Roman History Cards Set I Flashcards
(576 cards)
1
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What was the name of Romulus’s Sabine wife?
A
Hersilia
2
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What emperor preceded Otho?
A
Galba
3
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What battle occurred in 241 BC?
A
Aegates Island(Roman naval victory)
4
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What emperor succeeded Commodus?
A
Pertinax (193 AD)
5
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What Roman general stopped Atilla the Hun in 451 AD at the battle the Catalaunian Plains?
A
Flavius Aetius
6
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When did the first triumvirate begin?
A
60 BC
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
8
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What emperor was also a stoic philosopher and wrote the Meditations
A
Marcus Aurelius
9
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Who’s defeat occurred in 249 BC?
A
Claudius’s
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
11
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What two sets of triplets fought during the reign of Tullus Hostilius?
A
The Roman Horatii triplets and the Alban Curiatii triplets
12
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Who earns the consulship with Bibulus in 59 BC
A
Julius Caesar
13
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Who was Tiberius the uncle of?
A
Germanicus
14
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What emperor succeeded Titus?
A
Domitian (81 AD)
15
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What governor of Gallia backed Galba against Nero?
A
Julius Vindex
16
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At what battle in 207 BC was Hasdrubal, the brother of Hannibal, defeated by the Romans?
A
Metaurus River
17
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When and where did Marius fight the Cimbri?
A
Vercellae in 101 BC
18
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Which emperor had a limp and a tic and pretended to be stupid?
A
Claudius
19
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During what emperor’s reign does Mt. Vesuvius erupt?
A
Titus’s
20
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What provinces was Augustus given when he began?
A
Egypt, Gaul, and Syria
21
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What emperor died after eating poisoned mushrooms?
A
Claudius
22
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What type of battle was the Battle of Agrigentum?
A
land battle
23
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At what battle in 390 BC did Brennus lead the Gauls in a victory against Rome?
A
Allia River
24
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What emperor started the building of the Colosseum in 72 AD?
A
Vespasian
25
Claudius Pulcher threw the sacred chickens into the sea immediately before losing what naval battle in 249 BC?
Drepanum
26
What Pyrrhic victory took place in 279 BC?
Asculum
27
At what battle of 42 BC do Octavian and Antony defeat Brutus and Cassius?
Philippi
28
What occurred in 211 BC?
Hannibal's March on Rome and the defeat of the Scipios in Spain
29
What emperor conquered Britain?
Claudius
30
Who was the last Flavian emperor?
Domitian
31
Whom did Nero blame for the Great Fire in 64 AD?
Christians
32
Who defeated the forces of Perseus of Macedon at the battle of Pydna in 168 BC?
Aemilus Paulus
33
What Roman committed an act of "devotio", sacrificing himself to ensure victory over the Samnites at the battle of Sentinum in 295 BC?
(Publius) Decius Mus
34
Who took the throne from Numitor?
Amulius
35
What emperor preceded Vitellius?
Otho
36
What emperor co-ruled with Lucius Verus?
Marcus Aurelius
37
What emperor began a urine tax?
Vespasian
38
Who was the first king of Rome?
Romulus
39
What emperor became a Christian at his deathbed?
Constantine
40
What emperor succeeded Claudius
Nero (68 AD)
41
What battle took place in 280 BC?
Heraclea
42
At what battle of 47 BC does Caesar defeat Pharnaces and utter "Veni, vidi, vici"?
Zela
43
What type of battle was the Battle of Mylae?
naval
44
What Roman consul is victorious at the battle of Zama over Hannibal in 202 BC?
(Pubilus Cornelius) Scipio Africanus
45
Following the death of Crassus, what man becomes sole consul of Rome in 52 BC?
Pompey
46
Which king built the Servian wall?
Servius Tullius
47
What emperor succeeded Trajan?
Hadrian (117 AD)
48
On what day does the Empire begin?
January 16, 27 BC
49
What law of 66 BC gave Pompey command against Mithridates (King of Pontus)
Lex Manilia
50
Which of the emperors of 69 AD was named by princeps by armies in the Lower Rhine (Germany)?
Vitellius
51
At what battle of 31 BC did the forces of Octavian (led by Agrippa) defeat Antony and Cleopatra
Actium
52
In what year was the first triumvirate formed?
60 BC
53
When was the Battle of Mylae?
260 BC
54
During what event in 64 AD is it said that Nero "fiddled"?
Great Fire
55
What occurred in 237 BC?
Hamilcar to Spain
56
Who was the last of the emperors of 69 AD who went on to rule for 10 more years?
Vespasian
57
Whom does Flavius Aetius defeat at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains in 451 AD?
Atilla the Hun
58
What two brothers each became tribunes in an attempt to pass land reform: one in 133 BC and the other in 121 BC?
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
59
When was the Battle of Zela?
47 BC
60
Who and where did Cincinnatus fight?
Aequi at Mount Algidus
61
What occurred in 230 BC?
Hasdrubal succeeds Hamilcar in Spain
62
Who did Marius fight for during the Civil War?
populares
63
What Roman king destroyed Alba Longa and its king Mettius Fufetius?
Tullus Hostilius
64
Who Tiberius the son of?
Livia
65
What battle does Rome lose to Carthage in 217 BC?
Lake Trasimene
66
What war lasts from 264-241 BC?
1st Punic War
67
What emperor succeeded Macrinus?
Elagabalus (218 AD)
68
At what age was Nero made emperor?
around 16
69
Who were in the second triumvirate?
Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus
70
When and where did Marius fight the Teutones?
Aqua Sextiae in 102 BC
71
What was Rome's second province?
Corsica and Sardinia
72
Who was the sixth king of Rome?
Servius Tullius
73
Who issued the Edict of Milan to legalize Christianity?
Constatine
74
Who did Romulus co-rule with?
Titus Tatius
75
What Spanish city, the new capital of Carthage, does Rome capture in 209 BC?
Carthago Nova (New Carthage)
76
Where was Mithridates king?
Pontus
77
What battle took place in 168 BC?
Battle of Pydna
78
Who are the three members of the 2nd Triumvirate?
Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus
79
What year is considered the beginning of the Roman Empire?
27 BC
80
Which king built the Curia?
Tullus Hostilius
81
Which Roman king built a namesake wall surrounding the city of Rome?
Servius Tullius
82
Who lead the famous slave revolt?
Spartacus
83
What was Horatius Cocles also known as?
One-Eyed
84
What three cities does the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius destroy?
Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabiae
85
Who led the decemviri?
Appius Claudius
86
What king had the nymph Egeria as a consort?
Numa Pompilius
87
What nymph did Numa Pompilius have as a consort?
Egeria
88
What did the Lex Gabinia do?
gave Pompey command over pirates in the Mediterranean
89
Who was the second king of Rome?
Numa Pompilius
90
Who was the first of the emperors of 69 AD?
Galba
91
What Roman king both drained the Forum and began work on the Circus Maximus?
Tarquinius Priscus
92
Who were the first two Caesars of the Tetrarchy?
Galerius and Constantius
93
Who were the first two Augusti of the Tetrarchy?
Diocletian and Maximian
94
When did the First Punic War end?
241 BC
95
Who was the wife of Coriolanus?
Volumnia
96
What emperor preceded Nerva?
Domitian
97
What man fought Etruscans at Sublician Bridge (Pons Sublicius)?
Horatius Cocles
98
What battles occur in 218 BC?
Ticinus River and Trebia River(Rome loses both)
99
How many times did Marius serve as consul?
seven
100
What emperor preceded Tiberius?
Augustus
101
After what 1st Punic War naval battle in 256 BC does Regulus land in Africa?
Cape Ecnomus
102
What occurred in 247 BC?
Hamilcar Barca starts Carthaginian offensive in western Sicily
103
What Roman king built the Curia (senate house)?
Tullus Hostilius
104
Who was Claudius' brother?
Germanicus
105
What emperor succeeded Galba?
Otho (69 AD)
106
What edict of Constantine legalized Christianity in the empire?
Edict of Milan
107
Who was the first emperor born in Spain?
Trajan
108
What emperor preceded Hadrian?
Trajan
109
What emperor had Livia as his second wife?
Augustus
110
What emperor succeeded Nerva?
Trajan (98 AD)
111
With what Egyptian ruler did Marc Antony ally himself?
Cleopatra
112
Whose edict of toleration reopened pagan temples and recalled exiled Christian bishops in 362 AD?
Julian the Apostate's
113
What emperor preceded Pertinax?
Commodus
114
What emperor succeeded Vespasian?
Titus (79 AD)
115
What man instituted the Tetrarchy, splitting the empire into 4 sections?
Diocletian
116
What emperor preceded Antoninus Pius?
Hadrian
117
What emperor was the uncle of Germanicus?
Tiberius
118
When was the Battle of Lake Trasimene?
217 BC
119
What kind of battle was Ecnomus?
naval victory
120
At what battle of 45 BC does Caesar defeat the sons of Pompey in Spain?
Munda
121
When was the second consulship of Crassus and Pompey?
55 BC
122
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?
Gaius Mucius Scaevola
123
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?
Coriolanus
124
Name two women that Claudius married.
Messalina and Agrippina the Younger (Claudius' niece)
125
What battle occurred in 256 BC?
Ecnomus
126
What emperor preceded Septimius Severus?
Didius Julianus
127
Which king is said to have drained the Forum and begun work on the Circus Maximus?
Tarquinius Priscus
128
When was Hasdrubal defeated?
207 BC
129
Who was the third emperor of the Julio-Claudians?
Caligula
130
What did the Lex Titia do?
made the second triumvirate legal
131
In what year does Odoacer depose Romulus Augustulus, marking the end of the Roman empire in the west?
476 AD
132
A number of events occur in 63 BC. What man wins the consulship along with Antonius Hybrida?
Cicero
133
Which of the emperors of 69 AD was named princeps by armies in the Near East?
Vespasian
134
What emperor succeeded Hadrian?
Antoninus Pius (138 AD)
135
What were Rome and Carthage fighting over?
Messana(Sicily)
136
What did the Lex Manilia do?
gave Pompey command against Mithridates
137
What emperor succeeded Marcus Aurelius?
Commodus (180 AD)
138
Where did Romulus go to help his grandfather get his throne back?
Alba Longa
139
What was the first bridge across the Tiber river?
Pons Sublicius
140
What major event occurred in 390 BC?
Gauls beat Rome at Allia River
141
How did Nero die?
He committed suicide
142
Whose Constitutio Antoniniana gave citizenship to all free men in the empire?
Caracalla's
143
Which emperor was the son of Marcus Aurelius?
Commodus
144
Who were Romulus and Remus raised by?
Faustulus the shepard
145
Who beats who at the Battle of Zama?
Scipio beats Hannibal
146
Who were the first two consuls of the republic?
Lucius Junius Brutus and Collatinus
147
What Roman girl held by Porsenna swam the Tiber to get back to Rome?
Cloelia
148
What occurred in 46 BC?
Caesar was made dictator for ten years and Caesar won the Battle of Thapsus
149
What two islands combine to form Rome's 2nd province?
Sardinia and Corsica
150
When was the Battle of Alesia?
52 BC
151
What was significant about Appius Claudius Caecus?
he was blind
152
What law was written in 66 BC?
Lex Manilia
153
When was Caesar's first dictatorship?
49 BC
154
Who is the last Roman emperor in the west?
Romulus Augustulus
155
How many Roman kings were there?
seven
156
In 9 AD, who loses 3 legions in Germany at the battle of Teutoburg Forest?
Varus
157
What two men, one a stoic philosopher and the other a military man, served as tutors of Nero?
Seneca and Burrus
158
Who was the Gallic chief at Allia River in 390 BC?
Brennus
159
Name the Flavian emperors in order?
Vespasian, Titus, Domitian
160
At what battle in 275 BC did the Romans finally defeat Pyrrhus?
Beneventum/Malventum
161
On which hill did Romulus build a city?
Palatine
162
How was Caligula killed?
Praetorian Guard
163
What man puts down the slave revolt led by Spartacus in 71 BC?
Crassus
164
Name two notable Roman defeats during the 2nd Samnite War, and give the years they occurred.
Caudine Forks (321 BC) and Lautulae (315 BC)
165
Who did Tiberius marry?
Augustus' daughter Julia
166
What emperor defeated Maxentius at Milvian Bridge in 312 AD?
Constantine
167
What was the worst Roman defeat up until that point?
Battle of Canae
168
Who was the mother of Severus Alexander?
Julia Mamaea
169
What emperor preceded Marcus Aurelius?
Antoninus Pius
170
What "defects" did Claudius have?
a limp and a tic and pretended to be stupid
171
At what battle in 315 BC were the Romans again defeated by the Samnites in the 2nd Samnite War?
Lautulae
172
Besides the Battle of the Great Plains, what occurred in 203 BC?
Hannibal recalled to Carthage
173
Who was the fourth king of Rome?
Ancus Marcius
174
When did the monarchy end?
510 BC
175
When did the First Punic War begin?
264 BC
176
What was the outcome of the Battle of Lake Trasimene?
Rome lost(compensated with a victory in a naval battle off the Ebro river)
177
When did Caligula's reign begin and end?
AD 37 - 41
178
What Roman orator always ended his speech with "Carthago delenda est" ("Carthage must be destroyed")?
Cato the Elder
179
Who threw the sacred chickens into the sea before Rome's disastrous defeat at Drepanum in 249 BC?
Claudius Pulcher
180
Which emperor was exiled to Rhodes before retiring to Capri?
Tiberius
181
Who became tribune in 121 BC
Gaius Gracchus
182
What emperor preceded Domitian?
Titus
183
Who was the fourth king of Rome?
Ancus Marcius
184
What emperor preceded Caracalla?
Septimius Severus
185
What wars lasts from 218-201 BC?
2nd Punic War
186
What was Rome's first province?
Sicily
187
What occurred in 312 BC?
Appius Claudius Caecus built the Appian Way and Aqua Appia
188
Whom does Constantine defeat at Milvius Bridge in 312 AD?
Maxentius
189
What two men were the first consuls of Rome?
Lucius Iunius Brutus & Collatinus
190
What was unique about Egeria?
a nymph
191
Just one year after the death of Scipio Africanus, what Carthaginian commits suicide in 183 BC?
Hannibal
192
What was the first battle of the First Punic War?
Battle of Agrigentum
193
Who were the two sons of Septimius Severus?
Caracalla and Geta
194
Who was admiral during the Battle of Mylae?
Duilius
195
What event occurred in 52 BC?
Clodius is killed by Milo's followers
196
Where did Tiberius retire later in life?
Capri
197
What emperor preceded Macrinus?
Caracalla
198
In what year was Caesar declared dictator for life and assassinated by Brutus, Cassius, and other senators?
44 BC
199
Who led the revolt in Britain during Nero's reign?
Queen Boudicca
200
Who did Sulla fight for during the Civil War?
optimates
201
In 221 BC, what man succeeds Hasdrubal as leader of Carthage?
Hannibal
202
What famous line came from the Battle of Zela?
veni, vidi, vici
203
Following the battle of Metaurus River in 207 BC, whose head do the Romans fling into Haniball's camp?
Hasdrubal's (His brother's)
204
Where was Pyrrhus king of?
Epirus (Greece)
205
Who was the first of the Five Good Emperors?
Nerva
206
When did the Third Punic War begin?
149 BC
207
At what battle of 279 BC did Pyrrhus technically defeat the Romans, but lost too many troops in the "Pyrrhic victory"?
Asculum
208
Which emperor was the son of Livia?
Tiberius
209
What two triumvirs serve as consuls in 55 BC?
Crassus and Pompey
210
What occurred in 206 BC
Battle of Ilipa
211
Give the specific date of Mt. Vesuvius's eruption.
August 24th, 79 AD
212
What Roman king's name means "the Proud"?
Tarquinius Superbus
213
When was Caesar's first consulship?
59 BC
214
What war began when Hannibal crossed the Ebro River in Spain in 218 BC?
Second Punic War
215
Who were Nero's tutors?
Seneca (stoic philosopher) and Burrus (military man)
216
What year was Caesar elected Pontifex Maximus?
63 BC
217
Who was the mother of Romulus
Rhea Silvia
218
What occurred in 208 BC?
Battle of Baecula
219
Which of the emperors of 69 AD defeats Otho at Cremona?
Vitellius
220
What was the aftermath of the battle that took place in AD 9?
Varus loses 3 legions in Germany
221
What name is given to Romulus's deified form following his death?
Quirinus
222
Which emperor was the son of Germanicus?
Caligula
223
Whom does Octavian (and Agrippa) defeat at the battle of Actium in 31 BC?
Antony and Cleopatra
224
What emperor purchased the empire at an auction, beating out Sulpicianus?
Didius Julianus
225
What set of laws were codified by the decemviri and officially enacted in 449 BC?
12 Tables
226
At what battle of 168 BC did the Roman Aemilius Paulus defeat Perseus of Macedon?
Pydna
227
What emperor preceded Titus?
Vespasian
228
The provinces of Egypt, Gaul, and Syria are given to what emperor in 27 BC?
Augustus
229
Between what years were the 12 Tables written?
451 BC - 450 BC
230
What two battles does Rome lose against Carthage in 218 BC?
Ticinus River and Trebia River
231
When was the Battle of Canae?
216 BC
232
How did Caligula die?
Killed by Praetorian guard
233
Which king was supposedly born a slave?
Servius Tullius
234
Which king of Rome was also known as, "The Proud"?
Tarquinius Superbus
235
What emperor captured Jerusalem in 70 AD?
Titus
236
Name the five major events that happened in 63 BC.
1) Octavian born; 2) Julius Caesar becomes Pontifex Maximus; 3) Cicero consul (with Antonius Hybrida); 4) conspiracy of Catiline; 5) Mithridates dies
237
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?
Hannibal
238
Who was the first Flavian emperor?
Vespasian
239
What Roman king is said to have built the Pons Sublicius, the first bridge across the Tiber River?
Ancus Marcius
240
A number of events occur in 63 BC. What office does Julius Caesar earn in 63 BC?
Pontifex Maximus?
241
What phrase is used to depict how Augustus ruled?
Found Rome brick and left it marble
242
What legislation did Tiberius Gracchus attempt to pass?
Agrarian (land) reform
243
What man uttered "Vae Victis" ("Woe to the Conquered") after defeating the Romans at Allia River in 390 BC?
Brennus
244
What Roman ambassador did Pyrrhus try to bribe to no avail?
Fabricius
245
What occurred in 209 BC?
Capture of New Carthage
246
The construction of what Roman structure, primarily used for chariot races, was begun by Tarquinius Priscus?
Circus Maximus
247
Which of the triumvirs perishes at the battle of Carrhae against the Parthians?
Crassus
248
Which orator finished each of his speeches with the same phrase until the year 149 BC, and what was that phrase?
Cato the Elder said, "Carthago delenda est" - Carthage must be destroyed
249
Who was the victorious Roman general during the 3rd Punic War?
Scipio Aemilianus
250
The rape of what woman, the wife of Collatinus, by Sextus Tarquinius largely led to the downfall of Tarquinius Superbus?
Lucretia
251
Who was the seventh king of Rome?
Tarquinius Superbus
252
What was the last battle of the Second Punic War?
Zama
253
At what battle in 52 BC does the Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix defeat Caesar?
Gergovia
254
What emperor preceded Severus Alexander?
Elagabalus
255
At what battle of 202 BC does Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal leading to the end of the Second Punic War?
Zama
256
Who captured Carthage?
Scipio Aemilianus
257
What emperor is called the Apostate?
Julian
258
Name the members of the first triumvirate.
Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
259
How did Claudius obtain the status of emperor?
the Praetorian Guard chose him
260
What did the great fire enable Nero to do?
build the domus aurea (house of gold)
261
With what man did Sulla engage in a civil war on the side of the optimates?
Marius
262
When does the Second Punic War begin?
218 BC
263
Who captures the emperor Valerian in 260 AD?
Shapur I
264
What king bequeaths his kingdom of Pergamum to Rome in 133 BC?
Attalus III
265
What emperor ruled during the 900th anniversary of Rome
Antoninus Pius
266
What occurred between 261 and 260 BC
Rome builds naval fleet
267
How was Nero related to Claudius?
Nero was the step son of Claudius
268
What battle took place in 275 BC?
Beneventum
269
Where was the naval defeat in 249 BC located?
Drepanum
270
Who were the two leaders during the Civil War?
Marius vs. Sulla
271
For how many days was Cincinnatus dictator?
16
272
What emperor succeeded Tiberius?
Caligula (37 AD)
273
What Roman king died in a fire at his palace after neglecting the worship of Jupiter Elicius?
Tullus Hostilius
274
What emperor was born in Leptis Magna?
Septimius Severus
275
Who was the first of the Severan emperors?
Septimius Severus
276
A number of events occur in 63 BC. What future emperor was born in 63 BC?
Octavian/Augustus
277
What emperor succeeded Caligula?
Claudius (41 AD)
278
What occurred in 204 BC?
Scipio lands in Africa
279
Where was Tiberius in exile first to?
Rhodes
280
Which two members of the 2nd Triumvirate defeat Brutus and Cassius at the battle of Philippi in 42 BC?
Octavian and Antony
281
What emperor preceded Claudius
Caligula
282
What law made the second triumvirate legal?
Lex Titia
283
What emperor married his stepsister Octavia?
Nero
284
The Gracchi brothers are the grandsons of which famous Roman?
Scipio Africanus
285
What was Nero's real name?
Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus
286
What year did King Attalus III Pergamum to Rome?
133 BC
287
What was the aftermath of the battle of Actium?
Octavian wins. Octavian has only army in the Mediterranean
288
What did King Attalus III bequeath to Rome?
Pergamum
289
With what Sabine king did Romulus co-rule?
Titus Tatius
290
What wife of Faustulus helped raise Romulus and Remus?
Acca Laurentia
291
When did the Republic end?
27 BC
292
At what battle in 378 AD was Valens defeated by the Goths?
Adrianople
293
Who defeated the Veii, was later exiled, then finally,when he helped rid Rome of Gauls, was called pater patriae?
Camillus
294
What blind censor in 312 BC built both the Via Appia and the Aqua Appia?
Appius Claudius Caecus
295
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?
Julius Caesar
296
The Gracchi brothers are grandsons of what famed Roman general of the Second Punic War?
Scipio Africanus
297
Who won the battle of Gergovia?
Vercingetorix
298
Where does the First Triumvirate meet in 56 BC to divvy up duties and to decide on the consulship?
Luc(c)a
299
What occurred in 250 BC?
Romans win at Panormus; siege of Lilybaeum
300
Which emperor liked to dress up as Hercules and fight in the arena?
Commodus
301
What man, known as the "delayer", was elected dictator during the Second Punic War?
Fabius Maximus Cunctator
302
Name the Julio-Claudian Emperors in order
Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero
303
Who was the sixth king of Rome?
Servius Tullius
304
Besides a battle, what occurred in 256 BC?
Regulus lands in Africa
305
Because he became emperor at 13, what emperor's mom and grandmom helped him rule?
Severus Alexander
306
Who was in the first triumvirate?
Caesar, Crassus, and Pomey
307
Who rules Rome as dictator from 81-79 BC following his victory at the Colline Gate against Marius?
Sulla
308
What emperor succeeded Domitian?
Nerva (96 AD)
309
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?
Horatii (Roman) & Curiatii (Alban)
310
What emperor fought Dacia and built a column to commemorate it?
Trajan
311
What emperor reduced Italy to an imperial province?
Hadrian
312
When was the second triumvirate?
43 BC
313
Who did the Romans have to face at Teutoburg Forest?
Arminius
314
What war lasts from 149-146 BC?
3rd Punic War
315
What man in an act of devotion charged between his cavalry and the Gauls to his death?
Decius Mus
316
When was the famous slave revolt?
73 BC - 71 BC
317
What brother of Caracalla was killed by him and suffered a Damnatio Memoriae in 212 AD?
Geta
318
What emperor built a wall between Britain and Scotland?
Hadrian
319
What Roman hero rescued hostages held by Porsenna by swimming across the Tiber and was released due to her willingness to sacrifice herself?
Cloelia
320
Who was the first wife of Augustus?
Scribonia
321
What emperor lived in a giant golden house called the "domus aurea"?
Nero
322
When was the defeat of Regulus's army?
255 BC
323
What was the name of the laws codified by the decemviri?
12 Tables
324
What Roman king built the Cloaca Maxima, an underground sewer system in Rome?
Tarquinius Superbus
325
Who was the king of Alba Longa when it was destroyed?
Mettius Fufetius
326
What emperor's real name was Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus?
Nero
327
A number of events occur in 63 BC. What man becomes Pontifex Maximus in 63 BC?
Julius Caesar
328
Who was the consort of Numa Pompilius?
Egeria
329
What river does Caesar cross in 49 BC officially starting his civil war against Pompey?
Rubicon
330
Which of the Five Good Emperors ruled the longest?
Antoninus Pius
331
When did the monarchy begin?
April 21, 753 BC
332
In what year was Carthage finally destroyed by Scipio Aemilianus?
146 BC
333
Where was Caesar defeated by Pompey?
Dyrrhachium
334
Who was the fifth king of Rome?
Tarquinius Priscus
335
Constantinople was renamed twice to what?
Byzantium then Istanbul
336
Where does Caesar defeat Vercingetorix in 52 BCE?
Alesia
337
Which two Flavian Emperors were brothers?
Titus and Domitian
338
Who was the grandmother of Severus Alexander?
Julia Maesa
339
What nickname did Cornelia give to her sons, the Gracchi brothers?
Gemmae (her gems)
340
What emperor succeeded Nero?
Galba (69 AD)
341
What emperor succeeded Antoninus Pius?
Marcus Aurelius (161 AD)
342
When did the Republic begin?
509 BC
343
When was the battle of Actium?
31 BC
344
Who did Marius defeat at Aqua Sexitae?
Teutones
345
What emperor succeeded Vitellius?
Vespasian (69 AD)
346
What island becomes Rome's first official province following the 1st Punic War?
Sicily
347
Who was the seventh and final king of Rome?
Tarquinius Superbus
348
Who was the king of Alba Longa when Tullus Hostilius destroyed it?
Mettius Fufetius
349
Who became tribune in 133 BC?
Tiberius Gracchus
350
What man defeated the Teutones at Aquae Sextiae in 102 BC and the Cimbri at Vercellae in 101 BC?
(Gaius) Marius
351
When was the Battle of the Great Plains?
203 BC
352
Who was the Gaul's chieftain during the Battle of Gergovia?
Vercingetorix
353
When was Carthage captured?
147 BC
354
Who did Nero marry?
Claudius' daughter Octavia
355
What city did Tullus Hostilius destroy?
Alba Longa
356
A number of events occur in 63 BC. What king of Pontus dies in 63 BC?
Mithridates
357
What two men and future members of the First Triumvirate serve as consuls in 70 BC?
Crassus and Pompey
358
Against what people did Rome fight a series of Punic Wars?
Carthage
359
After Romulus and Remus were abandoned and nursed by a wolf, what shepherd took them in?
Faustulus
360
What law was established in 43 BC?
Lex Titia
361
What emperor preceded Trajan?
Nerva
362
What emperor preceded Nero?
Claudius
363
Who forced Hannibal to swear an oath of hatred against Rome?
(His father) Hamilcar Barca
364
Who was the brother of Romulus?
Remus
365
Which Roman king was supposedly born a slave?
Servius Tullius
366
On which hill did Remus build a city?
Aventine
367
Who was the wife of Faustulus?
Acca Laurentia
368
Who does Caesar defeat at the Battle of Alesia?
Vercingetorix
369
When does the Second Punic War end?
201 BC
370
Who was the last of the Five Good Emperors?
Marcus Aurelius
371
Who did Claudius father with Messalina?
Brittanicus and Octavia
372
What law of 43 BC officially makes the 2nd triumvirate legal?
Lex Titia
373
What emperor preceded Elagabalus?
Macrinus
374
When was the Battle of Gergovia?
52 BC
375
Who were consuls in 70 BC?
Crassus and Pompey
376
What was the capital of Etruria?
Clusium
377
What nickname was given to Gaius Mucius Scaevola?
Lefty
378
What was unique about the succession patterns of the Five Good Emperors?
They adopted their successors rather than choose by blood
379
In what year did the Monarchy end?
510 BC
380
What Roman dictator went back to his plow after just 16 days?
Cincinnatus
381
What emperor had Scribonia as his first wife?
Augustus
382
Who was the last of the Julio-Claudian emperors?
Nero
383
Name the emperors of 69 AD (Civil War emperors) in order.
Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian
384
With what man did Marcus Aurelius co-rule?
Lucius Verus
385
What man leads a slave revolt in 73 BC which was eventually quelled by Crassus?
Spartacus
386
What bad omen foresaw the naval defeat in 249 BC?
Claudius throws sacred chickens overboard
387
Where does Caesar defeat Pompey?
Pharsalus
388
Who was the first king of Rome?
Romulus
389
What Roman king had a wife named Tanaquil?
Tarquinius Priscus
390
What Praetorian Prefect became emperor after killing Caracalla?
Macrinus
391
What husband of Zenobia dies in 268 paving the way for her to ascend to queen of Palmyra?
Odenathus
392
When was Caesar born?
July 12, 100 BC
393
When did Nero's reign begin and end?
AD 54 - 68
394
Where does Pompey flee to after being defeated?
Egypt, where Pompey is killed by Egyptians
395
In what year did the Republic end and Empire begin?
27 BC
396
What was Romulus called after death?
Quirinus
397
What event occurred in AD 64?
The great fire
398
What emperor is said to have found Rome brick and left it marble?
Augustus
399
When was Caesar in Gaul and Britain?
58-50 BC
400
What man led the decemviri in the codification of the 12 Tables?
Appius Claudius
401
What famous quote did Brennus say, and what does it translate to in English?
Vae Victis - "Woe to the conquered"
402
What emperor succeeded Septimius Severus?
Caracalla (211 AD)
403
What relation was Claudius to Caligula?
Claudius was Caligula's uncle
404
What Roman king was killed by both his successor and his daughter?
Servius Tullius
405
On what specific day was Julius Caesar assassinated?
Ides of March (March 15th), 44 BC
406
What emperor loved travel, architecture, and Greek things, the cause of his nickname "Graeculus"?
Hadrian
407
When was the Battle of Agrigentum?
262 BC
408
What emperor preceded Commodus?
Marcus Aurelius
409
How were Claudius and Caligula related?
Claudius was Caligula's uncle
410
Who is the mother of the Gracchi Brothers?
Cornelia
411
Name two of Augustus' wives?
Scribonia and Livia
412
What was Rome's first naval victory?
Mylae
413
What does the name "Caligula" mean?
little boots
414
What was the capital city of Etruria during the early republic?
Clusium
415
With what king of Epirus did Rome fight a war starting in 280 BC?
Pyrrhus
416
What queen revolted in Britain during the reign of Nero?
Boudicca
417
Which Roman consul of 216 BC survives the onslaught of Cannae?
Varro
418
Who was the fourth emperor of the Julio-Claudians?
Claudius
419
What emperor broke the trend of his predecessors and chose his son to be emperor?
Marcus Aurelius
420
Who saw the Chi Ro in the sky (in hoc signo vinces) before the battle of the Milvian Bridge?
Constantine
421
Which of the emperors of 69 AD was backed by Julius Vindex?
Galba
422
What emperor was an elderly senator before being declared emperor by the Roman senate?
Nerva
423
Who was the unbribable Roman ambassador who Pyrrhus attempted to bribe?
Fabricius
424
What battle of 280 BC was the first between Rome and Pyrrhus?
Heraclea
425
Who were the members of the second triumvirate?
Marc Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus
426
What battle took place in AD 9?
Teutoburg Forest
427
Who was the third king of Rome?
Tullus Hostilius
428
Who are the parents of Romulus and Remus?
Mars and Rhea Silvia
429
Which king invented the calendar?
Numa Pompilius
430
Between what years was Sulla dictator?
81 BC - 79 BC
431
What emperor is said to have "fiddled while Rome burned"?
Nero
432
Who was the second emperor of the Julio-Claudians?
Tiberius
433
What emperor preceded Vespasian?
Vitellius
434
Which of the emperors of 69 AD died by suicide?
Otho
435
When did Augustus' reign begin and end?
27 BC - AD 14
436
What did the Gracchi Brothers' mother call her sons?
her gems (gemmae)
437
What emperor succeeded Augustus?
Tiberius (14 AD)
438
What was the name of the grappling hook plank that Rome invented during the 1st Punic War in order to board Carthaginian ships?
Corvus
439
What emperor succeeded Pertinax?
Didius Julianus (193 AD)
440
When was Caesar killed?
March 15, 44 BC(Ides of March)
441
What battle of 260 BC during the First Punic War was the first naval victory for Rome?
Mylae
442
Which Roman king married Tullia, the daughter of his predecessor?
Tarquinius Superbus
443
With what famous quotation did Cato the Elder always end his speeches?
"Carthago delenda est"
444
Who bequeathed Pergamum to Rome?
King Attalus III
445
Which Roman consul of 216 BC perishes at the onslaught of Cannae?
Paullus
446
What battle of 216 BC, Rome's worst defeat in history, is known as a 'dies ater'?
Cannae
447
Which king was said to have build the Pons Sublicius?
Ancus Marcius
448
Which king of Rome built the Cloaca Maxima?
Tarquinius Superbus
449
Who was the wife of Tarquinius Priscus?
Tanaquil
450
What does Rome Capture in 254 BC?
Panormus
451
During what emperor's reign was the Colosseum finished?
Titus's (80 AD)
452
What occurred in 45 BC?
Caesar defeats the sons of Pompey at Munda(Spain)
453
Which king established religion?
Numa Pompilius
454
Which of the emperors of 69 AD was named princeps by the Praetorian guard in Rome?
Otho
455
Who was the daughter of Scribonia and Augustus?
Julia
456
What Macedonian does Aemilus Paulus defeat at the battle of Pydna in 168 BC?
Perseus
457
Where was Titus Tatius from?
Sabinia
458
When did Claudius' reign begin and end?
AD 41 - 54
459
Who was the other consul in Caesar's first consulship?
Bibulus
460
Who becomes queen of Palmyra after her husband dies in 268 AD?
Zenobia
461
What was the first set of emperors called?
Julio-Claudian Emperors
462
What name did Augustus have before he returned the power to the Senate?
Octavian
463
What emperor succeeded Didius Julianus?
Septimius Severus (193 AD)
464
What group of "10 men" led the codification of the 12 Tables?
Decemviri
465
Over what island was the 1st Punic War fought?
Sicily
466
What Etruscan city did Camillus defeat before he was exiled from Rome?
Veii
467
Who did Marius defeat at Vercellae?
Cimbri
468
Which Roman king reformed the calendar and religion?
Numa Pompilius
469
What day was Rome founded
April 21st, 753 BC
470
To what island does Tiberius retire?
Capri
471
Which "one-eyed" Roman hero defended the Pons Sublicius single handedly against the Etruscans?
Horatius Cocles
472
Name the Five Good Emperors in order.
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius
473
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"?
Gaius Mucius Scaevola
474
Who killed Servius Tullius?
his daughter Tullia and Superbus, her husband
475
With whom did Tarquinius Superbus seek help after beign chased out of Rome?
The Etruscans
476
During the reign of what emperor was the empire at its largest extent?
Trajan
477
When did the first triumvirate begin and who was in it?
60 BC with Crassus, Pompey, and Caesar
478
When did Caesar famously cross the Rubicon River?
49 BC
479
What law was written in 67 BC?
Lex Gabinia
480
Who killed Caesar?
senators led by Brutus and Cassius
481
What emperor succeeded Elagabalus?
Severus Alexander (222 AD)
482
What emperor receives the title Restitutor Orbis?
Aurelian
483
At what battle does Caesar defeat Pompey in 48 BC?
Pharsalus
484
Who was the second king of Rome?
Numa Pompilius
485
What emperor's real name was Bassianus?
Elagabalus
486
What emperor was captured by Shapur I in 260 AD?
Valerian
487
At what battle against the Parthians does Crassus die in 53 BC?
Carrhae
488
In 458 BC, what man was appointed dictator to rescue Roman troops trapped at Mount Algidus by the Aequi?
Cincinnatus
489
Who defeats the Gallic king Vercingetorix at Alesia in 52 BC?
Julius Caesar
490
Who was the first person to use elephants for warfare against Rome?
Pyrrhus
491
Who was the first of the Julio-Claudian Emperors?
Augustus
492
Which emperor called himself "dominus et deus"?
Domitian
493
What emperor married Agrippina the younger, his own niece?
Claudius
494
Who deposes Romulus Augustulus and becomes king of Italy in 476 AD?
Odoacer
495
What is the name of the Etruscan king who fought the Romans in the early republic?
Lars Porsenna
496
When was Caesar made dictator for life?
44 BC
497
Name the Severan emperors in order?
Septimius Severus, Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus, and Severus Alexander
498
What emperor succeeded Caracalla?
Macrinus (217 AD)
499
What does Caesar famously utter at the battle of Zela at which he defeated Pharnaces?
"Veni, vidi, vici" ("I came, I saw, I conquered")
500
When was Caesar's second consulship?
48 BC
501
What two senators were the main conspirators in the plot to kill Caesar?
Brutus and Cassius
502
When does Caesar defeat Pompey?
48 BC
503
Who was the third king of Rome?
Tullus Hostilius
504
What emperor married Messalina?
Claudius
505
What emperor preceded Galba?
Nero
506
What Gallic king does Caesar defeat at Alesia in 52 BC?
Vercingetorix
507
What is the name of Collatinus's wife who was raped by Tarquinius's son, told the consuls, and then killed herself?
Lucretia
508
Who was the first emperor of the Julio-Claudians?
Augustus
509
Who beat who at the battle of Pydna?
Roman Aemilius Paulus defeats Perseus of Macedon
510
At what battle during what year did Decius Mus fight?
Battle of Sentinum in 295 BC
511
Who was the mother of Coriolanus?
Veturia
512
In what year is Caesar declared dictator for the first time?
49 BC
513
What man helped rid Rome of Gauls for which he earned the title Pater Patriae?
Camillus
514
What father-in-law of Pertinax did Didius Julianus defeat at an auction for the empire in 193 AD?
Sulpicianus
515
Due to Bibulus's largely infectivity as consul, what year is known as the "Consulship of Julius and Caesar"?
59 BCE
516
What occurred in 42 BC?
Antony and Octavian defeat Cassius and Brutus at Philippi
517
When was Caesar defeated by Pompey?
48 BC
518
Who did Nero blame for the great fire?
Christians
519
When did Tiberius' reign begin and end?
AD 14 - AD 37
520
What occurred in 201 BC?
peace treaty
521
What emperor killed his brother Geta in 212 and issued a 'damnatio memoriae' upon him?
Caracalla
522
What law of 67 BC gave Pompey command to take down the pirates in the Mediterranean?
Lex Gabinia
523
When was Carthage destroyed?
146 BC
524
Who was the wife of Septimius Severus?
Julia Domna
525
Who was consul in 52 BC?
Pompey sole consul
526
Who is Caligula's father?
Germanicus
527
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?
Coriolanus
528
What man was the first to fight Rome with elephants?
Pyrrhus
529
Which consuls died at the Battle of Canae?
Varro and Paulus(Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator is made dictator)
530
What name was given to the underground sewer system constructed by Tarquinius Superbus?
Cloaca Maxima
531
What battle in 241 BC ended the first Punic War?
Aegates Islands
532
What emperor preceded Caligula?
Tiberius
533
What emperor was defeated by the Goths at the battle Adrianople in 378 AD?
Valens
534
Who utters "Alea iacta est" as he crosses the Rubicon in 49 BC?
Julius Caesar
535
Against what general does Varus lose 3 legions at the battle of Teutoburg forest in 9 AD?
Arminius/Herman the German
536
Who was dictator in 458 BC?
Cincinnatus
537
What was the other name for Arminius?
Herman the German
538
What emperor defeated both Clodius Albinus and Pescennius Niger to become emperor?
Septimius Severus
539
What did Caesar say while he famously crossed the Rubicon River, and what does it mean?
Alea iacta est - the die is cast
540
Following the meeting at Luca, to what province does Caesar get sent in 56 BC?
Gaul
541
What Roman was consul a record 7 times?
(Gaius) Marius
542
From what Etruscan king did Tarquinius Superbus seek aid after he was driven out of Rome by Brutus and Collatinus?
Lars Porsenna
543
What event begins the Empire?
Octavian returns power to the Senate, they name him Augustus
544
What legendary Roman hero dies in 184 BC, 18 years following his famous victory at the battle of Zama?
Scipio Africanus
545
Who was the grandfather of Romulus?
Numitor
546
Which emperor married Julia, the daughter of Augustus?
Tiberius
547
When was the Battle of Zama?
202 BC
548
At what city does Pompey meet his death at the hands of Egyptians?
Alexandria
549
Who was the fifth emperor of the Julio-Claudians?
Nero
550
What emperor captures Zenobia and her son Vabalathus at the Battle of Palmyra in 273 AD?
Aurelian
551
What two women, his mother and wife, convince Coriolanus not to invade Rome?
Veturia (Mom) & Volumnia (Wife)
552
At what battle in 295 BC did Publius Decius Mus commit an act of "devotio", sacrificing himself to ensure victory over the Samnites?
Sentinum
553
What occurred at the Battle of Zela?
Caesar beat king Pharnaces
554
What emperor was named for a Syrian sun god?
Elagabalus
555
What Visigoth sacked Rome in 410 AD?
Alaric
556
Who was Romulus's wife?
Hersilia
557
What occurred in 221 BC?
Hannibal succeeds Hasdrubal
558
A number of events occur in 63 BC. Whose conspiracy does Cicero snuff out in 63 BC?
Catiline's
559
Who fought during the battle of Actium?
Octavian and Agrippa vs. Antony and Cleopatra
560
With what man did Marius engage in a civil war on the side of the populares?
Sulla
561
At what battle of 48 BC does Pompey defeat Caesar?
Dyrrhachium
562
Where was Hasdrubal defeated?
Metaurus River
563
To what city did Constantine move the capital of the empire?
Constantinople
564
Romulus returned to Alba Longa to help what man, his grandfather, seize back the throne from Amulius?
Numitor
565
Who beats who in the Battle of the Great Plains?
Scipio beats Syphax
566
Who was the father of Romulus
Mars
567
What emperor's name means little boots, since he grew up in military camps of his father Germanicus?
Caligula
568
Who was the last of the Severan emperors?
Severus Alexander
569
Who defeated Spartacus' slave revolt?
Crassus (with a little help from Pompey)
570
Who was the child of Agrippina the Younger?
Nero
571
What emperor preceded Didius Julianus?
Pertinax
572
What emperor succeeded Otho?
Vitellius (69 AD)
573
What does "Priscus" mean in Tarquinius Priscus's name?
The Elder
574
What occurred in 219 BC?
Hannibal besieges Saguntum
575
How did Nero die?
Suicide
576
Who was the fifth king of Rome?
Tarquinius Priscus
