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. Word for someone who follows one of the non-major religion today
Tiber River
Superbus
Pagan
Res Publicas
2. Orator - famous speaker in the Senate who becomes a senator
Galba
Patrician
The Gladiator War
Cicero
3. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Caligula
Pontifex Maximus
Rome
Pompeii
4. Anointed one - comes from Greek word Christos meaning Messiah
Trajan (what a boss)
Christ
Tiberius Gracchus
Octavian
5. Virgin but was 'raped by Mars' she had twin boys - Romulus and Remus
Hannibal Barca
Tribune
Rhea Silvia
Sabines
6. Military and political leader - teams up with Crassus and Pompey - comes together with them to become powerful - was governor of Spain and Gaul
Gauis Julius Caesar
Carthago Delanda est
Gaius Gracchus
Battle of Zama
7. African kingdom - that allies with Rome
Numidia
Domitian
Crassus
Rhea Silvia
8. River that has a bridge that connects to Rome.
Consuls
Herod
Tiber River
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
9. Hannibal's brother who died in battle
Tiberius
Cleoptra XIII
Numidia
Hasdrubal
10. Battle between Pompey and Caesar - Caesar wins
The Edict of Milan
Sejanus
Battle of Pharsalus
Odoacer
11. Founding Fathers of Rome
Plebeian
Mark Antony
Caesarion
Patres
12. Marcus Aurelius' younger brother and co-emperor - fought against Parthia - died in the epidemic (seizures)
Scipio Aemilianus
Pax Romana
Lucius Verus
The Jugurthine War
13. Another conspirator
Gaius Gracchus
Cassius
The Edict of Milan
Cicero
14. War between Constantine and Maxentius - where it was fought
Patrician
Hiero II
Milvian Bridge
Caractacus
15. Greek colony
Hasdrubal
Romulus
Battle of Cannae
Messina
16. Moment you can never you can take back - Caesar crossed itr
Nerva
Eunus
Crossing the Rubicon
Mark Antony
17. General for Roman army - captures Jugurtha - 6 times consul - 5 times in a row - was taken over by Sulla - he was exiled from Rome
Remus
Romulus Augustus (aka Romulus Augustulus)
King Herod
Marius
18. 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
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Consuls
Galba
Cicero
19. Carthage must be destroyed
Pontifex Maximus
Carthago delenda est
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Scipio Africanus
20. Military commander of the Emperor
Imperator
Pontifex Maximus
Tiberius
Hamilcar Barca
21. Period of piece in Rome 200 years
Pax Romana
Latifundia
Imperium
Imperator
22. Fought in Cannae - the Carthaginians won because they attacked the Romans from 4 sides
Carthage
Marius
Battle of Cannae
Parthia
23. Brother of Remus - he was able to become one of the first kings of Rome - founded Rome
Popularis
Remus
Romulus
Brutus
24. Builds wall across Scotland to keep Celts in north
Tribune
Hadrian
Antonius Pius
Otho
25. Was being supported by Roman troops because the Roman soldiers felt like Vitellius was favoring the German soldiers - was ruling Rome and the senate and the people of Rome liked him
Jesus's Commandments (concept)
Cicero
Crossing the Rubicon
Vespasian
26. Love the the Lord your God with all your heart - and Love your neighbor as you love yourself
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
27. When italian people wanted full citizenship - went to war
The Social War
Gaius Gracchus
Proletariat
Diocletian
28. Where Mount Vesuvius was located
Cinna
Pompeii
Imperator
Otho
29. What Cato said after every speech of his. Meaning - 'Rome must be destroyed.'
Hannibal Barca
Tiber River
The Edict of Milan
Carthago Delanda est
30. People living in Estrucania who attacked Romans
Remus
Commodus
Etruscans
Corvus
31. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son
Caesarion
Crassus
Imperator
The Triumvirate
32. Military power of the emperor
Imperium
Consuls
Carthago delenda est
Caesarion
33. Civic duty - public affairs
Philip V of Macedon
Messiah
Pontifex Maximus
Res Publicas
34. One of Antoninus Pius' heirs. Not interested in politics so made his brother Lucius Verus co-emperor. Commodus was his heir - more interested in philosophy stoic philosopher
Caractacus
Battle of Zama
Marcus Aurelius
Pontifex Maximus
35. Overall amazing - treats senate well - military guy - fair rule - campaigns for good of Rome - conquers Armenia don't ask/don't tell policy for Christians
Caracalla
Carthage
Trajan (what a boss)
Corvus
36. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Ptolemy XIII
Palatine Hill
Constantine
Odoacer
37. Roman leader who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Scipio Africanus
Jesus Christ (Jesús Christos)
Battle of Cannae
Vitellius
38. I forbid
Veto
Diocletian
Latifundia
Zealots
39. African kingdom - that allies with Rome
Odoacer
Nerva
Caracalla
Numidia
40. Proud
The Jugurthine War
Superbus
Parthia
Christ
41. Nephew of King of Numidia - he killed his cousins so he could become the King - bribes Rome to stay in power
Jugurtha
Battle of Pharsalus
Sabines
Hamilcar Barca
42. Caesar and Cleopatra's illegitimate son
Sabines
Battle of Cannae
Eunus
Caesarion
43. Moment you can never you can take back - Caesar crossed itr
Crossing the Rubicon
Imperium
Republic
Corvus
44. Hellenized Jew - encouraged Greek culture - one of the people responsible for Jesus's death
King Herod
Pax Romana
Princeps
Galba
45. Commander of Carthage during first Punic War - had to stop ruling because Carthage started to run out of resources
Hamilcar Barca
Cicero
Battle of Pharsalus
Syracuse
46. Head of government - becomes senators at the end of term - serves a 1 year term - there is two of them
Carthage
Consuls
Antonius Pius
Cassius
47. Religious power of the Emperor
Cato
Pontifex Maximus
Imperator
Milvian Bridge
48. German Chieftain who overthrows Romulus Augustus and declares himself king of Italy
Crassus
Eunus
Odoacer
Gauis Julius Caesar
49. King of Britain - fought against Rome
Jugurtha
Rome
Christ
Caractacus
50. I forbid
Veto
Nerva
Hadrian
Emperor Theodosius