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