Statistics for Ancient History by Letter ‘V’

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  • This quiz has been taken 69 times
  • The average score is 8 of 16

Answer Stats

HintAnswer% Correct
Volcano, destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 ADVesuvius
94%
Germanic tribe, sacked Rome under King Alaric in 410 AD before settling in Southern Gaul and HispaniaVisigoths
86%
Statue of Aphrodite made in the 2nd Century BC, rediscovered on the Greek island of Milos in 1820Venus de Milo
80%
Iron-Age Kingdom also known as Urartu, centred around a lake of the same name in modern-day ArmeniaVan
75%
Germanic tribe who migrated through Gaul and Hispania before settling in North Africa. Sacked Rome in 455 AD under King GaisericVandals
73%
Roman poet who composed the Aeneid - a founding mythology linking Rome to Mycenaean GreeceVirgil
67%
Priestesses of the Roman Goddess of the hearth, their duties included maintaining the Sacred Flame of the templeVestal Virgins
57%
The highest ranking official / adviser to the Pharaohs of ancient EgyptVizier
47%
City on the Ganges, one of the oldest in India, an important religious and cultural locationVaranasi
43%
Tribal confederation, occupied the Adriatic coast of North East Italy throughout the first milleniumVeneti
37%
9th Roman Emperor, a successful general who founded the Flavian dynastyVespasian
37%
Gallic King who led a united Celtic revolt against Roman rule. Defeated by Julius Caesar at the Battle of Alesia in 52 BCVercingetorix
31%
Roman general, lost three legions in 9 AD after being ambushed by the Germanic Chieftain Arminius in the Battle of the Teutoburg ForestVarus
27%
Emperor of Eastern Rome, brother of Valentinian, killed by invading Goths under Fritigern in 378 AD at the battle of AdrianopleValens
18%
Roman town near modern-day St Albans, sacked and burnt by the Iceni Queen BoudicaVerulamium
12%
Roman fortress located just South of Hadrian’s Wall, now a museumVindolanda
8%

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