Trivia Questions

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Ancient Romans spoke Latin, which in turn, has influenced

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many of today's languages that include (name three)

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 French Italian

Spanish Romanian
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 Portuguese

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Where Did Rome's first inhabitants live?

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 On Palatine Hill around the year 1000 B.C. They were farmers.
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According to legend, who founded Rome?

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 Remus and Romulus

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Whos name was Rome founded under?

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 Romulus

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The saying goes, The Romans conquered the Greeks, but the What does this mean?
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Greeks conquered the Romans.

 The Romans conquered the Greeks in battle, but the Roman culture
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Greek culture became the

To honor their victories, the Romans built what?

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 triumphal arches

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The senators of Rome served for how long?

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 For Life

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Historians note many Roman to be mad. Name one.

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emperors who were considered

Caligula and Nero

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Who was the republics

notorious enemy was who?

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 Hannibal

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Why were Roman roads built?

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For Soldiers

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Where did most people live in the Roman Empire?

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The countryside

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Only citizens of Rome were clothing?

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allowed to wear what piece of

 a Toga

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Roman emperors wore what on their heads instead of crowns?

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 Laurel Leaves

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Julius Caesar was murdered in what year?

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 44 B.C.

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Emperor Titus opened the

infamous Colosseum in 80 A.D. Who was trained as gladiators

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who often forced to fight to the death ?

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 Slaves

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The first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity was

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 Constantine

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Which category best fits Prometheus? God Hero

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 Hundred-Handed Titan

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 Titan

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Which Greek hero was sent after the Golden Fleece?

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 Jason

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Who swallowed his own children?

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 Cronos

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What sparked the start of the Trojan War?

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 Paris stole Helen, Wife of the king of Argos

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What is a half-man, half-bull called?

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 A minotaur

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What English derivatives for brother?

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come from the Latin word

 (Frater) --

fratricide, etc.

fraternity,

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What English derivatives for Mother?

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come from the Latin word

 (Mater) --matron, maternal, etc.

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What English derivatives for Father?

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come from the Latin word

 (Pater) patron, paternal, etc.

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What is the Greek equivalent to the Latin word ultra.

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 Super

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Who gives us the saying crossing the Rubicon?

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 Julius Caesar

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Who was the First Emperor of Rome?

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Augustus Gaius Iulius Octavianus

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Brown Universitys motto

means In God we trust. What does is it in Latin?

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 In Deo speramus

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Notre Dames motto is crux English?

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spes unica, but what is it in

 The cross is the only hope OR The cross is our only hope
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Perstare et praestare. ("To preserve and to surpass") is what colleges motto?

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 New York

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What year was Rome founded in Roman Numerals?

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 (b.c.e. 753) DCCLIII

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What river is Rome beside?

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 The Tiber River

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Read Julius Caesar Intro on the Julius Caesar Article Sheet to answer this.

What did Caesar use to create his own supreme

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political and military power?

 Caesar used the problems

and hardships of the period to create his own supreme political and military power.

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Read the 1st Paragraph on Young Julius Caesar on the Julius Caesar Article Sheet to answer this.

Julius Caesar was

considered one of the most

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cultured and literate of Romans by who?

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 Cicero

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Read the 2nd Paragraph on Young Julius answer this.

Caesar on the Julius Caesar Article Sheet to

Name Caesars first political successes in order.

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1.

2. praetor

pontifex maximus

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Read First Triumvirate on the Julius Caesar Article Sheet to answer this.

Who created the First Triumvirate and why?

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 Julius Caesar wanted to the Senate so he made

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overcome his opponents in some allies that came to be

known as the First Triumvirate

Read Revolt in Gaul on the Julius Caesar Article Sheet to answer this.

What did Vercingetorix lead?

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 Vercingetorix lead the against Caesar.

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widespread rebellion in Gaul

Read Dissolving the Triumvirate on the Julius Caesar Article Sheet to answer this.

Why was Julius Caesar

losing political popularity?

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 He has been away from Rome for a long time fighting in his wars, and
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other people have stepped

up and forgotten about him.

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Read Consolidation of the empire on the Julius Caesar Article Sheet to answer this.

Just before Julius Caesar on it?

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died, what had his portrait

 Coins

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Read Death and Legacy on the Julius Caesar Article Sheet to answer this.

Where and when did Julius Caesar Die?

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 In the Senate House of Pompey On the Ides of March (March 15)

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What is a three pronged spear called?

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o 44 B.C.E

 A Trident

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What did rich Romans use to decorate their walls?

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 Mosaics

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What was used to

Transport Water in Rome?

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 Aqueduct

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What was the center of center of the city?

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the home? What was the

 Center of Home = Atrium Center of City = forum

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What are ordinary Romans called?

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 Plebeians

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