The 1st and 2nd Century BC Quiz

Can you guess these notable people, places, and things from the years 1-200 BC?

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Last updated: February 27, 2021

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Year	Description	Answer
4 BC	This client king of Judea, known for the Massacre of the Innocents, dies	Herod the Great
7 BC	This biblical figure is born in a manger in Bethlehem	Jesus Christ
19 BC	This Roman national epic poem and masterpiece, written by Virgil, is published	The Aeneid
27 BC	The Roman Republic ends when this man becomes the first Roman Emperor	Augustus
30 BC	This last Egyptian pharaoh kills herself	Cleopatra
44 BC	Julius Caesar is assassinated on this day of the year	the Ides of March
47 BC	"I came, I saw, I conquered", in Latin	Veni, vidi, vici
49 BC	Caesar illegally crosses this river which incited a civil war	Rubicon
50 BC	Famous comic book: "The year is 50 BC. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well, not entirely..."	Asterix
59 BC	Caesar, Crassus and Pompey the Great establish this type of alliance where three individuals hold power	Triumvirate
63 BC	This man, probably the best-known Roman orator, becomes consul	Cicero
71 BC	This gladiator leads a bloody slave uprising (you might know the 1960 Kirk Douglas film)	Spartacus
c.100 BC	An unknown artist creates this well-known statue	Venus de Milo
108 BC	First proven mention of this present-day Korean city	Pyongyang
c. 114 BC	This trade route network connecting Europe with China is used for the first time	the Silk Road
133 BC	This city becomes to first ever to have more than 1,000,000 inhabitants	Rome
146 BC	The Third Punic War ends with the complete destruction of this city	Carthage
153 BC	By changing the date, this day becomes the first of the Roman year	January 1
164 BC	By rededicating the Holy Temple, the Jews start commemorating this holiday	Hanukkah
196 BC	This Egyptian stone, rediscovered in 1799 to study hieroglyphs, is created	Rosetta Stone

Level 73

Feb 27, 2019

I find the Asterix one misleading. I thought it referred to a person comic, not a comic book.

Level 64

Feb 5, 2021

I typed Jan 1 and 1st Jan, didn't work. Please accept short forms for dates.

Level 60

Feb 28, 2021

Surprised to see new things happened in the first and second centuries.

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