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  1. 2. Was found hiding behind a curtain, successor of Caligula
  2. 8. The most famous city that was affected by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, was besieged by Sulla in 89 BC
  3. 9. Site where Julius Caesar said "veni, vidi, vici", site where Mithridates won a battle against Roman forces in 67 BC
  4. 10. The position responsible for taking the Census in Rome, Appius Claudius held this position in 312 BC
  5. 12. Called Rome a "city for sale", king of Numidia, eventually betrayed by Bocchus
  6. 14. Son of Vespasian, had an affair with a Jewish princess
  7. 16. Mother of the Gracchi brothers, compared her children to jewels
  8. 17. Fourth principle part, Caligula's horse
  9. 18. Threatened to make his horse consul, tried to conquer Britannia but failed
  10. 20. Founder of Rome, saw twelve eagles in comparison to Remus, earned the first spolia opima
  11. 21. King of Epirus in 306 BC, scored victories at Heraclea and Asculum, finally lost at Beneventum
  12. 22. Mistress of Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, lost to Octavian at the Battle of Actium
  13. 23. Supposedly fiddled while Rome burned, the last of the Julio-Claudians
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  1. 1. Very famous orator, uncovered Catiline's conspiracy, was born at Arpinum
  2. 3. First Roman Emperor, Caesar's adopted heir, uses the name the Senate bestowed upon him
  3. 4. The city where Sextus Tarquinius fled, had their leading citizens killed by him
  4. 5. Worshipped a black stone, married four women, including a Vestal Virgin, successor of Macrinus
  5. 6. The first Flavian emperor, started a siege against Jerusalem
  6. 7. Led the empire to its greatest extent, the second of the five good emperors, adopter of Hadrian
  7. 10. Part of the Severan dynasty, killed his brother Geta
  8. 11. Wife of Collatinus, the reason why Brutus and Collatinus revolted
  9. 13. "Dominus et deus", last of the Flavian dynasty, successor of Titus
  10. 15. Governor of Germania Superior, led a revolt against the emperor Domitian
  11. 18. Civilization Rome waged three wars against, nation which Hannibal belonged to, eventually destroyed by Scipio Aemilianus
  12. 19. The island where Tiberius retired to and built twelve villas on
  13. 22. Also called the "Flavian Amphitheater", hosted many gladiatorial games, still standing today