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Geography of the Roman Empire

Can you guess these facts related to the geography of the Roman Empire?
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First submittedJanuary 14, 2017
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The most common language in ancient Rome
Latin
City which became capital of the empire in 324 AD
Constantinople
Roman name for the region of modern-day France
Gallia (Gaul)
River on which Rome was built
Tiber
City near modern-day Tunis that Rome destroyed in the Third Punic War
Carthage
Area that served as the "meeting place" of central Rome
The Forum
Famous road completed in 264 BC that connected Rome and Brindisi
Appian Way
Still-standing concrete dome that served as a temple to all Gods
Pantheon
73 mile long wall that spanned northern England
Hadrian's Wall
The two rivers that separated Roman territory from Germania
Danube
Rhine
River at the Italian border which Caesar crossed, saying "the die is cast"
(The modern-day location is unclear)
Rubicon
City in Egypt which was once the second-most populous in the empire
Alexandria
Volcano near Naples which erupted in 79 AD
Mount Vesuvius
Cities which were destroyed in the eruption (name either)
Pompeii / Herculaneum
Hill in Rome which is the source of the English word "palace"
Palatine Hill
Modern-day city on the Croatian coast that was originally a palace
built by the emperor Diocletian
Split
English city known to the Romans as "Aquae Sulis"
Bath
Rome's largest horse-racing arena
Circus Maximus
Middle East kingdom led by Herod which was annexed in 6 AD
Judea
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55 Comments
WolfCam
+2
Level 67
Jan 14, 2017
I'm happy with this score considering I know Latin.
SirIsaacNewton
+1
Level 69
May 16, 2024
goat
Scoville
+2
Level 73
Jan 16, 2017
Why do I have to type "Palatine Hill" instead of just "Palatine", especially when the question already explicitly asks for a hill?
Quizmaster
+8
Level ∞
Jan 16, 2017
You don't. Must have spelled it wrong.
SundarIsaacs
+2
Level 58
Jan 19, 2017
Worked for me. Superb quiz, thanks.
kalbahamut
+34
Level 81
Feb 16, 2017
Palpatine Hill also doesn't work.
RayH518
+1
Level 38
Aug 20, 2017
haha
IsleAuHaulte
+4
Level 91
Jan 12, 2020
The whole Senate and Empire idea was ripped from Rome.
SonjaStaahle
+1
Level 63
Dec 3, 2024
You should accept Latin and Italian spelling, though.

Palatium, Palatino

travelfan
+3
Level 67
Jan 16, 2017
grrr. Somehow I got stuck on "agora" for the meeting place and couldn't think of anything else. Couldn't find what Judea would be called in English either (I could only think of "Judah").
kalbahamut
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Level 81
Feb 16, 2017
Judah and Judea are different things. Judah was absorbed into the Neo-Babylonian Empire a long time before Rome annexed Judea.
DrakiGuy
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Level 60
Mar 18, 2022
No they're not? Judah is the tribe from which the kingdom gets its name, and Judea is just the Latin rendering of it. It would've still been called Yehud by the locals
kotors
+6
Level 75
Feb 16, 2017
can you accept istanbul (for constantinople)?
AllenY
+3
Level 68
Feb 16, 2017
probably a good idea, also byzantium & byzantion if not accepted already
driehoek25
+1
Level 68
Mar 20, 2022
No, it wasn't named Istanbul by anyone until the Ottomans captured it and ended the Roman era.
ThatsNotGood
+1
Level 51
Jan 30, 2025
Myanmar isn’t called Burma but they accept it. It makes perfect sense if it did accept it.
Xtrordinary
+1
Level 72
Mar 12, 2025
It's still called Burma by many
potato5402
+1
Level 67
Feb 16, 2017
Great quiz!
jajaco2017
+1
Level 57
Feb 16, 2017
I got 70% and only two points
Tim054
+4
Level 56
Feb 16, 2017
Try getting more right next time. I would imagine the points will increase. :P
Moosefight
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Level 60
Feb 16, 2017
Diocletian clearly didn't want anyone visiting his special city.
countriesexpert
+2
Level 21
Feb 16, 2017
Istanbul should work
Anzi
+7
Level 69
Mar 3, 2017
I always knew reading Asterix would help
mahble
+3
Level 79
Jul 13, 2017
I LOVE THOSE BOOKS
mahble
+4
Level 79
Jul 13, 2017
The Circus Maximus was a CHARIOT-racing arena, not (well technically, I guess :P) a horse racing arena.
divantilya
+2
Level 36
Sep 9, 2019
^ And what dragged the chariots?
AntiMatter8192
+3
Level 75
Apr 6, 2020
Giraffes!
Nathaniel
+7
Level 75
Apr 6, 2020
a horse race is still something different
WolfCam
+1
Level 67
Aug 12, 2017
Roma, est optime. Cur enim non amplius doceri?
Croppies98
+3
Level 66
Jan 9, 2018
Technically, the answer to question 2 is New Rome, as this is what it was originally called of Constantine moved the capital. Also, I disagree with the assertion that Istanbul should work, as that name came into use long after Roman times. Finally, given that the quiz is English, why would anyone give answers in Latin or Italian and expect them to work.
CardinalSin
+1
Level 80
Oct 28, 2019
Because the Romans spoke Latin, not English. Non est veritas?
Nathaniel
+1
Level 75
Apr 6, 2020
Quia saepe responsum protum licet.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 73
Apr 6, 2020
Protum? didn't know that word, and translate and wiktionary weren't much help (even when trying prota and protus after trying possible spelling errors on your side like potum and prosum) but got it eventually :)
ct
+1
Level 66
Jan 29, 2018
Please accept Latin equivalents for location names in Rome, e.g. Palatino, Appia, etc.
Nathaniel
+2
Level 75
Apr 6, 2020
and also via appia
sulfuratus
+1
Level 68
Apr 13, 2020
The Latin name was (mons/collis) Palatinus, not Palatino.
Nachtschicht
+3
Level 59
Mar 17, 2022
I also think, appia / via appia should be accepted. Never heard "Appian way" for it...
BlackJohn
+2
Level 75
Dec 23, 2018
Can you accept Judaea for Judea?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Mar 23, 2020
Okay
WillemLAif
+1
Level 76
Feb 21, 2019
Great news! The modern-day location of Rubicon has been discovered: Liège province.
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 74
Apr 6, 2020
Huh?
LuigiDood227
+1
Level 70
Mar 17, 2022
The Rubicon was in Northern Italy, not Belgium
Jenny28
+1
Level 54
Apr 6, 2020
I'm a theology student, and I've asked my supervisors and lecturers multiple times if I can use 'Judah' or 'Judea' or if there's any substantial difference; they say to use either. I mainly use Judah out of personal preference and so I guessed that first. Could the answer be changed to accept Judah, Judea and Judaea?
tzhg
+1
Level 59
Apr 6, 2020
They're not the same thing.
alexandertorres1978
+2
Level 70
Apr 6, 2020
Lovely quiz, but a bit too easy?
howard38
+1
Level 61
Apr 6, 2020
No, at least not based of the % of questions people got wrong.
NV1
+2
Level 53
Apr 6, 2020
Kept on trying to spell Dubrovinik.🤣😂
JackintheBox
+4
Level 80
Apr 6, 2020
Dubrovnik*
ZeldaQuizzer
+1
Level 61
Mar 17, 2022
Same.
Luni
+1
Level 89
Apr 6, 2020
I messed up on spelling herculaneum. I always try to spell it with a k
nations12345eat
+1
Level 44
Dec 5, 2024
then put pompeii
Dperez
+2
Level 73
Mar 18, 2022
What about Stabiae and Oplontis for the eruption? They existed too.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 74
Mar 21, 2022
15
yppiL
+2
Level 28
Aug 15, 2022
I kept trying to put in Israel lol, I need to remember the People's Front of Judea
kmalarks98
+1
Level 63
Dec 10, 2024
I'm pretty sure more people in the Roman Empire spoke Greek than Latin,
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