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1. In December of 218 BC at the Trebia River, Hannibal virtually destroyed a Roman army led by
A. Cn. Cornelius Scipio C. App. Claudius Pulcher
B. Ti. Sempronius Longus D. M. Atilius Regulus |
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2. “The gods are with you”, “Remember Rome!”, “Curiatii forever!” These are some of the words shouted out
by two opposing armies as six of their comrades, three from each side, prepared to fight during the reign
of
A. Servius Tullius B. Tarquinius Superbus C. Ancus Marcius D. Tullus Hostilius |
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3. The struggle between the Romans and the Carthaginians over the control of what city triggered the First
Punic War?
A. Saguntum B. Capua C. Messana D. Tarentum |
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4. Who was assassinated by a group of senators at the foot of the statue of Pompey the Great?
A. Julius Caesar B. Cassius C. Marius D. Sulla |
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. Who was forced to divorce his first wife (a daughter of Marcus Agrippa and his first wife Attica) in order to
marry his step-father’s daughter in 12 BC?
A. Marcellus B. Tiberius C. Drusus D. Germanicus |
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6. Who, with his face and hands painted red like the statue of Jupiter, rode in a four-horse chariot through the
streets of Rome to celebrate his triumph over Veii in 396 BC?
A. Camillus B. Coriolanus C. Hortensius D. Scipio Barbatus |
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7. Berenice, a Jewish princess, was a mistress of the emperor
A. Titus B. Nerva C. Septimius Severus D. Macrinus |
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8. On the day after the Battle of Saxa Rubra (about 10 miles north of Rome), a soldier carried the head of
Maxentius on a spear in the forefront of the triumphal procession of which emperor?
A. Diocletian B. Galerius C. Julian D. Constantine |
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9. Marius was elected cōnsul for all of the following years EXCEPT
A. 107 BC B. 105 BC C. 101 BC D. 86 BC |
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10. After the Praetorians lynched their own Prefect, Sextus Tigidius Perennis, in AD 185, which emperor
promoted his freedman servant Marcus Aurelius Cleander to be the next Praetorian Prefect?
A. Marcus Aurelius B. Trajan C. Commodus D. Hadrian |
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11. Which emperor built an enormous temple to Sol Invictus in Rome and styled himself as the vice-regent of
this Illyrian sun god, featuring on coins and inscriptions the title Dominus et deus nātus?
A. Macrinus B. Caracalla C. Aurelian D. Elagabalus |
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12. Which king of Rome is said to have constructed the Rēgia near the Forum, the Temple of Vesta, and other
temples?
A. Tarqunius Priscus B. Ancus Marcius C. Servius Tullius D. Numa Pompilius |
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13. Which of Rome’s enemies, having been stunned by a roof tile thrown on his head by an old woman, was
then killed in the narrow streets of the city of Argos in 272 BC?
A. Pyrrhus B. Hamilcar Barca C. Hannibal D. Gellius Egnatius |
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14. Who in 133 BC introduced before the cōncilium plēbis an agrarian bill that was designed to break up the
large estates created out of public land and to divide them among landless Roman citizens? A.
Marcus Octavius B. Gaius Flaminius C. Tiberius Gracchus D. Gaius Gracchus |
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15. Who provoked Rome to wage war against him when Italian businessmen were killed during the siege of
Cirta?
A. Masinissa B. Jugurtha C. Micipsa D. Adherbal |
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16. The law which gave Julius Caesar the governorship of Cisalpine Gaul and Illyricum for a term of five years
as of March 1st of 59 BC was sponsored by the tribune:
A. Manilius B. Papirius C. Rubrius D. Vatinius |
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17. Tiberius was about to campaign against which king of the Marcomanni in AD 6 when a revolt in Pannonia
required his undivided attention?
A. Cunobelinus B. Armenius C. Burebistas D. Maroboduus |
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18. Which of the Emperors of AD 69 was unpopular because of his severity and meanness?
A. Galba B. Otho C. Vitellius D. Vespasian |
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19. Which of the Flavian emperors shortened communications along the Rhine-Danube frontier by annexing
the triangle of land called the Agrī Decumātēs?
A. Domitian B. Titus C. Vespasian D. Nerva |
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20. Who in AD 202 stayed in Rome long enough to distribute donatives and congiāria; celebrate the wedding
of his son to Plautianus’ daughter, Fulvia Plautilla; and celebrate the tenth anniversary of his accession
before returning to his hometown of Lepcis Magna?
A. Caracalla B. Geta C. Septimius Severus D. Macrinus |
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21. The mother of Alexander Severus was
A. Julia Mamaea B. Julia Maesa C. Julia Soaemias D. Julia Domna |
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22. Which Roman emperor, after his ascension to the throne in AD 361, decreed an end to Imperial financial
support for Christian churches and rescinded privileges previously granted to the Christian clergy?
A. Decius B. Julian C. Valens D. Jovian |
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23. Which of the Five Good Emperors was chosen to rule by the Senate?
A. Hadrian B. Nerva C. Marcus Aurelius D. Antoninus Pius |
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24. Who ordered his slave Philocrates to kill him when he realized that he could not outrun Opimius and his
Roman soldiers in 121 BC?
A. Fulvius Flaccus B. Gaius Gracchus C. Fabius Maximus D. Scipio Nasica |
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25. Who was accused by Cicero of being a seducer and drunkard in Rome and in Baiae, as well as committing
incest with her brother Publius?
A. Scribonia B. Hortensia C. Fulvia D. Clodia |
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26. Where did Hasrubal literally “lose his head”?
A. Metaurus River B. Baecula C. Ilipa D. Ticinus Rive |
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27. The Battles of Cape Ecnomus, Drepana, and Aegates Islands took place during the
A. 1st Punic War B. 2nd Samnite War C. 1st Illyrian War D. Great Latin War |
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28. The consul Aemilius Paullus lost his life in 216 BC at the Battle of
A. Lake Trasimene B. Ticinus C. Trebia D. Cannae |
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29. How many secessions of the plebs are said to have occurred between 494 and 287 BC?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 |
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30. Which foreign king is said to have banned the use of iron weapons after he captured the city of Rome circa
508 BC?
A. Mamilius Octavius B. Hiero C. Lars Porsenna D. Aristodemus |
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31. What Dacian city was captured by Trajan with the help of the Libyan Moor Lusius Quietus?
A. Artaxata B. Trapezus C. Ctesiphon D. Sarmizegethusa |
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32. What coastal town, a base for Volscian pirates, was captured during the Great Latin War by Gaius Maenius,
the consul of 338 BC?
A. Antium B. Paestum C. Circeii D. Sinuessa |
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33. According to Roman historians, what hill did Ancus Marcius annex during his reign?
A. Viminal B. Fagutal C. Oppius D. Janiculum |
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34. Minucius Rufus served as the magister equitum under which dictator, who was appointed by the people
after the disaster at Lake Trasimene?
A. Terentius Varro C. Scipio the future Africanus
B. Fabius Maximus Cunctator D. Manlius Vulso |
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35. In AD 270, the emperor Aurelian had to deal with a serious uprising of the mint workers led by the mint-
master
A. Iulius Gallus B. Aurelius Victor C. Felicissimus D. Ausonius |
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36. Which of the following was NOT a member of the Second Triumvirate?
A. Cicero B. Marc Antony C. Lepidus D. Octavian |
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37. The rape of which woman led to the expulsion of Tarquinius Superbus and his family?
A. Verginia B. Cloelia C. Tullia D. Lucretia |
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38. Who rallied his troops at the cost of his own life at the Battle of Sentinum?
A. Fabricius B. Decius Mus C. Spurius Maelius D. Fabius Rullianus |
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39. Where did Marius, with the help of Lutatius Catulus, defeat the Cimbri?
A. Vercellae B. Aquae Sextiae C. Arausio D. Suessa Arunca |
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40. What battle ended Rome’s war against Antiochus III in 190 BC?
A. Apamea B. Cynoscephalae C. Pydna D. Magnesia ad Sipylum |
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41. Which tribune secured Pompey’s command against Mithridates, king of Pontus?
A. A. Gabinius B. C. Manilius C. P. Clodius Pulcher D. Sulpicius Rufus |
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42. Whose marriage brought together the families of Augustus, Agrippa, and Marc Antony?
A. Agrippina the Elder & Germanicus C. Ahenobarbus & Antonia the Elder
B. Drusus & Antonia the Younger D. Caligula & Junia Claudilla |
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43. This man, the first barbarian who wore the imperial purple and the first emperor never to set foot in Rome,
was said by spurious eyewitness accounts to have been 8’6” in height.
A. Tacitus B. Florianus C. Maximinus Thrax D. Philip the Arab |
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44. The brutal stabbing & murder of what Roman led to the outbreak of the Social War?
A. L. Iulius Caesar B. M. Livius Drusus C. Fulvius Flaccus D. Saturninus |
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45. Which of the following was NOT one of the husbands of Fulvia?
A. Marc Antony B. Scribonius Curio C. P. Clodius D. Pomponius Atticus |
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46. Who bequeathed the kingdom and treasury of Pergamum to the Romans in 133 BC?
A. Tigranes I B. Orodes II C. Attalus III D. Nicomedes IV |
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47. How many days in 55 BC did Caesar’s men require to build their first bridge over the Rhine?
A. 10 days B. 20 days C. 30 days D. 40 days |
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48. The attempted rape of which Roman maiden resulted in the downfall of the Decemvirī?
A. Lucretia B. Tarquinia C. Caecilia Metella D. Verginia |
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49. The gladiators Crixus, Castus, Gannicus, and Oenomaus were members of whose slave revolt?
A. Aristonicus’ B. Cleon’s C. Spartacus’ D. Athenion’s |
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50. Which Roman emperor in AD 381 renounced the title pontifex maximus, removed the Altar of Victory
from the senate house at Rome, and confiscated the endowments of the Vestal Virgins and ancient
priestly colleges?
A. Gratian B. Numerian C. Valens D. Magnus Maximus |
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51. Which of the emperors of AD 69 was the only Roman emperor NOT given the title of “Augustus”?
A. Galba B. Otho C. Vitellius D. Vespasian |
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