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?
40 AD
753 BC
476 BC
79 BC
2. Some of Rome's early kings may have been Etruscan. How many of theme were there?
Three
Fifteen
Ten
Seven
3. What is not true in the legend of Romulus and Remus?
Romulus was killed by Remus
They were raised by a wolf
They were sons of god Mars
They were twins
4. Who was the main god in Roman mythology?
Jupiter
Mars
Vulcan
Neptune
5. Who was the goddess of love and beauty in Roman mythology?
Hera
Minerva
Venus
Aphrodite
6. Who was the Roman goddess of the hunt, wild animals and the wilderness?
Flora
Juno
Diana
Demeter
7. How many consuls were elected every year by citizen assembly in early Rome?
Five
Two
Three
Ten
8. Which Carthaginian general crossed the Alps and invaded ancient Rome?
Hasdrubal
Hannibal
Hector
Hamilcar
9. How many Punic Wars were there?
Two
Four
Five
Three
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?
Sicily
Egypt
Iberia
Britain
12. What was the leadership of Rome called when Julius Caesar, Pompey the Great, and Marcus Crassus ruled Rome?
Three Wise Men
First Triumvirate
Triple Threat
Triple Entente
13. The Julian calendar was proposed by Julius Caesar in 46 BC. How many days it differs from Gregorian calendar used today?
27 days
13 days
17 days
3 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?
Theodosius
Cleopatra VII
Marcus Brutus
Caesar Augustus
16. Where was Julius Caesar assassinated?
In the Roman bath
In his bed
At the theater
While riding a horse
17. The members of the Second Triumvirate included Mark Antony, Lepidus, and who else?
Octavian
Marcus Brutus
Cleopatra VII
Tullus Hostilius
18. What did Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII do after they realized they had lost the war to Octavian?
Got married
Both committed suicide
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?
Etna
Vulcano
Vesuvius
Stromboli
20. What area of the city was the center of Roman public life and government?
The Pantheon
The Forum
Palatine Hill
The Rostra
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?
Romulus Augustulus
Octavian
Diocletian
Trajan
23. Which barbarian people group invaded Britain as the Roman Empire grew weak?
Vandals
Saxons
Goths
Franks
24. Who was the leader of the rebelling gladiators and slaves in the Third Servile War?
Marcus Agrippa
Spartacus
Pompey
Hannibal
25. What did Octavian change his name to after he became the first Roman Emperor?
Hadrian
Augustus
Constantine
Trajan
26. Who did Julius Caesar defeat in the Roman civil war to become the most powerful man in Rome?
Octavian
Pompey the Great
Mark Antony
Cicero
27. Which Roman emperor was blamed for the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD?
Hadrian
Commodus
Nero
Claudius
28. What type of current modern government is most similar to the Roman Republic?
Dictatorship
Communism
Democracy
Monarchy
29. What was the highest position in the government of the Roman Republic?
Senator
Governor
Consul
Censor
30. Under which emperor, Rome reached its territorial height in 117?
Nero
Trajan
Augustus
Hercules
31. Which battle is widely considered the greatest military achievement of Julius Caesar?
Battle of Carthage
Battle of Alesia
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
Battle of Heraclea
32. When Julius Caesar seized control of Rome and made himself dictator, what famous Roman government came to an end?
The Monarchy
The Republic
The Legion
The Empire
33. Who became Roman Emperor in 306 AD and then converted to Christianity?
Titus
Tiberius
Constantine
Caesar Augustus
34. What Roman ruler was the father of Cleopatra's children Alexander Helios, Cleopatra Selene II and Ptolemy Philadelphus?
Mark Antony
Octavian
Trajan
Julius Caesar
35. How was Octavian related to Julius Caesar?
Grandson
Son
Nephew
Father
36. What fortification was built by the Romans across the width of Britain to separate Romans from the barbarians?
Nero's Wall
Trajan's Wall
Caesar's Wall
Hadrian's Wall
37. In 305 Diocletian abdicated voluntarily due to ill health and retired to his palace at which city?
Spalatum
Mediolanum
Singidunum
Naisus
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.