Pre Republic
How many kings are remembered in the Age of Kings? And, who was the first?
Seven! Romulus!
Who are patricians? Who are plebians?
Patricians: Romans with inherited privileges due to their ancestors chilling with King Romulus
Plebs: All other Roman citizens
What is the amazing material the Roman legions use to build aqueducts and roads and everything
Concrete!
Who is the main character in the Second Punic War?
Hannibal!
How many times was Gaius Marius consul? How many times in a row?
Seven! Five times in a row! What was that about never again a king?
How much money did they pirates ransom for the young Caesar?
Just 20 tallons! A bargain!
What does Pax Romana mean?
Roman Peace
Who wrote the Epistles of Paul?
Paul!
Who is the cartoon character emperor? Who literally made his horse consul, abducted his third wife at her wedding to another man and killed people for being better looking than him (tbh slay eat king)?
Caligula
What do we call the emperors who reigned during the Crisis of the Third Century?
The Military or Barrack Emperors
What is the name of the famous leader of the Huns?
Attila
The historical Roman people are criminals from which Latin tribe?
Alba Longa!
What is the literal translation to Res Publica?
Public Affairs...but get rid of the "s", get rid of the "a", put them together, bam, we get "republic"
What is the battle that *officially* ended the Early Republic and began the Middle Republic, and why do historians make such a claim?
Battle of Allia against the Gauls, 390 BC, Rome is sacked, all previous records are destroyed, now records are meticulously preserved, and the Legions are developed, and the Republic grows like wild fire.
The First Punic War primarily took place on this island South of the Italian mainland?
Sicily!
The two political factions which emerged in the Late Republic are the conservatives called the X, and the progressives called the Y.
X: Optimates
Y: Populares
In 58 BC, Caesar heads north to lead this campaign for nearly a decade
The Gallic Wars
What is the proper name of the colosseum built in 80 AD?
The Flavian Ampitheater
Jesus of Nazarth went to which city in ~29 AD to preach in the streets?
Jerusalem
Which emperor spent half of his reign traveling around his empire?
Hadrian
What is the title of the emperors in the tetrachy?
Tetrachs
What is the name for mercenary soldiers in the legions?
Foederati
The Etruscans, in modern Tuscany, were the politically dominate power in the Apennine peninsula when Rome was founded. They are remembered for so many cool things! As far as architecture is concerned, they are remembered for maybe inventing the...
Arch!
What was the law about electing a Dictator?
A Dictator could serve for 6 months without consulting the Senate: So six months with no red tape.
What is a major power of the Tribune?
Veto power.
Who was the Roman senator who said Carthago delende est? Carthage must be destroyed!
Cato the Elder
Who are Marius' mules, and why were they called that?
The new legionnaires under Marius, who had to carry their own equipment.
Who are the three members of the First Triumveratre?
Caesar, Pompey, Crassus
What does the term "Bread and Circus" refer to?
The games and holidays the government sponsored to distract the masses from their poor quality of life.
Who wrote the love song "Real Love Baby" that Mr Canter has been listening to non stop?
Father John Misty?
Who was the emperor when Lucius Sejanus was in charge of the Praetorian Guard?
Tiberius!
Literally what is debasing the currency?
When a coin is not purely a precious metal but an alloy.
In 410, who took Rome?
Alaric the Visigoth
Who was the last Roman King (I mean, at least before the empire)?
Tarquin the Proud
Why do historians think Rome claims the Republic was found in 509 BC?
Because the Athenians founded Democracy in 508! They had to one-up big brother :)
What is the name given to the class of wealthy Plebeians?
Equestrian Class
Who is the Spartan mercenary that won the Battle of Tunis in the First Punic War, and who is the Roman general he defeated?
Xanthippus defeated Regulus
The Gracchi Brothers big political legislation was..
Agrarian Reforms, meaning redistributing land to the masses
What is the last battle between Pompey and Caesar
The Battle of Pharsalus, fought near the Pass at Thermoplaye.
What coin does Augustus introduce to Roman currency?
Bonus point: What coin does Constantine introduce?
Denarius
Solidus
Who wrote the song "The Book of Love" that the hipsters are obsessed with but Mr Canter is like, uhm, it's good but yea
The Magnetic Fields
What was the name of Claudius' fourth wife, who also is Nero's mother
Agrippina!
What does Diocles mean?
Glory of Zeus
On September 4th, 476 AD, Odoacer took which 11 year old Roman emperor prisoner?
Romulus Augustulus
What is the legendary date of the founding of Rome?
Who was Cincinnatus? Why is he an example of Roman civic virtue?
→He was elected consul in 460 BC, served his time, and retired to a private farm. He was so popular, though, the senate brought him back as dictator twice, in 458 and 439 BC respectively. Each time Cincinnatus fulfilled his duty and subsequently gave up his power, without issue.
→Cincinnatus embodies civic virtue, what does this mean? Civic, relating to the city, virtue, behavior which is morally good. Civic virtue is behavior that benefits the good of the city.
What is the name of the wars against Greece that Rome eventually ended in 146 BC?
The Macedonian Wars
Who was consul in 249 who committed the sacrilegious crime of disrespecting the sacred chickens!
Pulcher!
In 81 BC, Sulla is named Dictator for Life, he then begins this list to name and attack all so-called enemies of the state.
The Proscription List
On what day in what year did Caesar cross the Rubicon? What did he say?
January 10th, 49 BC.
"The die is cast"!
Who was Augustus' best friend who sponsored the arts?
Gaius Maecenas
You want 500 points? Dance for one minute
Did you?
Which battles are commemorated on the Column of Trajan?
The War with the Dacians
Who did Constantine defeat in 312 at the Battle at the Milvian Bridge?
Maxentinus
Who is the super famous Roman historian who *decided* that 476 was the fall of the empire?