Statistics for Ancient Rome by letter: 'B'

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Roman god of wine	Bacchus	91%
Warrior queen of the Iceni	Boudica	89%
Assassin and adopted son of Julius Caesar	Brutus	84%
A Roman province first visited by Julius Caesar, but conquest would not begin until 43 CE (Latin name)	Britannia	71%
Term for a tribal non-Roman, particularly those in Gaul and Germania	Barbarian	68%
A tribe of Northern Gaul that gives Belgium its name	Belgae	45%
An ancient region and kingdom of Asia Minor, which became a Roman province in 74 BCE	Bithynia	38%
Gallic chieftain who led the sack of Rome in 387 BCE	Brennus	36%
The Appian Way connected Rome to this port town	Brundisium	30%
A type of gladiator who went into combat with beasts (plural)	Bestiarii	20%
A building in the forum where legal business was carried out	Basilica	14%
An amulet worn by children around the neck, supposedly to bring good luck	Bulla	14%
Philosopher of the early sixth century who wrote 'The Consolation of Philosophy'	Boethius	11%
A type of trouser worn by Gauls, which translates from Latin into 'trousers'	Braccae	11%
Eastern Roman Emperor between 475 and 476 CE	Basiliscus	9%
Prefect of the Praetorian Guard under Claudius and Nero; known for his plain speaking	Burrus	5%