Ancient History by Letter ‘V’ - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
Volcano, destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 AD Vesuvius
91%
Germanic tribe, sacked Rome under King Alaric in 410 AD before settling in Southern Gaul and Hispania Visigoths
79%
Statue of Aphrodite made in the 2nd Century BC, rediscovered on the Greek island of Milos in 1820 Venus de Milo
78%
Iron-Age Kingdom also known as Urartu, centred around a lake of the same name in modern-day Armenia Van
70%
Germanic tribe who migrated through Gaul and Hispania before settling in North Africa. Sacked Rome in 455 AD under King Gaiseric Vandals
68%
Roman poet who composed the Aeneid - a founding mythology linking Rome to Mycenaean Greece Virgil
68%
Priestesses of the Roman Goddess of the hearth, their duties included maintaining the Sacred Flame of the temple Vestal Virgins
62%
City on the Ganges, one of the oldest in India, an important religious and cultural location Varanasi
42%
The highest ranking official / adviser to the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt Vizier
42%
9th Roman Emperor, a successful general who founded the Flavian dynasty Vespasian
40%
Tribal confederation, occupied the Adriatic coast of North East Italy throughout the first millenium Veneti
32%
Gallic King who led a united Celtic revolt against Roman rule. Defeated by Julius Caesar at the Battle of Alesia in 52 BC Vercingetorix
30%
Roman general, lost three legions in 9 AD after being ambushed by the Germanic Chieftain Arminius in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest Varus
22%
Emperor of Eastern Rome, brother of Valentinian, killed by invading Goths under Fritigern in 378 AD at the battle of Adrianople Valens
14%
Roman town near modern-day St Albans, sacked and burnt by the Iceni Queen Boudica Verulamium
9%
Roman fortress located just South of Hadrian’s Wall, now a museum Vindolanda
4%
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