| Modern-day Borders | Answer | Hint | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Britannia | Agricola’s province. Caesar was the first Roman general to invade this territory. | 97%
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| Egypt | Aegyptus | Main grain supplier of Rome and home of Cleopatra. | 77%
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| Romania | Dacia | Abandoned due to defense costs. Rich gold mines and north of the Danube. | 74%
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| Italy, Switzerland, Vatican City, San Marino | Italia | Contains the city of Rome itself. Not a formal province. | 74%
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| Turkey | Asia | Wealthiest eastern province. Cicero served as governor of the territory. | 71%
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| Israel, Jordan | Judaea | Frequent revolts occur due to religious tension. Titus burned its main city, Jerusalem, and the Second Temple. | 71%
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| Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland | Gallia Belgica | Northern frontier province with important military roads. Julius Caesar campaigned extensively in this province, defeating the Belgae and bringing the region firmly under Roman control. | 68%
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| Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Israel | Arabia Petraea | Trajan annexed the region peacefully and secured long-distance trade routes. | 65%
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| Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Greece, North Macedonia | Macedonia | Won from King Perseus. Protector of Greece before Roman conquest. | 65%
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| Syria, Turkey, Lebanon | Syria | Military and economic anchor of the East. Pompey organized this area as a Roman province. | 65%
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| Portugal, Spain | Hispania Lusitania | Famous for its gold mines. Viriathus, a local leader who led prolonged resistance against Rome, was born here. | 61%
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| Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro | Dalmatia | Rebellious region with mountain terrain that limited agriculture. Birthplace of Diocletian. | 58%
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| Italy, Austria, Germany | Noricum | Supplied high quality steel weapons. Romanized without a major war. | 58%
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| Turkey, Georgia | Cappadocia | Parthian buffer and sparse population. | 55%
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| Cyprus | Cyprus | Served as an important trade and naval hub in the eastern Mediterranean, famous for its copper mines. | 55%
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| Austria, Germany, Switzerland | Raetia | Alpine frontier province ruled by an Equestrian Prefect. Tamed by Drusus. | 55%
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| Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey | Thracia | Provided key access for Bosporus and is birthplace of Maximinus Thrax. | 55%
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| France | Gallia Aquitania | Southwestern Gaul and birthplace of the poet Ausonius. | 52%
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| Belgium, Netherlands, Germany | Germania Inferior | Drusus expanded Roman control in this province and established forts along the Rhine. | 52%
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| Iraq, Syria, Turkey | Mesopotamia | Furthest Roman reach; brief occupation, and hard to defend. Symbol of Roman overextension. Trajan conquered it at the height of Roman power. | 52%
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| Spain | Hispania Baetica | Produced olive oil for Rome and birthplace of Trajan. Highly urbanized. | 48%
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| France | Gallia Lugdunensis | Contained the city of Lugdunum and printed Imperial coins. Birthplace of Claudius. | 45%
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| France | Gallia Narbonensis | Contains heavily Romanized Gauls and Caesar’s base during the Gallic wars. | 45%
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| France, Germany | Germania Superior | Germanicus led campaigns in this province to avenge the battle of the Teutoburg Forest. | 45%
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| Romania, Bulgaria | Moesia Inferior | Hosted Roman river fleet and major defensive anchor. | 45%
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| Serbia, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Bulgaria | Moesia Superior | Birthplace of Constantine the Great. | 45%
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| Greece, Albania | Achaia | Heavy tourism. Slaves from the region taught young Roman pupils. | 42%
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| Spain, Andorra, Portugal | Hispania Tarraconensis | Largest province in Iberia. Lucrative silver mines that supplied metals crucial for Rome’s economy and army. | 42%
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| Austria, Hungary, Croatia | Pannonia Superior | Produced many later emperors and hosted elite legions. Marcus Aurelius used this province as a base during the Marcomannic Wars. | 42%
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| Italy | Sicilia | Rome’s first province outside the Italian mainland (annexed 241 BC after First Punic War). Rome's breadbasket. Site of major cities with strong Hellenistic influence, e.g., Syracuse. | 42%
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| Hungary | Pannonia Inferior | Has key supply routes along the Danube. Protected the Balkans from eastern steppe incursions. Crucial to maintaining stability in southeastern Europe. Formed part of the continuous Danube limes, Rome’s longest frontier system. | 39%
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| Italy, France | Corsica et Sardinia | Two islands in the Western Mediterranean, one was rugged and mountainous, and the other had fertile plains. Both were important for grain production and livestock. | 35%
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| Turkey | Galatia | Celtic influence and made a province by Augustus. | 35%
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| Algeria, Tunisia, Libya | Africa Proconsularis | Major grain supplier and former territory of Carthage. Birthplace of Septimius Serverus. | 32%
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| France | Alpes Cottiae | Augustus transformed the former client kingdom of its namesake into a Roman province. | 32%
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| France | Alpes Maritimae | Coastal Alpine province along the Ligurian and French Riviera. Controlled key passes and coastal trade routes and was a buffer state between Gaul and Italia. | 32%
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| Morrcco | Mauretania Tingitana | Annexed by Claudius as a formal province and was the westernmost province in Africa. | 29%
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| Turkey | Bithynia et Pontus | Won from Mithradates IV. | 23%
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| Turkey | Lycia et Pamphylia | Former independent league and earthquake prone. | 19%
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| Algeria, Morocco | Mauretania Caesariensis | Known for its calvary and had an unstable interior. | 19%
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| Switzerland, France | Alpes Poeniae | Controlled the Great St. Bernard Pass, a major trade and military route. Sparsely populated, mainly forts and small settlements. | 13%
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| Libya, Greece | Cyrenaica et Creta | Fertile lands produced grain, olives, and silphium (a rare medicinal and culinary plant). Known for skilled mariners and was strategically located along Mediterranean trade routes. | 13%
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| Turkey | Cicilia | Famous for its mountainous terrain and coastal harbors, which were notorious for pirate activity before Roman control. | 6%
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