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Ancient Rome
Civilization from the founding of the city of Rome to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire
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1. When was Rome founded according to the tradition?
753 BC
79 BC
40 AD
476 BC
2. According to Roman tradition, how many legendary monarchs ruled Rome before it became a Republic?
Seven
Three
Ten
Fifteen
3. What is not true in the legend of Romulus and Remus?
Romulus was killed by Remus
They were raised by a wolf
They were sons of god Mars
They were twins
4. Who was the main god in Roman mythology?
Neptune
Mars
Jupiter
Vulcan
5. Who was the goddess of love and beauty in Roman mythology?
Venus
Minerva
Aphrodite
Hera
6. Who was the Roman goddess of the hunt, wild animals and the wilderness?
Diana
Flora
Demeter
Juno
7. How many consuls were elected every year by citizen assembly in early Rome?
Five
Ten
Three
Two
8. Which Carthaginian general crossed the Alps and invaded ancient Rome?
Hasdrubal
Hannibal
Hamilcar
Hector
9. What animals did he bring with him during his invasion of Rome?
Elephants
Wolves
Bears
Lions
10. How many Punic Wars were there?
Four
Two
Three
Five
11. What did Rome gain following the First Punic War, a war primarily fought at sea?
Egypt
Sicily
Britain
Iberia
12. What was the leadership of Rome called when Julius Caesar, Pompey the Great, and Marcus Crassus ruled Rome?
Triple Entente
First Triumvirate
Triple Threat
Three Wise Men
13. The Julian calendar was proposed by Julius Caesar in 46 BC. How many days it differs from Gregorian calendar used today?
27 days
17 days
3 days
13 days
14. Who became the first emperor of Rome in the year 27 BC?
Nero
Julius Caesar
Gaius Marius
Caesar Augustus
15. Who assassinated Julius Caesar?
Theodosius
Marcus Brutus
Caesar Augustus
Cleopatra VII
16. Where was Julius Caesar assassinated?
In the Roman bath
In his bed
While riding a horse
At the theater
17. The members of the Second Triumvirate included Mark Antony, Lepidus, and who else?
Tullus Hostilius
Octavian
Marcus Brutus
Cleopatra VII
18. What did Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII do after they realized they had lost the war to Octavian?
Surrendered and became slaves
Got married
Both committed suicide
Ran away to China together
19. The eruption of which volcano destroyed and buried the city of Pompeii in 79 AD?
Vulcano
Vesuvius
Stromboli
Etna
20. What area of the city was the center of Roman public life and government?
The Forum
The Pantheon
The Rostra
Palatine Hill
21. Which of the following was famous Roman philosopher?
Seneca
Ovid
Horace
Virgil
22. Which Emperor decided to divide Rome into two sections to try and stabilize the empire?
Romulus Augustulus
Trajan
Octavian
Diocletian
23. Which barbarian people group invaded Britain as the Roman Empire grew weak?
Vandals
Goths
Saxons
Franks
24. Who was the leader of the rebelling gladiators and slaves in the Third Servile War?
Marcus Agrippa
Hannibal
Pompey
Spartacus
25. What did Octavian change his name to after he became the first Roman Emperor?
Hadrian
Constantine
Trajan
Augustus
26. Who did Julius Caesar defeat in the Roman civil war to become the most powerful man in Rome?
Mark Antony
Pompey the Great
Octavian
Cicero
27. Which Roman emperor was blamed for the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD?
Commodus
Hadrian
Nero
Claudius
28. What type of current modern government is most similar to the Roman Republic?
Monarchy
Democracy
Dictatorship
Communism
29. What was the highest position in the government of the Roman Republic?
Senator
Consul
Censor
Governor
30. Under which emperor, Rome reached its territorial height in 117?
Nero
Hercules
Augustus
Trajan
31. Which battle is widely considered the greatest military achievement of Julius Caesar?
Battle of Heraclea
Battle of Carthage
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
Battle of Alesia
32. When Julius Caesar seized control of Rome and made himself dictator, what famous Roman government came to an end?
The Monarchy
The Legion
The Empire
The Republic
33. Who became Roman Emperor in 306 AD and then converted to Christianity?
Caesar Augustus
Titus
Tiberius
Constantine
34. What Roman ruler was the father of Cleopatra's children Alexander Helios, Cleopatra Selene II and Ptolemy Philadelphus?
Mark Antony
Julius Caesar
Trajan
Octavian
35. How was Octavian related to Julius Caesar?
Father
Grandson
Son
Nephew
36. What fortification was built by the Romans across the width of Britain to separate Romans from the barbarians?
Hadrian's Wall
Caesar's Wall
Nero's Wall
Trajan's Wall
37. In 305 Diocletian abdicated voluntarily due to ill health and retired to his palace at which city?
Singidunum
Spalatum
Naisus
Mediolanum
38. What was the name of a long robe that most men wore in Rome?
Stola
Testudo
Palla
Toga
39. How many different capital letters are used to write Roman numerals?
9
7
10
8
40. In what year the Western Roman Empire collapsed?
533
776
221
476
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