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