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The Roman Empire Quiz
1.
In what year did the Western Roman Empire come to an end?
19 CE
521 CE
1,500 CE
476 CE
2.
Which of these did the Romans not employ in battle?
siege engines
steel bolts
missile launchers
submarines
3.
Who was a legendary founder of Rome?
Hannibal
Julius Caesar
Claudius
Romulus
4.
Which one of these was not implicated in the assassination of Julius Caesar?
Nero
Cassius
Brutus
Marc Antony
5.
When did Julius Caesar die?
22 BCE
22 CE
44 CE
44 BCE
6.
The ancient city of Rome was built on this many hills:
3
5
7
15
7.
In ancient Roman cities, what was the marketplace and meeting area called?
forelock
forest
forum
forearm
8.
Who was the emperor during the first year of the Pax Romana?
Galba
Augustus
Aemilian
Tiberius
9.
Which dynasty was founded by Vespasian?
Decian dynasty
Gordian dynasty
Flavian dynasty
Severan dynasty
10.
Who wrote the
Germania
?
Livy
Sallust
Tacitus
Suetonius
11.
Who ordered the crucifixion of Jesus?
Gaius Servilius Ahala
Pontius Pilate
Aulus Plautius
Lucius Verus
12.
Whom did Constantius II defeat in the Battle of Mursa?
Magnentius
Allectus
Eugenius
Calocaerus
13.
Which Roman emperor was the first to profess Christianity?
Pupienus Maximus
Severus Alexander
Constantine I
Maximinus Thrax
14.
How many books are there in the Code of Justinian?
7
4
2
10
15.
Which ancient Roman lighthouse was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site?
Tower of Hercules
Leptis Magna Lighthouse
Patara Lighthouse
Hidirlik Tower
16.
Which piece of Roman architecture was built under the Flavian emperors, during the reign of Vespasian?
Arch of Constantine
Colosseum
Pula Arena
Pantheon
17.
Which ancient Roman city was destroyed after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?
Eboracum
Aquileia
Pompeii
Amphissa
18.
Which city was the capital of both the Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire?
Antioch
Ephesus
Constantinople
Carthage
19.
Which Roman empress reputedly discovered the True Cross?
St. Helena
Aelia Galla Placidia
Livia Drusilla
Messalina Valeria
20.
Who is commonly regarded as the last (though illegitimate) Western Roman emperor?
Glycerius
Probus
Olybrius
Romulus Augustulus
21.
Which was the privileged social class in ancient Roman society?
patrician
plebeian
publican
eques
22.
Which Roman emperor self-adopted a title that means "restorer of the world"?
Aurelian
Saloninus
Valerian
Gallienus
23.
What was the eastern half of the Roman Empire called?
Akkadian Empire
Eastern Empire
Byzantine Empire
Gaza Empire
24.
What is the full name of the Roman emperor Caligula?
Tiberius Claudius Nero
Gaius Caesar Germanicus
Gaius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus
Flavius Gratianus Augustus
25.
What were the household troops of the Roman emperors called?
Domitian Cohort
Roman Elite
Byzantine Guard
Praetorian Guard
26.
Which famous church was built under the direction of Justinian I?
Santa Croce
San Marco Basilica
Hagia Sophia
St. Peter’s Basilica
27.
What was the earliest written legislation of ancient Roman law called?
Code of Canon Law
Liber Judiciorum
Law of the Twelve Tables
Code of Hammurabi
28.
At what age did Gordian III become emperor of Rome?
19
25
10
13
29.
Who adopted the name Marcus Aurelius as a part of his imperial title?
Septimius Severus
Macrinus
Diadumenian
Carus
30.
Which Roman ruler was executed on his father’s orders?
Julius Caesar
Crispus
Gordian I
Hostilian
31.
In which year did the Byzantine Empire fall to the Ottoman Empire?
1424
1394
1450
1453
32.
Which Roman senator was famous for his opposition to Nero?
Appius Claudius Pulcher
Luca Savelli
Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus
Marcus Licinius Crassus
33.
The succession of Roman rulers known as the Five Good Emperors included Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, and who else?
Nerva
Diocletian
Tiberius
Theodosius I
34.
How many Punic Wars were there?
5
3
2
8
35.
Which writing system is the probable ancestor of the Greek alphabet and, hence, of all Western alphabets?
Runic alphabet
Etruscan alphabet
Phoenician alphabet
Gothic alphabet
36.
Which city was destroyed as a result of the First Punic War?
Arezzo
Sevilla
Cannae
Carthage
37.
In which war did Hannibal cross the Alps?
Second Punic War
Pyrrhic War
Chremonidean War
Mercenary War
38.
Between which forces was the Battle of Cannae fought?
Epirus and Macedon
Sparta and Arcadia
Carthage and Rome
Pergamon and Anatolia
39.
In which battle did Germanic leader Arminius destroy three Roman legions over the course of four days?
Battle of Cynoscephalae
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
Battle of Cannae
Battle of Adrianople
40.
Which battle resulted in the defeat of Attila, king of the Huns?
Battle of the Frigidus
Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
Battle of Soissons
Battle of Strasbourg
41.
What was the largest Roman hippodrome called?
Circus Maximus
Pompeii Spectacula
Uthina Amphitheater
Maison Carree
42.
Who was included in the group generally known as the Second Triumvirate?
Mark Antony, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Octavian
Augustus, Sulla, and Caesarion
Sextus Pompey, Gnaeus Pompeius, and Gaius Cassius Longinus
Pompey, Julius Caesar, and Marcus Licinius Crassus
43.
What was the period of peace and prosperity in ancient Rome called?
Flavian period
Pax Romana
Enlightenment
Regal Period
44.
Which emperor introduced a short-lived system of power sharing between four rulers, two augusti and two caesars (the tetrarchy)?
Publius Septimius Geta
Elagabalus
Romanos II
Diocletian
45.
Which emperor completely rebuilt the Pantheon sometime between 118 and 128 CE?
Libius Severus
Majorian
Commodus
Hadrian
46.
In ancient Rome, who commanded the army?
tribune
prefect
governor
consul
47.
Which famous Italian painter was buried in the Pantheon?
Sandro Botticelli
Giovanni Bellini
Raphael
Filippo Lippi
48.
What was the coin created by Constantine I?
denarius
solidus
laureate
argenteus
49.
Who wrote the
Meditations
?
Plautus
Lucan
Marcus Aurelius
Ovid
50.
Where is Hadrian's Wall located?
England
Armenia
Turkey
Italy
51.
In which war did the gladiator Spartacus led a slave rebellion against Rome?
Second Mithridatic War
Roman Civil War
Marian-Sullan Civil War
Third Servile War
52.
Who wrote the
Aeneid
?
Horace
Tibullus
Virgil
Juvenal
53.
Which of the following cities became the eastern capital of the Roman Empire under Diocletian?
Drnovo
Antalya
Pátrai
İzmit
54.
What is a Peutinger Table?
a bridge
a table
an arch
a map
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