| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| What term was used when a senator shot down a proposed law?(Hint: the US president can still do this today) | Veto | 86%
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| At what battle did Hannibal inflict one of the worst defeats Rome wouldever suffer in its existence? (Hint: it took place in 216 BC) | Battle of Cannae | 68%
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| This wealthy Roman had molten gold poured down his throat after his loss at Carrhae | Crassus | 61%
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| During this Roman military parade, generals and soldiers alike could cross this boundary without punishment | The Triumph | 51%
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| What did Caesar declare when he crossed the Rubicon? | The Die is Cast | 47%
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| These two brothers tried to push pro-plebian reforms during the130s and 120s BCE respectively, and were both murdered as a result | Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus | 44%
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| In what year was the Republic initially founded? | 509 BC | 40%
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| What was the name of the list Sulla enacted to hunt down his political rivals? | Proscription | 39%
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| What battle is considered the end of the Gallic Wars? | Battle of Alesia | 37%
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| Who was the last king of Rome? (Hint: his nickname is "The Proud") | Tarquinius | 37%
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| What was the name of the end-of-the-year religious celebration thatChristmas borrowed some elements from? | Saturnalia | 35%
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| This Roman province was located on the eastern coast of the Adriatic, and is now home to countries like Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Albania | Illyria | 32%
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| What was the name of the golden tablets which held Rome's written law code? | The 12 Tables | 28%
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| This was the name of the boundary that separated the city of Romefrom the rest of the world | The Pomerium | 23%
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| What achievement earned Octavian the name Augustus? | Conquest of Egypt | 5%
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