1
Who was not part of the first roman triumvirate?
Augustus
Crassus
Julius Caesar
Pompey
22% got this right
The First Triumvirate (60–53 BC) was an informal alliance among three prominent politicians in the late Roman Republic.
2
What Gaul leader ultimately surrendered to Rome in 46 BC?
Vercingetorix
Ambiorix
Asterix
Obelix
35% got this right
After six years in prison, he was ceremonially strangled at the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus.
3
Who was the first Roman emperor?
Augustus
Julius Caesar
Nero
Titus
39% got this right
4
To whom did Julias Caesar utter his last words?
Brutus
Cleopatra
Jesus
Octavian
62% got this right
His last words were supposedly: Et tu, Brute? (You too, Brutus?)
5
Who is known for his wish to destroy Carthage?
Cato
Caesar
Cassius
Crassus
22% got this right
Cato is said to have used the phrase "Carthage must be destroyed" as the conclusion to all his speeches.
6
What was the name of the roman horse carriage?
Chariot
Centurion
Phalanx
Venator
67% got this right
7
What roman emperor's name translates to "Little Boots"?
Caligula
Claudius
Hadrian
Titus
30% got this right
8
What Carthagian leader led the assault on Rome in 218 BC?
Hanibal
Hannibal
46% got this right
Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 BC was one of the major events of the Second Punic War.
9
What was the Roman name for the Mediterranean sea?
Internal Sea
Mare Internum
Mare Nostrum
Our Sea
59% got this right
Mare Nostrum is Latin for "Our Sea".
10
What emperor adopted Christianity as the roman state religion?
Constantin
Augustus
Nero
Tiberius
