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ITGC - Roman & Byzantine periods in the land of Israël - Part 2

Random knowledge during Roman & Byzantine periods in the land of Israël. Part 2.
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1. A "Laterin" is :
A roman bathtub
No answer is correct
A bowl for cats
A toilet room
2. A "Pedestal" is :
The Statue at the center of the Roman Temple
The decorated top of a column
The place where the orchestra was placed in a theater
The supporting base at a bottom of a statue
3. The eastern Cardo in the old city of Jerusalem starts at the Damascus Gate and ends at :
Zion Gate
Herod's Gate
Dung Gate
New Gate
4. The western Cardo in the old city of Jerusalem starts at the Damascus Gate and ends at :
All answers are correct
The Broad Wall
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher
The Jewish Quarter of today
5. The name of the first monk who came to the Judean Desert and founded the monastic movement in the land of Israël is :
Raphaël
Saint Gerasimus
Saint George of Choziba
Haritun
6. The same monk invented the monastic way of life called :
Laurium
Laura
Koynobium
Monachos
7. A stone with the marking of the "10th legion fritensis" was found at the old city of Jerusalem near :
Lions' Gate
Zion's Gate
Jaffa Gate
Damascus Gate
8. The base of this legion in Jerusalem during the Roman Period was at :
The Western Hill area, between Mount Zion and the modern Jaffa Gate
No answer is correct
The area of the modern Damascus Gate
The Anatonia area, near the tower
9. Which large and magnificent church stood in Jerusalem during the Byzantine period at the area of today's Jewish Quarter :
The Nea Church
No answer is correct
The Holy Sepulcher Church
The Church of St Peter
10. The most prominent Byzantine emperor who ruled in the 5th century is called :
Sultan Suleiman
Titus
Nero
Justinian
11. Eudocia was :
All answers are correct
the wife of Theodocius
the daughter of an Athenian philosopher
a christian religious woman
12. Eudocia built :
the Walls of Caesarea
the Church of the Nativity
the Church of St Peter in Jaffa
the Walls of Jerusalem
13. The place were Jesus was trialed according to the Christian tradition is :
( A ) ans ( C ) answers are correct
( C ) The Hakra
( A ) Ecce Homo
( B ) Damascus Gate
14. Which of these elements can be seen in the mosaic of the old synagogue at Tzipori :
A zodiac wheel
Hebrew and Greek inscriptions
All answers are correct
Objects of the Temple and Tabernacle, like the Menorah
15. In one of the houses in Tzipori, a unique and impressive mosaic was found, featuring the image of a woman known as :
Miriam of Egypt
Minerva
Helena of Ceasarea
The Mona Lisa of Tzipori
16. The mosaic of the birds in Caesarea shows :
Scenes from the Bible
Scenes from the New Testament
The Pagan god Helyus and the animals associated to him
Different animals from the land of Israël and its surroundings
17. During the Byzantine period, the Jews in the land of Israël were not allowed to live in Jerusalem, and therefore they primarily concentrated in which area ?
No answer is correct
West of the land of Israël
North of the land of Israël
South of the land of Israël
18. In the period after the destruction of the Jewish Temple, the Jews in the land of Israël were led by a council of sages called :
The Government of Israël
The Sanhedrin
The Knesset
The Great Council
19. Rabbi Judah the Prince lived in :
Tehran
Cairo
Tzipori
Rome
20. During the Byzantine period, the monastic movement arrived in the Land of Israël. One of the central areas where it took place is :
Mount Carmel
Sharon Coastal Plain
Judean Desert
Golan Heights
21. Which of the following monasteries is not located in the territory of the Land of Israël ?
Karantal
Saint George
Deir Hajla
Santa Katarina
22. What is the name of the hot room in a roman bath house ?
Palestra
Caldarium
Hipodrom
Laterine
23. What is the meaning of the word "Sarcophagus" ?
A stone coffin
A coffin shaped as a human
A wooden cofin
A body preserved with ancient oils
24. What is NOT part of a Hypodermic design ?
Cardo
Decumanus
Forum
Parthenon
25. Emperor Justinian ruled at the :
8th century : 727 - 765 CE
7th century : 627 - 665 CE
5th century : 527 - 565 CE
6th century : 527 - 565 CE
26. The Onomasticon was written by :
Titus
Juseohus Phlavious
Pilon
Eusebius
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