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Answer multiple choice and T/F questions about Roman history, from the kingdom to the empire!
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Last updated: July 21, 2025
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1. True or False: Julius Caesar was the first emperor of Rome.
False, but he was the adoptive father of the first emperor, Augustus.
True
False
2. Aeneas founded which city?
Aeneas's descendent Romulus founded Rome, not Aeneas himself.
Alba Longa
Rome
Lavinium
Ostia
3. Under which emperor did Rome's dominion reach its greatest extent?
Emperor Trajan conquered lands such as Dacia and Mesopotamia by 117 AD.
Augustus
Nero
Trajan
Constantine
4. What was the highest ranking (non-emergency) office in the Roman Republic?
Censors' powers were limited in subject, but above even consuls in those areas.
Tribune
Censor
Consul
Quaestor
5. The Romans primarily spoke which language?
All the Romance languages are descended from Latin.
Latin
Greek
Etruscan
Italian
6. Which dictator was appointed from his plow to save Rome from the Aequi?
Cincinnatus returned to his plow after, and was forever after the model of civic virtue.
Verrucosus
Sulla
Camillus
Cincinnatus
7. Which of the following battles was NOT a Roman military disaster?
Roman general Scipio Africanus defeated Carthaginian general Hannibal at Zama.
Carrhae
Zama
Cannae
Lake Trasimene
8. Which of the seven kings of Rome was overthrown by the first consuls of the Republic?
The Romans had a deep-seated hatred of kings after the rule of Tarquinius Superbus.
Tarquinius Superbus
Romulus
Servus Tullius
Tullus Hostilius
9. True or False: One of Julius Caesar's killers, Brutus, was close to him.
True, and there's speculation that Brutus might have even been Caesar's son.
True
False
10. Which of the following was a member of the Second Triumvirate?
The Second Triumvirate had Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus. The others are from the First.
Caesar
Pompey
Antony
Crassus
11. True or False: The Colosseum was used to stage naval battles.
Emperor Domitian was able to flood it before underground tunnels were built.
True
False
12. Which of the following was NOT one of the seven hills of Rome?
The Janiculum was a hill across the Tiber.
Palatine
Janiculum
Esquiline
Caelian
13. What is a Roman holocaust?
Holocaust literally means "completely burnt."
A massacre of their enemies
A burnt sacrifice, usually to a cthonic god
A type of red sash worn over the senatorial toga
A heating element beneath their baths
14. During which war(s) did Rome fight Carthage?
The word "Punic" is related to the founders of Carthage, the Phoenicians.
Sabine Wars
Social War
Gallic Wars
Punic Wars
15. The largest Roman military units were called _____.
Legions were up to 5,200 men after the reforms of Marius.
legions
cohorts
armies
centuries
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