Statistics for Ancient History by Letter 'V'

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
The volcano that destroyed Herculaneum and Pompeii.	Vesuvius	93%
Roman goddess of love, beauty, sexuality, and gardens.	Venus	92%
The great hall in Norse mythology where heroes slain in battle are received.	Valhalla	82%
Roman goddess of the hearth, the Roman state, and the sacred fire.	Vesta	76%
The Aeneid was written between the years 29-19 BCE by this guy.	Virgil	62%
The second in command in the Egyptian government after the pharaoh.	Vizier	33%
The fourth, and last, in the Year of the Four Emperors.	Vespasian	19%
Virgins dedicated to the service of Vesta.	Vestals	13%
A member of the Boers who migrated from British territory in South Africa to the Boer Republics.	Voortrekker	6%
A spiral ornament used on capitals in Ionic architecture; from the Latin words voluta (scroll) and volvere (to turn).	Volutes	2%
A valley in eastern Greece in Thessaly between Mount Olympos (Olympus) and Mount Ossa.	Vale of Tempe	0%