pyrrhus defeat the Romans at a high cost?
Heraclea
605
Who paraded Tetricus and Zenobia through the streets of Rome in his triumph?
Aurelian
606
Whose death was brought about by Lucius Opimius and the SCU?
Gaius Gracchus
607
What kingdom did Attalus III bequeathe to the Romans in his will in 133 BC?
Pergamum
608
In what year did the Western Roman empire end?
476 AD
609
What treaty of 188 BC ended the war against Antiochus III?
Treaty of Apamea
610
Where did the prows used for the rostra come from?
Antium
611
Which king was believed to have originally been named Lucomo?
Tarquinnius Priscus
612
What does "qualis artifex pereo" mean?
what an artist dies in me
613
What novus homo was born at Arpinum in 106 BC?
Cicero
614
What is the term for the public speaking platform in the Forum?
rostra
615
On what date was Caesar assassinated?
March 15, 44 BC
616
At what battle of 42 BC did Octavian and Marc Antony defeat Caesar's assassins?
Philippi
617
Who led a rebellion with her infant son Vaballathus against Aurelian?
Zenobia
618
How long did censors serve?
18 months
619
What was the original Etruscan name of Servius Tullius?
Mastarna
620
Which province did Claudius add in 43 AD?
Britannia
621
Which official was responsible for editing the rolls of citizens and building roads & aqueducts?
censor
622
Which emperor abolished the Olympic Games in 393 AD?
Theodosius
623
What three Alban brothers were chosen to fight the Curiatii to decide the outcome of the war with Rome?
Curiatii
624
Who issued the Edict of Milan in 313 AD?
Constantine
625
Why was the tribune Livius Drusus the Younger killed in 91 BC?
tried to promote citizenship for Latin allies
626
Which king's original Etruscan name was Mastarna?
Servius Tullius
627
What did Caesar reportedly say after the battle of Pharsalus?
hoc voluerunt
628
How many tribunes were elected each year?
10
629
What did the Romans do to people senteced to execution?
threw them from Tarpeian rock
630
What is a censor?
an official responsible for editing the rolls of citizens and building roads & aqueducts
631
Which triumvir was killed fighting the the Parthians at Carrhae in 53 BC?
Crassus
632
In what year did Publius & Lucius Scipio issue a final defeat to Antiochus III?
190 BC
633
What author cites the reason for his exile as "carmen et error"?
Ovid
634
What is a praetor?
judge
635
What were the years of the Second Punic War?
218-202 BC
636
What governor of Syria revolted during Marcus Aurelius' reign?
Avidius Cassius
637
What military innovation was Pyrrhus the first to use against the Romans?
elephants
638
Who caused Third Punic War by making raids into Carthaginian territory which forced them to retaliate and violate their treaty with the Romans?
Massinissa
639
What rival did Constantine eliminate at the battle of Milvian Bridge in 312 AD?
Maxentius
640
What Greek mercenary from Epirus was hired by Tarentum to fight Rome?
Pyrrhus
641
Who defeated Tetricus the ruler of the Gallic Empire?
Aurelian
642
Who was the first enemy to use elephants against the Romans?
Pyrrhus
643
In what year did Pyrrhus defeat the Romans at Asculum but at a high cost?
279 BC
644
Who was the Christian mistress of Commodus?
Marcia
645
What Carthaginian made his young son Hannibal swear eternal hatred for Rome in return for the opportunity to join his father's military exploits?
Hamilcar Barca
646
What did the Romans call the aristocrats?
patricians
647
After his victory at the Ticinus River, where did Hannibal defeat the forces of Sempronius Longus?
Trebia River
648
What tribune of 100 BC, who supported Marius, was pelted to death with roof tiles from the Curia?
Saturninus
649
What city did Carthage beseige in 219 BC to begin the Second Punic War?
Saguntum
650
Who built a temple for Castor & Pollux after the Lake Regillus?
Postumius
651
Who set up a system of government in which the empire was divided among two Augusti and two Caesares as their assistants?
Diocletian
652
Which two men led the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar on March 15, 44 BC?
Brutus & Cassius
653
Who executed his wife Messalina for marrying another man and conspiring against him?
Claudius
654
In what year did Constantine defeat Licinius at Chrysopolis?
324 AD
655
In what year was Hasdrubal killed at the Metaurus River while trying to bring reinforcments to Hannibal?
207 BC
656
In what year did Pompey build Rome's permanent theater?
55 BC
657
What son of Claudius did Nero kill to secure his ascension to the imperial throne?
Britannicus
658
What is said to have happed on April 21, 753 BC?
Foundation of Rome
659
Name in order the emperors of 69 AD.
Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian
660
Which emperor purchased the imperial throne at an auction?
Didius Julianus
661
In what year did Alaric sack Rome?
410 AD
662
What Roman statesman was known for his stern manner, high moral standards, and love of cabbage?
Cato the Elder
663
What law of 90 BC extended many rights to the Latin allies and helped end the Social War?
Lex Julia
664
Who brought the cherry tree from the East to Italy?
Lucullus
665
What temple did Augutus' chief leiutenant Agrippa build?
Pantheon
666
What deified name was given to Romulus after his death?
Quirinus
667
What Roman admiral won Rome's first major naval battle at Mylae in 260 BC?
Duilius
668
In what year did Titus complete the construction of the Colosseum?
80 AD
669
Who did the Mamertines appeal to for help against the Syracusans?
Carthage
670
Who placed Cicero first on his proscription list when the Second Triumvirate was formed?
Marc Antony
671
What tribune had Cicero exiled for executing the Catilinarian conspirators without a trial?
Clodius Pulcher
672
Which emperor reigned from 79-81 AD?
Titus
673
In what year was Cicero executed at Formiae?
43 BC
674
The seige of what city in 264 BC began the First Punic War?
Messana
675
Who reportedly wept after salting the Carthaginian land because he recognized a similar fate for Rome one day?
Scipio Aemilianus
676
Who was the Egyptian wife of Marc Antony?
Cleopatra
677
Whose death was brought about by Scipio Nasica and an angry mob?
Tiberius Gracchus
678
Whose head was thrown into Hannibal's tent after he was killed at the Metaurus River?
Hasdrubal's
679
Who led a rebellion against Gallienus at Mediolanum?
Aureolus
680
When the Second Triumvirate was formed, who did Marc Antony place first on his proscription list?
Cicero
681
What subordinate of Marius received Jugurtha from Bocchus?
Sulla
682
About whom did Sulla remark "I see in him many a Marius" when he met him as a teenager?
Julius Caesar
683
What river in Spain did Carthage cross to attack Saguntum?
Ebro River
684
Which Roman became consul an unprecedented 7 times?
Marius
685
At what battle in 191 BC did the Roman general Glabrio defeat Antiochus III?
Thermopylae
686
Who was found hiding behind a curtain and made emperor after Caligula's assassination?
Claudius
687
In what year were there four emperors?
69 AD
688
In what year did Marius die during his seventh consulship?
86 BC
689
What is the modern day name of Vindobona?
Vienna
690
Where did the Carthaginians originate from?
Phoenicia
691
Who was the co-Augustus of Diocletian?
Maximian
692
Where did Marc Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus meet in 43 BC to form the Second Triumvirate?
Bononia
693
What city did Constantine make the capital of the empire?
Byzantium
694
What is the term for a victory which costs more than it is worth?
Pyrrhic Victory
695
What consul was responsible for killing Gaius Gracchus?
Lucius Opimius
696
What were the years of the Fourth Macedonian War?
149-148 BC
697
What does "veni, vidi, vici" mean?
I came, I saw, I conquered
698
What dictator returned to his plow after defeating the Aequi in only 16 days?
Cincinnatus
699
Which emperor shared the throne with Lucius Verus for eight years?
Marcus Aurelius
700
At what battle in 426 BC did Cossus defeat Tolumnius and win the Spolia Opima?
Fidenae
701
What event did Theodosius abolish in 393 AD?
Olympic Games
702
How many Augusti ruled at a time during the Tetrarchy?
2
703
What was Octavian's actual relationship to Caesar?
great-nephew
704
In what year did Caesar defeat the last of Pompey's supporters at Munda?
45 BC
705
What were the years of Septimius Severus' reign?
193-211 AD
706
Where did Gallienus die suppressing the rebellion of Aureolus?
Mediolanum
707
Whose hand and head were placed on the rostra after his execution in 43 BC?
Cicero
708
What region of Greece was Pyrrhus from?
Epirus
709
How did Hannibal defeat the Romans at Cannae?
drew the Romans into the center and surrounded them
710
Who was the wife of Marcus Aurelius?
Faustina the Younger
711
Who was executed at Formiae on December 7, 43 BC?
Cicero
712
At what battle in 218 BC did Hannibal defeat Sempronius Longus and the Romans?
Trebia River
713
What king of Numidia aided Scipio Africanus in defeating Hannibal at Zama in 202 BC?
Massinissa
714
How often were censors elected?
every 5 years
715
Why did the Praetorian Guard murder Severus Alexander and Julia Mamaea?
peace efforts with the Germans
716
Who were the two sons of Septimius Severus & Julia Domna?
Caracalla & Geta
717
What bridge did Ancus Marcius build across the Tiber?
Pons Sublicius
718
In what year did Hannibal defeat Publius Cornelius Scipio and the Romans at the Ticinus River?
218 BC
719
What are the Spolia Opima?
"richest spoils" won by a general who defeated the opposing general in single combat
720
In what year did Pyrrhus earn a costly victory over the Romans at Heraclea?
280 BC
721
What son of Pompey was committing acts of piracy near Sicily?
Sextus Pompey
722
Who was assassinated by his subordinate Perperna after being hunted down by Pompey?
Sertorius
723
Which decemvir abused his power by trying to take advantage of the maiden Verginia?
Appius Claudius
724
What was the major effect of the Sexto-Licinian Law?
at least one consul had to be plebeian
725
Who was the first emperor to be deified after his death?
Augustus
726
At what battle in 256 BC did Regulus and the Romans defeat the Carthaginian navy?
Cape Ecnomus
727
What is the modern day name of Neapolis?
Naples
728
In what year was Valens captured by the Goths at Adrianople?
378 AD
729
What is a Senatus Consultum Ultimum?
supreme decree of the Senate
730
Where was Nerva the last person buried?
Mausoleum of Augustus
731
What general of Vespasian defeated Vitellius at the Second Battle of Bedriacum?
Antonius Primus
732
After what battle did Caesar reportedly say "veni, vidi, vici"?
Zela
733
Which emperor had his wife Octavia put to death?
Nero
734
What Sicilian city did the Mamertines overrun after abandoning their agreement to fight for Syracuse?
Messana
735
As dictator in 82 BC who set up the first proscription list?
Sulla
736
What rival did Constantine defeat at Chrysopolis to become sole ruler?
Licinius
737
Who was Augustus' second wife?
Livia
738
In what year did the Roman general Glabrio defeat Antiochus III at Thermopylae?
191 BC
739
What law of 367 BC required at least one consul to be plebeian?
Sexto-Licinian Law
740
How did Bibulus get on Caesar's bad side?
vetoed a land reform bill
741
In what year did the Lex Julua extend many rights the the Latin allies and help end the Social War?
90 BC
742
What were the years of Caligula's reign?
37-41 AD
743
Which emperor was killed at the First Battle of Cremona in 69 AD?
Otho
744
Who fled from Italy after Caesar crossed the Rubicon?
Pompey
745
At what battle in 202 BC did Massinissa help Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal?
Zama
746
In what year was the First Triumvirate formed as de facto rulers of Rome?
60 BC
747
Who was Caesar's co-consul in 59 BC?
Bibulus
748
What water nymph was reported to have been the consort of Numa Pompilius?
Egeria
749
What Roman general was responsible for the disastrous defeat at the Teutoberg Forest?
Quinctilius Varus
750
What philosophy did Marcus Aurelius practice?
Stoicism
751
What does "Cocles" mean?
one-eyed
752
Who was the last member of the Constantinian dynasty?
Julian the Apostate
753
What war was fought over a disputue at Neapolis from 327-303 BC?
Second Samnite War
754
What Germanic chieftain sacked Rome in 476 AD?
Odoacer
755
In what year was Julius Caesar elected consul for the first time?
59 BC
756
What refugee did Antiochus III use as an advisor and admiral, albeit ineffective?
Hannibal
757
Name the wife of Romulus.
Hersilia
758
Who build his Domus Aurea on the land cleared by the Great Fire of 64 AD?
Nero
759
Which law made plebiscite (laws passed by the Concilium Plebis) legally binding?
Lex Canuleia
760
In what year did the Roman empire begin?
27 BC
761
Why did Scipio Aemilianus weep after destroying Carthage and salting the earth?
recognized a similar fate for Rome one day
762
Which emperor thought of himself as a reincarnation of Hercules?
Commodus
763
What Gothic chieftain capture Valens at Adrianiople?
Fritigern
764
Which emperor built the greatest wall around Rome?
Aurelian
765
What did Caesar promise to do the pirates who kidnapped him as a young man?
crucify them
766
At what battle in 216 BC did Hannibal issues the Romans their worst ever defeat?
Cannae
767
Which emperor was called "Resitutor Orbis" for defeating Tetricus?
Aurelian
768
Which emperor reigned from 364-378 AD?
Valens
769
Who helped Tarquinius Superbus kill her father?
Tullia
770
Which emperor was referred to as "optimus princeps"?
Trajan
771
Which emperor banned pagan worship and closed all pagan temples in 391 AD?
Theodosius
772
Which emperor grow the empire to its greatest ever extent?
Trajan
773
Which emperor wrote the "Meditations" which discussed stoic philosophy?
Marcus Aurelius
774
Whose 5 children included Gaius & Lucius Caesar, and Agrippina the Elder?
Julia & Agrippa
775
Name the five Julio-Claudian emperors.
Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero
776
What did Archimedes say when the Romans soldiers came to kill him?
Don't distub my circles
777
Of what origin was Tarquinius Priscus?
Etruscan
778
What road did Appius Claudius Caecus build from Rome to Capua during the 2nd Samnite War?
Via Appia
779
What Spanish stronghold did the Romans starve into submission in 133 BC?
Numantia
780
Which consul died in battle at Cannae in 216 BC?
Aemilius Paulus
781
What descendant of the first consul of Rome plotted with Cassius to assassinate Caesar?
Brutus
782
What does "manus ad ferrum" mean?
hand on steel
783
Why did Sulla lead an army to occupy Rome?
to make sure command against Mithridates VI was not transferred to Marius
784
During which emperor's reign were the doors of Temple of Janus closed for the second time?
Augustus
785
What is the alternate name for the Colosseum?
Flavian Amphitheater
786
What small town was Marius from?
Arpinum
787
What king of Macedon allied with Hannibal and attacked Rome in 215 BC?
Philip V
788
Why did Augustus exile his daughter Julia?
loose morals and lascivious behavior
789
After Marcellus died, who did Julia marry?
Agrippa
790
What Gallic chieftain was defeated at Alesia in 52 BC?
Vercingetorix
791
Augustus recovered the legionary standards lost by which triumvir at Carrhae in 53 BC?
Crassus
792
At what battle in 105 BC did the Cimbri & Teutones defeat a Roman army?
Arausio
793
What nephew of Augustus did his daughter Julia marry?
Marcellus
794
What battle in 190 BC was the last notable Roman naval victory over a foreign enemy?
Myonessus
795
At what battle did Claudius Gothicus earn his cognomen for defeating the Goths?
Naissus
796
Which emperor reigned from 244-249 AD?
Philip the Arab
797
Name all 7 kings in order.
Romulus, Numa Pompilius, Tullus Hostilius, Ancus Marcius, Tarquinius Priscus, Servius Tullius, Tarquinius Superbus
798
Which of the Five Good Emperors was succeeded by his natural son Commodus?
Marcus Aurelius
799
What did Caesar reportedly say before crossing the Rubicon in 49 BC?
alea iacta est
800
Where did Marcus Aurelius die in 180 AD?
Vindobona
801
What war did the Romans fight from 264-241 BC?
1st Punic War
802
What great general was the father of Caligula?
Germanicus
803
How did the last survivor of the Horatii defeat the three Curiatii?
pretended to run away then turned around and killed them one by one
804
How did Claudius Gothicus die in 270 AD?
plague
805
In what year did the Lex Canuleia legalize marriage between patricians and plebeians?
445 BC
806
At whose court did Hannibal commit suicide?
King Prusias
807
Which emperor reigned from 138-161 AD?
Antoninus Pius
808
What Praetorian Prefect was part of the successful plot against Commodus' life?
Laetus
809
During which emperor's reign did Mt. Vesuvius erupt?
Titus'
810
In what year was Fabius Rullianus defeated by the Samnites at Lautulae?
315 BC
811
What three Roman brothers were chosen to fight the Curiatii to decide the outcome of the war with Alba Longa?
Horatii
812
Which temple's doors were closed for the second time during Augustus' reign signifying peace?
Temple of Janus
813
What nearby city did Camillus capture in 396 BC?
Veii
814
At what battle in 496 B.C. did the Romans defeat the Latins?
Lake Regillus
815
Who was the first emperor to systematically persecute Christians throughout the empire?
Decius
816
What city was renamed Constantinople after it became the capital of the empire?
Byzantium
817
Why was Julian known as the "apostate"?
tried to restore Pagan worship
818
What structure in the Forum Romanum commemorates the military accomplishments of Septimius Severus?
Arch of Septimius Severus
819
What does "Carthago delenda est" mean?
Carthage must be destroyed
820
For what Seleucid monarch did Hannibal become an advisor admiral for?
Antiochus the Great
821
How many Caesares ruled at a time during the Tetrarchy?
2
822
What were the years of the Third Samnite War?
298-290 BC
823
What "war" did the Romans fight from 149-146 BC?
Third Punic War
824
In what year did the Romans defeat Antiochus III at Myonessus?
190 BC
825
What wife and brother of Marc Antony did Octavian capture at Perusia?
Fulvia and Lucius Antony
826
Whose husband Odenaethus had been murdered despite his loyalty to Rome?
Zenobia
827
What Sicilian city did the Romans besiege in 262 BC?
Agrigentum
828
How many children did Agrippa and Julia have?
5
829
At what battle in 45 BC did Caesar defeat the last of Pompey's supporters in Spain?
Munda
830
Which emperor dedicated the Ara Pacis in Rome in 9 BC?
Augustus
831
What distant 8th hill across the Tiber did Ancus Marcius add to the city?
Janiculum
832
In what year did Scipio and Massinissa defeat and capture Syphax at the Great Plains?
203 BC
833
What religion did Constantine make the official religion of the empire?
Christianity
834
On what road did Tullia ride over her father's body with a chariot?
Via Scelerata
835
What Vestal Virgin treacherously allowed Titus Tatius to capture the Capitoline Hill?
Tarpeia
836
What does "vae, puto, deus fio" mean?
alas, I think, I am becoming a god
837
Who was the wife of Septimius Severus?
Julia Domna
838
At what battle in 197 BC did the Roman general Flamininus defeat Philip V?
Cynoscephalae
839
What did Domitian like to be called?
dominus et deus
840
What were the years of Caracalla's reign?
211-217 AD
841
Who was referred to as "The Second Founder of Rome"?
Camillus
842
What adopted grandson of Scipio Africanus destroyed Carthage in 146 BC?
Scipio Aemilianus
843
What subordinate of Sertorius assassinated him?
Perperna
844
What chief leader of the Populares was famous for accepting soldiers whether or not they met property qualifications?
Marius
845
Which emperor was instructed by Seneca and Burrus during the first five years of his reign?
Nero
846
Which emperor is best known for his conquest of Dacia?
Trajan
847
How long did it take Pompey to hunt down the pirates harrassing the Mediterranean?
3 months
848
What is a tribune?
an official elected to represent the rights of the plebeians
849
In what year was the Second Triumvirate formed?
43 BC
850
In what year was the first law code inscribed on bronze tablets and set up in the Forum?
450 BC
851
Whose rebellion was put down by Verginius Rufus in 68 AD?
Vindex
852
What did Commodus change Rome's name to?
Colonia Commodiana
853
What tribune of 91 BC was killed for trying to promote citizenship for the Latin allies?
Livius Drusus the Younger
854
What son of Julia Mamaea ruled from 222-235 AD?
Severus Alexander
855
What son-in-law of Augustus married his daughter Julia but died young with no hier?
Marcellus
856
Who was the famous grandfather of Jugurtha?
Massinissa
857
What were the years of Claudius Gothicus' reign?
268-270 AD
858
Which emperor was betrayed by his wife Domitia and murdered by his butler Stephanus?
Domitian
859
What queen of Palmyra revolted against Aurelian?
Zenobia
860
How did Collatinus and Brutus become the first Roman consuls?
overthrew the Tarquins
861
What does "rostra" mean?
prows of ships
862
What two generals were horribly defeated by Hannibal at Cannae in 216 BC?
Paulus & Varro
863
Which emperor was the father of Titus & Domitian?
Vespasian
864
When did the Western Roman empire fall?
476 AD
865
What Greek city did Mummius and the Romans capture in 146 BC?
Corinth
866
What does "festina lente" mean?
make haste slowly
867
How did Commodus die?
strangled in his bath
868
Who threw the sacred chickens overboard before the Drepana because they refused to eat?
Claudius Pulcher
869
What were the years of Vespasian's reign?
69-79 AD
870
Who outbid Sulpicianus to purchase the imperial throne in 193 AD?
Didius Julianus
871
What victory of Octavian effectively ended the Republic?
Actium
872
What Roman censor ended every speech with the line "Carthago delenda est"?
Cato the Elder
873
In what year did the Lutatius Catulus defeat the Carthaginians at the Aegates Islands and end the First Punic War?
241 BC
874
What war began when Massinissa began making raids against Carthage causing it to retaliate and violate its treaty with the Romans?
Third Punic War
875
Where did the Romans retreat to when Brennus captured the city?
Capitoline Hill
876
What was the effect of Caracalla's Constitutio Antoniniana edict in 212 AD?
granted citizenship to all free inhabitants of the Roman empire
877
In what year did Sulla become dictator for life?
82 BC
878
Which emperor ordered the assassination of his mother Agrippina the Younger?
Nero
879
Which emperor was captured by Fritigern and the Goths at Adrianople in 378 AD?
Valens
880
What were the years of the War with Antiochus?
192-188 BC
881
What is the Ara Pacis?
Altar of Peace
882
Which emperor reigned from 81-96 AD?
Domitian
883
What evil advisor of Tiberius held great influence and executed many innocent men for treason?
Sejanus
884
Which emperor was well-known for having a stutter?
Claudius
885
What city in Spain is named after Hamilcar Barca?
Barcelona
886
Who did Caesar defeat at Zela in 47 BC?
Pharnaces II
887
Who was the most famous Roman orator?
Cicero
888
Who negotiated with Numantia for the release of 20,000 Roman soldiers in 137 BC?
Tiberius Gracchus
889
Who was killed on the Ides of March in 44 BC?
Julius Caesar
890
Which emperor was known as "the Apostate" because he tried to restore Pagan worship?
Julian the Apostate
891
Who was the first emperor of equestrian origin?
Macrinus
892
What were the years of Diocletian's reign?
284-305 AD
893
Which official was in charge of public entertainment?
aedile
894
Which emperor reigned from 379-395 AD?
Theodosius
895
At what battle of 31 BC did Octavian defeat Marc Antony and Cleopatra?
Actium
896
In what year did Flamininus defeat Philip V at Cynoscephalae?
197 BC
897
What were the years of Nero's reign?
54-68 AD
898
What Visigothic chieftain sacked Rome in 410 AD?
Alaric
899
Which political office had the power to veto legislation?
tribune
900
What symbolic name of the Romans was derived from the name Quirinus?
Quirites
901
What is the term for when the plebeians left the city because of unrest between them and the patricians?
Secession of the Plebs
902
What warrior king destroyed Alba Longa?
Tullus Hostilius
903
What were the years of the Severan Dynasty?
193-235 AD
904
Who was the seventh king of Rome?
Tarquinius Superbus
905
What Roman general campaigned against Mithridates for 8 years before his army mutinied?
Lucullus
906
What veteran of Marius fled to Spain and led a resistance agaunst the Sullan government from 82-73 BC?
Sertorius
907
Which king established the cult of Diana on the Aventine hill?
Servius Tullius
908
What enemy of Rome crossed the Alps with 37 war elephants in 219 BC?
Hannibal
909
What famous road and aqueduct did Appius Claudius build when he was censor?
Via Appia & Aqua Appia
910
Which king completed the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline?
Tarquinius Superbus
911
Which two men over threw the Tarquins and became the first consuls of the Republic?
Collatinus & Lucius Junius Brutus
912
Which emperor died suppressing a rebellion under Aureolus at Mediolanum?
Gallienus
913
At what battle in 268 AD did Gallienus and Claudius Gothicus defeat the Goths?
Naissus
914
What honorific title was given to Camillus?
The Second Founder of Rome
915
Which political party appealed to the interests of the Senate and aristocracy?
Optimates
916
Which king's wife was named Tanaquil?
Tarquinnius Priscus
917
In what year was Julius Caesar appointed Pontifex Maximus?
63 BC
918
What were the years of Hadrian's reign?
117-138 AD
919
Which emperor's final words were "qualis artifex pereo"?
Nero
920
What were the years of Trajan's reign?
98-117 AD
921
In what year did Mithridates VI die?
63 BC
922
What group of Campanian mercenaries overran Messana after abandoning their agreement to fight for the Syracusans?
Mamertines
923
What does "Caligula" mean?
little boot
924
At what batttle in 9 AD were three Roman legions led by Varus completely destroyed by Arminius and the Germans?
Teutoberg Forest
925
In what year did Marius hold his first consulship?
107 BC
926
Who was the leader of the Decemviri?
Appius Claudius
927
Who opened the gates of the Capitoline to the Sabines after being promised to receive what they bore on their arms?
Tarpeia
928
To what city was the Via Appia eventually extended?
Brundisium
929
What title did Aurelian earn for defeating Zenobia?
Resitutor Orientis
930
In what temple were the three Sibylline Books kept?
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus / Capitolinus
931
What war did the Romans fight from 111-104 BC?
Jugurthine War
932
What were the years of Severus Alexander's reign?
222-235 AD
933
During his consulship, whose conspiracy against Rome did Cicero stop?
Catiline
934
Who captured the Spanish town of Numantia in 133 BC?
Scipio Aemilianus
935
What Praetorian Prefect of Commodus was part of the successful plot to kill him?
Laetus
936
What Roman held his right hand in a fire to show Lars Porsenna the resolve of the Roman people?
Mucius Scaevola
937
What Roman general was victorious at Thermopylae against Antiochus III?
Glabrio
938
At what battle in 48 BC was Pompey defeated by Caesar and killed after fleeing to Egypt?
Pharsalus
939
Who hunted down the pirates harrassing the Mediterranean in only 3 months?
Pompey
940
Which emperor invaded and conquered Britain in 43 AD?
Claudius
941
What were the years of the First Samnite War?
343-341 BC
942
What happened after Appius Claudius tried to take advantage of Verginia?
she killed herself
943
What is the traditional foundation date of Rome?
April 21, 753 BC
944
What sister-in-law of Tiberius had revealled the crimes of Sejanus to him?
Antonia
945
Who was the son of Claudius and Messalina?
Britannicus
946
What bridge did Horatius Cocles single-handedly defend from the assault of Lars Porsenna?
Pons Sublicius
947
Where did Honorius flee to when Alaric sacked Rome?
Ravenna
948
Who surivived an attempt to sink her ship at sea?
Agrippina the Younger
949
Which Tetrarch was the father of Maxentius?
Maximian
950
Who was the fourth king of Rome?
Ancus Marcius
951
What war began when Attalus I of Pergamum appealed to Rome for help against Philip V of Macedon?
Second Macedonian War
952
What commission of 10 men chosen to write the Twelve Tables?
Decemviri
953
What king of Mauretania betrayed Jugurtha by handing him over to the Romans in 104 BC?
Bocchus
954
What were the years of Claudius' reign?
41-54 AD
955
What tribune proposed the creation of the colony Iunonia by redeveloping the area of Carthage?
Gaius Gracchus
956
How long did a dictator serve?
6 months
957
Who was Caesar's first wife?
Cornelia
958
In what year was Claudius Pulcher defeated by the Carthaginians at Drepana?
249 BC
959
Who defeated Tolumnius at Fidenae to win the second Spolia Opima
Cossus
960
Who were the members of the Second Triumvirate?
Marc Antony, Octavian & Lepidus
961
Who was the sixth king of Rome?
Servius Tullius
962
Which emperor was married to Sabina?
Hadrian
963
What is a proscription list?
a list of enemies to be executed without trial
964
Which emperor was the first of provincial origin?
Trajan
965
What mistress of Commodus was part of the successful plot against his life?
Marcia
966
What former enemy of Rome became an advisor admiral for the Seleucid monarch Antiochus the Great in a war against Rome?
Hannibal
967
What general helped Octavian defeat Antony and Cleopatra at Actium?
Agrippa
968
What two consuls of 43 BC were killed in battle at Mutina?
Hirtius & Pansa
969
Which emperor put down the rebellion of Avidius Cassius?
Marcus Aurelius
970
What bronze tablets of Roman law were inscribed in 450 BC and posted in the Forum for all to see?
Twelve Tables
971
Name the mother of Servius Tullius who had been a prisoner of war in the court of Tarquinius Priscus?
Ocrisia
972
What structure in Britain marked Roman territory north of Hadrian's Wall?
Antonine Wall
973
At what battle in 255 BC did the Spartan mercenary Xanthippus help the Carthaginians defeat and capture Regulus?
Bagradas Valley
974
What did Scipio Aemilianus do to ensure Carthage would never be able to grow crops again?
salted the fields
975
Which emperor reigned from 222-235 AD?
Severus Alexander
976
Which emperor reigned from 363-364 AD?
Julian the Apostate
977
What did Cicero remark after the Catilinarian conspirators were executed?
Vixerunt ("they have lived")
978
Who was emperor when Odoacer and the Germans sacked Rome in 476 AD?
Romulus Augustulus
979
Who were the famous cousins of Scipio Aemilianus?
Tiberius & Gaius Gracchus
980
What book of Marcus Aurelius discussed stoic philosophy?
Meditations
981
What castrophic event occurred on August 24, 79 AD?
eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
982
Who did Caesar adopt as his son and heir in his will?
Octavian
983
In what city did Spartacus spark a slave rebellion against Rome?
Capua
984
What does "in hoc signo vinces" mean?
in this sign you will conquer
985
At what battle in 203 BC did Scipio and Massinissa defeat and capture Syphax?
Great Plains
986
Which emperor reigned from 69-79 AD?
Vespasian
987
How did Gaius Marcius receive the cognomen Coriolanus?
led a Volscian tribe from Corioli
988
What were the years of the Flavian Dynasty?
69-96 AD
989
What does "Thermopylae" mean?
hot gate
990
What statesman was suspected of having an affair with Caesar's second wife Pompeia?
Clodius Pulcher
991
What Samnite general was one of Rome's main antagonists during the Social War?
Mutilus
992
In what year did Octavian defeat Marc Antony and Cleopatra at Actium?
31 BC
993
What tribune of 133 BC was killed for proposing radical legislation which favored the plebeians?
Tiberius Gracchus
994
How many slaves did Pompey crucify along the Via Appia after the rebellion of Spartacus?
6000
995
Which two men shared the consulship in 70 BC and 55 BC?
Pompey & Crassus
996
What bridge across the Tiber connected the Janiculum hill to Rome?
Pons Sublicius
997
What is the modern day name of Byzantium?
Istanbul
998
Who was beaten to death by Anicetus after several failed assassination attempts by Nero?
Agrippina the Younger
999
Who formed a conspiracy against Nero in 65 AD which implicated several famous Romans?
Piso
1000
Which emperor reigned from 161-180 AD?
Marcus Aurelius
1001
What two Gallic tribes defeated a Roman army at Arausio in 105 BC?
Cimbri & Teutones
1002
What is the term for the 3 books of sacred prophecy in Rome?
Sibylline Books
1003
Who was the first Christian emperor?
Constantine
1004
Who was the wife of Tarquinnius Priscus?
Tanaquil
1005
What group was Decius the first emperor to systematically persecute throughout the empire?
Christians
1006
What daughter of Claudius did Nero marry?
Octavia
1007
At what battle in 260 AD was Valerian captured by the Persian king Shapur?
Edessa
1008
Who was the last emperor of the Western empire?
Romulus Augustulus
1009
How did Cloelia escape from Lars Porsenna?
swam across the Tiber (or rode on horseback)
1010
What were the years of Gallienus' reign?
253-268 AD
1011
What device did the Romans use to board Carthaginian ships and produce hand to hand combat?
corvus
1012
In what year did Pertinax suceed Commodus and rule briefly?
193 AD
1013
Which king was reported to have a water nymph named Egeria as his consort?
Numa Pompilius
1014
Which emperor reportedly said "I found Rome a city of brick, and left it a city of marble"?
Augustus
1015
Which emperor succeeded Pertinax and ruled briefly in 193 AD?
Didius Julianus
1016
Which emperor reigned from 306-337 AD?
Constantine
1017
Who defeated Licinius at Chrysopolis in 324 AD and became sole emperor?
Constantine
1018
In what year did the Samnites defeat the Romans at the Caudine Forks and force them to walk under the yoke?
321 BC
1019
What woman did Sextus Tarquinius take advantage of?
Lucretia
1020
Who fulfilled his promise to crucify the pirates who captured him as a young man?
Julius Caesar
1021
Who were the members of the First Triumvirate?
Pompey, Caesar & Crassus
1022
Who defeated Caesar's assassins at Philippi in 42 BC?
Octavian & Marc Antony
1023
In what year did Augustus dedicate the Ara Pacis in Rome?
9 BC
1024
Who defeated the Romans at the Allia River in 390 BC?
Brennus
1025
Whose rape led Brutus and Collatinus to overthrow the Tarquins?
Lucretia
1026
Which emperor reigned from 238-244 AD?
Gordian III
1027
According to Shakespeare what did Caesar say when he died?
et tu Brute?
1028
Who were the famous sons of Cornelia whom she called her "jewels"?
Tiberius & Gaius Gracchus
1029
What were the years of the Second Samnite War?
327-304 BC
1030
What tribune, in 462 BC, first requested a code of written laws?
Terentilius Harsa
1031
What mythological hero did Commodus think of himself as?
Hercules
1032
Which emperor liked to be called "dominus et deus"?
Domitian
1033
What is a novus homo?
first person in family to earn consulship
1034
Who won battles over the Romans at Heralcea and Asculum but with huge losses of his own men?
Pyrrhus
1035
What were the years of Marcus Aurelius' reign?
161-180 AD
1036
Who built Rome's first permanent theater in 55 BC?
Pompey
1037
Who reportedly saw a cross with the words "in hoc signo vinces" before the battle of Milvian Bridge?
Constantine
1038
What king of Numidia waged war with Rome from 111-104 BC?
Jugurtha
1039
What novus homo ended all of his speeches with the line "Carthago delenda est"?
Cato the Elder
1040
Which emperor was a stoic philosopher who wrote a book entitled "Meditations"?
Marcus Aurelius
1041
Which Severan emperor built an arch in the Roman Forum?
Septimius Severus
1042
Who adopted a delaying strategy and avoided all out battle with Hannibal when he was appointed dictator?
Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator
1043
What words did Constantine reportedly see in a cross before the battle of Milvian Bridge?
in hoc signo vinces
1044
Who was besieged by Marc Antony at Mutina in 43 BC?
Decimus Brutus
1045
Who was the first emperor to abdicate from power and retire?
Diocletian
1046
Which emperor received his nickname as a little boy from the soldiers under his father's command?
Caligula
1047
What great sewer did Tarquinius Superbus complete?
Cloaca Maxima
1048
Which emperor was called "Restitutor Orientis" for defeating Zenobia?
Aurelian
1049
What group of three men dominated Roman political affairs beginning in 60 BC?
First Triumvirate
1050
In what year did the Carthaginians led by Xanthippus defeat Regulus and the Romans?
255 BC
1051
Who ruled during the Great Fire of 64 AD?
Nero
1052
What is the ancient name of Vienna?
Vindobona
1053
What did the Romans consult in times of great crisis?
Sibylline Books
1054
What teacher of Nero was forced to commit suicide in 65 AD because of his involvement in the Pisonian Conspiracy?
Seneca the Younger
1055
Which emperor spent most of his reign at war against the Parthians, Quadi, and Marcomanni?
Marcus Aurelius
1056
Who was killed by her brother for mourning the Curiatii?
Horatia
1057
Where was Caesar assassinated on March 15, 44 BC?
Theater of Pompey
1058
What eldest son of Philip V rose to the throne and incited the Third Macedonian War?
Perseus
1059
At what city did Titus put down a Jewish rebellion during his father's reign?
Jerusalem
1060
Which emperor introduced the worship of a sun god from Emesa in Syria?
Elagabalus
1061
By what name was the year of Caesar and Bibulus' consulship jokingly referred to?
the consulship of Julius and Caesar
1062
In what year was Sejanus executed for treason?
31 AD
1063
Where was Cicero executed on December 7, 43 BC?
Formiae
1064
What were the years of Nerva's reign?
96-98 AD
1065
In what year did the Cimbri & Teutones defeat the Romans at Arausio?
105 BC
1066
What slave in a Capua gladiatorial school led a slave revolt against Rome from 73-71 BC?
Spartacus
1067
What Roman general captured Corinth in 146 BC?
Mummius
1068
Which emperor reigned from 180-192 AD?
Commodus
1069
On which hill did Servius Tullius establish the cult of Diana?
Aventine Hill
