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ITGC - Roman & Byzantine periods in the land of Israël - Part 1

Random knowledge during Roman & Byzantine periods in the land of Israël. Part 1.
BC = Before Common Era
CE = Common Era
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1. The Roman period in the Land of Israël starts at the year :
64 BC
60 BC
54 BC
63 BC
2. The roman general who arrived to the land of Israël that year was :
Anthonious
Pompeus
Octevianus
Titus
3. The Byzantine period end because of :
The peace-accord between the Romans and the Jews
The conquest of the Christians
The return of the jews to their land
The conquest of the Muslims
4. The end of the Byzantine period was at the year :
235 CE
564 CE
638 CE
1063 CE
5. King Herod built a large and magnificent port city in :
Jaffa
Haifa
Caesarea
Alexandria
6. He built the port using a special material brought from Rome, which is :
Iron
Oceanic dust that hardens upon contact with water
Volcanic ash that hardens upon contact with water
Wooden barrels
7. Rabbi Judah the Prince (Yehuda Hanassi) is called so because he was the president of the jewish council of sages known as the :
Sanhedrin
The Great Council
Beth Din
Beth 'ha'hamin
8. Rabbi Judah the Prince was buried in :
Tzipori
Jerusalem
Bet She'arim
Usha
9. The most important achievement of Rabbi Judah the Prince was the organization and canonization of the Oral Torah. This is called the completion of the :
Talmud
Guemara
Bible
Mishna
10. This completion happened in the year :
200 CE
63 CE
138 BC
72 CE
11. The name of the Emperor who divided the Roman Empire into two parts (East & West) is :
Gaius Galigula
Augustus
Diocletianus
Claudius
12. This emperor's reforms were :
did not affect the existing situation in any way
failed due to power struggles among various rulers
a resounding success and led to great prosperity
No correct answers
13. The name of the emperor who declared Christianity as a permitted and preferred religion is :
Tiberius
Diocletianus
Constantine
Titus
14. The declaration of Christianity as the preferred (not official yet, just preferred) religion in the Roman Empire was in the year :
71 CE
134 CE
301 CE
324 CE
15. The name of the Byzantine Empire is derived from a city called Byzantium, which the Emperor Constantine named :
Byzantine
Byzantinus
Constantinople
Constantinus
16. Today, the city that was called Byzantium is called :
Rome
Athens
Istanbul
Milan
17. The name of Constantine's mother was :
Rowena
Aurelia
Octavia
Minerva
Helena
Amelia
18. Constantine's mother came to the land of Israël and built the Church of :
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The "Eleona" Church
The Church of the Nativity
All answers are correct
19. The Phoenician name of Ceasarea is :
All answers are correct
Byblos Tower (Migdal Torah)
Tyre's Tower (Migdal Tyre)
Straton's Tower (Migdal Shlomo)
20. The Madaba Map is a map of which countries ?
From Russia to Iran, including Ukraine
From France to Syria, including Egypt
From Egypt to Syria, including Jerusalem
From Italy to Russia, including Jerusalem
21. The creation of the Madaba Map is dated to which century ?
The Sixth
The First
The Nineteenth
The Fourth
22. Hadrian rebuilt Jerusalem and named it :
Falestina
No answer is correct
Aelia Capitolina
Hadriana Capitolina
23. The remains of the Hadrianic gate of the city can currently be seen in the area of :
Jerusalem Gate
The Jewish Quarter
Jaffa Gate
Damascus Gate
24. The name "Bab al-Amud" is called that in Arabic because :
Because there is a pillar in front of Jaffa Gate, and "Amud" is pillar in Arabic
Because there is a pillar in front of Zion Gate, and "Amud" is pillar in Arabic
Because there is a pillar in front of Damascus Gate, and "Amud" is pillar in Arabic
Because there is a pillar in front of Dung Gate, and "Amud" is pillar in Arabic
25. How is the mentioned pillar found ?
( A ) Found in archaeological excavations in the Old City of Jerusalem
( B ) Found in the Southern excavation area : the Davidson Center
( A ) ans ( B ) answers are correct
( C ) It was never found, but appears on the Madaba Map
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