Impossible Roman History

Not for the faint of heart. Try to answer these difficult questions from Roman history.

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Last updated: November 22, 2018

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Hint	Answer
Opposite of a plebeian	Patrician
He was called the "Third Founder of Rome"	Gaius Marius
Types of magistrates in the Roman Republic	Aedile
	Censor
	Consul
	(Governor)
	Praetor
	(Promagistrate)
	Quaestor
	Tribune
Bodyguard of a magistrate. Carried a staff called a fasces	Lictor
Cognomen of Marcus Tullius	Cicero
This class of people was just below the Senatorial Order in rank	Equestrian Order
This region had Transalpine and Cisalpine parts	Gaul
Era of the Empire that came after the Principate	Dominate

Hint	Answer
Latin for "head of the family"	Paterfamilias
Centermost hill of Rome	Palatine Hill
This emperor established a tetrarchy of four rulers	Diocletian
The original laws of the Roman Republic	Twelve Tables
When the early Romans needed women, they stole them from this tribe	Sabines
This city was Rome's seaport	Ostia
Censorious senator who ended speeches with "Carthage must be destroyed"	Cato
Romulus and Remus were descended from this Trojan hero	Aeneas
This stammering emperor followed Caligula	Claudius
Wife of Augustus during his reign	Livia
Dynasty of Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian	Flavians
The Empire reached its maximum extent in the reign of this emperor	Trajan
Two cities destroyed by Mt. Vesuvius	Pompeii
Two cities destroyed by Mt. Vesuvius	Herculaneum
Ancient Roman goddess of war	Bellona

ILikeQuizes

Level 65

Sep 16, 2016

I got 20. I love this quiz, great job.

ILikeQuizes

Level 65

Oct 30, 2016

24 now. I've been reading the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.

mrnafe

Level 77

Aug 13, 2018

26 points, shame it isn't eligible for points, great quiz

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