SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Ancient Rome Trivia
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
trivia
,
history
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Romulus' land that he shared with his brother - became the center of Rome.
Palatine Hill
Messina
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Pagan
2. Carthage must be destroyed
Carthago delenda est
Praetorian Guard
Titus
Tiber River
3. Grandson of Scipio Africanus - fought against Carthage and defeated the whole civilization
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Sabines
Scipio Aemilianus
Optimate
4. Place in North Africa
Vespasian
Messina
Carthage
Sabines
5. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Constantine
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Pompeii
St. Paul
6. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon
Imperium
Lucius Verus
Antiochus III
Sejanus
7. Caesar's right hand man - attempts to join Octavian and makes 2nd Triumvirate - loves Cleopatra
Mark Antony
Remus
Cinna
Vitellius
8. Religious power of the Emperor
Pontifex Maximus
Marius
Crossing the Rubicon
Constantine
9. Military power of the emperor
Hamilcar Barca
Jugurtha
Cicero
Imperium
10. Moment you can never you can take back - Caesar crossed itr
Brutus
Otho
Eunus
Crossing the Rubicon
11. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Alba Longa
Commodus
Patrician
The Triumvirate
12. Marius' assistant - his army comes through Rome and fights Marius
Carthago delenda est
Cicero
Lavuniun
Sulla
13. The gladiators chose as their coach - very smart and strong - knew what to do in the 'battles'
King Herod
Spartacus
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Proletariat
14. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Carthago Delanda est
Pagan
Vespasian
Lucretia
15. Founding Fathers of Rome
Parthia
Diocletian
Palatine Hill
Patres
16. Ruler of Rome who marched to Rome with his troops - was killed by the Praetorian guard because Otho had taken the position of Imperator of the palace
Marius
Galba
Cassius
Proletariat
17. Rule of three men - alliance between Crassus - Pompey and Caesar
The Triumvirate
Imperium
Imperator
Messiah
18. Constantine's law that makes Christianity legal in Rome and declared that Christians must be tolerated
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
The Edict of Milan
Ptolemy XIII
Hannibal Barca
19. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul
Titus
Claudius
Gauis Julius Caesar
Princeps
20. Leader of the Huns from 434 to 453 CE - led the Hunds west into Germanic territory - threatening Rome
Mithridates VI
Pompeii
Jugurtha
Attila the Hun
21. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
The Jugurthine War
Jugurtha
Alba Longa
King Herod
22. Worked through the people to get power
Veto
Commodus
Imperium
Popularis
23. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Christ
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Pagan
Eunus
24. Town ruled by king Numitor
Antonius Pius
Sejanus
John the Baptist
Lavuniun
25. Leader of the Praetorian Guard - planned to take over once Tiberius died. Tiberius found out and killed him.
Hiero II
Sejanus
Pontifex Maximus
Latifundia
26. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Nero
Pagan
Hiero II
Corvus
27. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Titus
Nerva
Crossing the Rubicon
Antonius Pius
28. Caesar's great nephew forms the 2nd Triumvirate - youngest consul in history of Rome - becomes emperor of Rome
Carthago Delanda est
Octavian
Corvus
Battle of Cannae
29. When Plebeians went on strike from fighting
Marius
Plebeian Secession
Ptolemy XIII
Commodus
30. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Lucretia
Domitian
Philip V of Macedon
Cleoptra XIII
31. Worked through the senate to get power
Gaius Gracchus
Optimate
Pompeii
Messiah
32. Fought in Zama which is located in Northern Africa - Between Romans(Scipio Africanus) and Carthaginians(Hannibal Barca) - Uses Hannibal's tactic against him
Messina
Battle of Zama
Imperator
Herod
33. Hadrian's heir. Rule was boring besides Rome's 900th anniversary
Popularis
The Jugurthine War
Antonius Pius
Pompeii
34. The second town that Numitor ruled
Domitian
Alba Longa
Plebeian
Patrician
35. Son of Vespian helps him (Vespian) in the 'war' where the Jewish zealots proclaimed war on the Roman soldiers
The Jugurthine War
Titus
Lucius Verus
Vespasian
36. Prosecutor of Jesus's followers - then converted to Christianity - spread it - created it
Romulus
Lucius Verus
Herod
St. Paul
37. Rich people - gave funding for the campaigns of war
Pontifex Maximus
Carthage
Jugurtha
Patrician
38. Military power of the emperor
Imperium
Corvus
Cato
Plebeian Secession
39. 4th Julio-Claudian emperor - 'half-wit' - conquered Britain (defeats Caractacus - The King of British tribes) - paranoid - poisoned by wife-Mushrooms and doctor-poison feather
Sejanus
Claudius
Marius
Otho
40. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome - ended the Olympics
Diocletian
Patres
Emperor Theodosius
Lavuniun
41. Heir to Constantius - made Christianity legal in Rome - was losing in a battle and saw a cross in the sky and saw words that said Conquer by this
Constantine
Messina
Pontifex Maximus
Nero
42. Brother of Tiberius that campaigned for his brother - and continued Tiberius' reforms
Popularis
Galba
Marcus Aurelius
Gaius Gracchus
43. Orator - famous speaker in the Senate who becomes a senator
Superbus
Superbus
Cicero
Battle of Pharsalus
44. Bad nephew of Survius Tullius. Took the throne by force and killed many people.
Tiberius
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Crossing the Rubicon
Battle of Cannae
45. Got raped by Tarquin the Younger's son - it is how Tarquin's rule came to an end.
Optimate
Imperium
Hasdrubal
Lucretia
46. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Pagan
Hiero II
Latins
Hamilcar Barca
47. Another conspirator
Imperator
Cassius
Syracuse
Hadrian
48. Marcus Aurelius' heir - open about his male lover his men killed him
Etruscans
Veto
Commodus
Horatius
49. King of Pontus Sulla ends up leading army against him
Syracuse
Mithridates VI
Tiberius Gracchus
Pagan
50. Leader of the Seleucid Empire - alliances with Macedon
Sejanus
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
Tarquin the Younger (the Proud)
Antiochus III
Sorry!:) No result found.
Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?
Let me suggest you:
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests
Major Subjects
Tests & Exams
AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT
Certifications
CISSP go to https://www.isc2.org/
PMP
ITIL
RHCE
MCTS
More...
IT Skills
Android Programming
Data Modeling
Objective C Programming
Basic Python Programming
Adobe Illustrator
More...
Business Skills
Advertising Techniques
Business Accounting Basics
Business Strategy
Human Resource Management
Marketing Basics
More...
Soft Skills
Body Language
People Skills
Public Speaking
Persuasion
Job Hunting And Resumes
More...
Vocabulary
GRE Vocab
SAT Vocab
TOEFL Essential Vocab
Basic English Words For All
Global Words You Should Know
Business English
More...
Languages
AP German Vocab
AP Latin Vocab
SAT Subject Test: French
Italian Survival
Norwegian Survival
More...
Engineering
Audio Engineering
Computer Science Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Structural Engineering
More...
Health Sciences
Basic Nursing Skills
Health Science Language Fundamentals
Veterinary Technology Medical Language
Cardiology
Clinical Surgery
More...
English
Grammar Fundamentals
Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
Elements Of Style Vocab
Introduction To English Major
Complete Advanced Sentences
Literature
Homonyms
More...
Math
Algebra Formulas
Basic Arithmetic: Measurements
Metric Conversions
Geometric Properties
Important Math Facts
Number Sense Vocab
Business Math
More...
Other Major Subjects
Science
Economics
History
Law
Performing-arts
Cooking
Logic & Reasoning
Trivia
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests