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