| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Who was the first emperor of Rome | Augustus | 98%
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| What city-state did Rome fight against in the Punic wars | Carthage | 91%
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| Which general crossed the alps on elephants | Hannibal Barca | 90%
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| Name one of the ringleaders of the assassination of Julia Caesar | Marcus Junius Brutus,Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Brutus Albinus, Gaius Trebonius | 89%
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| Which large amphitheatre's construction started in Rome under emperor Vespasian | Colosseum | 85%
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| Name for the joint leaders of the senate the highest elected position for a period of one year | Consul | 84%
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| Who was the god of the sea in the old roman religion | Neptune | 84%
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| Who is said to have fiddled while Rome burned despite fiddles not existing during the time period | Nero | 81%
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| Caesars crossing of which river in 49 BC marked the start of a civil war | Rubicon | 79%
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| What wall was built in the north of England to keep the Picts out | Hadrian's wall | 77%
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| Who was the richest person in Rome when Julia Caesar came to power | Marcus Licinius Crassus | 70%
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| Who was emperor at the height of the territorial size of the roman empire | Trajan | 56%
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| Which roman philosopher and poet whose works includes De consulatu suo (On His Consulship) | Marcus Tullius Cicero | 55%
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| What is the name of the short sword used by the romans which in Latin just means sword | Gladius | 45%
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| What were the thermae | public baths | 44%
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| Under the rule of which emperor did the Pax Romana end | Marcus Aurelius | 41%
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| Which roman admiral was outlawed and was eventually captured and executed in 35 BC | Sextus Pompey | 39%
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| Which formation involved soldier being packed into a tight formation with shields held above their heads was designed to protect them from rocks and arrow fire | Testudo | 30%
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| Name of the tribe likely based in modern day Norfolk was lead by Boudica | Iceni | 22%
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| What is the name of the rectangular curved shield used by roman legionaries | Scutum | 19%
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