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