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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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
Class of people that 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
Latin for "head of the family"
Paterfamilias
Centermost hill of Rome
Palatine Hill
Emperor who 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
Stammering emperor who 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
Herculaneum
Ancient Roman goddess of war
Bellona
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Level 63
Sep 16, 2016
I got 20. I love this quiz, great job.
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Level 63
Oct 30, 2016
24 now. I've been reading the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
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Level 82
Aug 13, 2018
26 points, shame it isn't eligible for points, great quiz