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Ancient Rome

Civilization from the founding of the city of Rome to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire
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1. When was Rome founded according to the tradition?
79 BC
40 AD
476 BC
753 BC
2. Some of Rome's early kings may have been Etruscan. How many of theme were there?
Fifteen
Three
Ten
Seven
3. What is not true in the legend of Romulus and Remus?
Romulus was killed by Remus
They were twins
They were sons of god Mars
They were raised by a wolf
4. Who was the main god in Roman mythology?
Neptune
Mars
Vulcan
Jupiter
5. Who was the goddess of love and beauty in Roman mythology?
Hera
Minerva
Venus
Aphrodite
6. Who was the Roman goddess of the hunt, wild animals and the wilderness?
Flora
Juno
Diana
Demeter
7. How many consuls were elected every year by citizen assembly in early Rome?
Ten
Five
Two
Three
8. Which Carthaginian general crossed the Alps and invaded ancient Rome?
Hasdrubal
Hamilcar
Hector
Hannibal
9. How many Punic Wars were there?
Four
Five
Three
Two
10. What animals did he bring with him during his invasion of Rome?
Lions
Bears
Elephants
Wolves
11. What did Rome gain following the First Punic War, a war primarily fought at sea?
Egypt
Iberia
Sicily
Britain
12. What was the leadership of Rome called when Julius Caesar, Pompey the Great, and Marcus Crassus ruled Rome?
Three Wise Men
Triple Entente
First Triumvirate
Triple Threat
13. The Julian calendar was proposed by Julius Caesar in 46 BC. How many days it differs from Gregorian calendar used today?
17 days
13 days
27 days
3 days
14. Who became the first emperor of Rome in the year 27 BC?
Julius Caesar
Nero
Gaius Marius
Caesar Augustus
15. Who assassinated Julius Caesar?
Caesar Augustus
Marcus Brutus
Theodosius
Cleopatra VII
16. Where was Julius Caesar assassinated?
At the theater
While riding a horse
In the Roman bath
In his bed
17. The members of the Second Triumvirate included Mark Antony, Lepidus, and who else?
Octavian
Tullus Hostilius
Marcus Brutus
Cleopatra VII
18. What did Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII do after they realized they had lost the war to Octavian?
Surrendered and became slaves
Ran away to China together
Both committed suicide
Got married
19. The eruption of which volcano destroyed and buried the city of Pompeii in 79 AD?
Etna
Vesuvius
Stromboli
Vulcano
20. What area of the city was the center of Roman public life and government?
The Rostra
The Forum
The Pantheon
Palatine Hill
21. Which of the following was famous Roman philosopher?
Ovid
Horace
Virgil
Seneca
22. Which Emperor decided to divide Rome into two sections to try and stabilize the empire?
Romulus Augustulus
Octavian
Diocletian
Trajan
23. Which barbarian people group invaded Britain as the Roman Empire grew weak?
Franks
Saxons
Goths
Vandals
24. Who was the leader of the rebelling gladiators and slaves in the Third Servile War?
Spartacus
Marcus Agrippa
Pompey
Hannibal
25. What did Octavian change his name to after he became the first Roman Emperor?
Augustus
Constantine
Hadrian
Trajan
26. Who did Julius Caesar defeat in the Roman civil war to become the most powerful man in Rome?
Mark Antony
Pompey the Great
Cicero
Octavian
27. Which Roman emperor was blamed for the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD?
Commodus
Nero
Hadrian
Claudius
28. What type of current modern government is most similar to the Roman Republic?
Democracy
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Communism
29. What was the highest position in the government of the Roman Republic?
Censor
Governor
Senator
Consul
30. Under which emperor, Rome reached its territorial height in 117?
Hercules
Nero
Trajan
Augustus
31. Which battle is widely considered the greatest military achievement of Julius Caesar?
Battle of Alesia
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
Battle of Heraclea
Battle of Carthage
32. When Julius Caesar seized control of Rome and made himself dictator, what famous Roman government came to an end?
The Monarchy
The Republic
The Legion
The Empire
33. Who became Roman Emperor in 306 AD and then converted to Christianity?
Constantine
Titus
Caesar Augustus
Tiberius
34. What Roman ruler was the father of Cleopatra's children Alexander Helios, Cleopatra Selene II and Ptolemy Philadelphus?
Mark Antony
Octavian
Trajan
Julius Caesar
35. How was Octavian related to Julius Caesar?
Grandson
Father
Nephew
Son
36. What fortification was built by the Romans across the width of Britain to separate Romans from the barbarians?
Hadrian's Wall
Caesar's Wall
Nero's Wall
Trajan's Wall
37. In 305 Diocletian abdicated voluntarily due to ill health and retired to his palace at which city?
Naisus
Singidunum
Mediolanum
Spalatum
38. When did the Western Roman Empire collapse?
533
476
221
776
2 Comments
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Level 66
Mar 21, 2021
The question on the East/West split repeats. Also, Cleopatra had a son with both Caesar (Caesarion) and with Mark Antony (Alexander Helion, younger Ptolemy), so that question is confusing. The question on Caesar's assassination was also confusing, since Caesar was going to the senate, just that the senate was meeting in the theatre building, but I suppose that's a trick question.
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Level 53
Mar 21, 2021
Thanks for pointing this out. I have corrected those questions.