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The Roman Empire II Trivia Quiz

Greetings once more! This is the continuation of my first quiz about the Roman Empire. If you found the former hard, wait until you see this one. :) Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Kserkso. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Kserkso

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
281,719

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
587

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Question 1 of 10

1. After they had murderd Caligula, the conspirators were hoping for the restoration of the republic. Yet they failed to notice that there was one more Julio-Claudian alive: Claudius. Where did the praetorians find him hiding? behind what? Hint

up an olive tree in the garden

behind the bust of Augustus

behind the curtains

in a closet

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Question 2 of 10

2. Claudius wrote twenty famous books about Etruscans. What were they called? Hint

Sadenica

Veiienica

Etruxenica

Tyrrhenica

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Question 3 of 10

3. Claudius increased the number of legions to twenty-seven.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. When Claudius died in 54 AD, probably poisened by his wife Agrippina Minor, her son Nero inherited the throne. Having Seneca, the great philosopher, by his side nothing could go wrong, thought many. What was Seneca's full name? Hint

Domitius Aneus Seneca

Lucius Aneus Seneca

Gaius Aneus Seneca

Albinus Aneus Seneca

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Question 5 of 10

5. Nero had two lovers. One acted as his wife and the second as his husband. What were their names? Hint

Palantus and Polibius

Castor and Polux

Sporus and Pythagoras

Afranius Burus and Kalistus

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Question 6 of 10

6. While living in clouds and doing none of his duties as emperor, Nero left the leadership of the state to his generals. Yet the most vicious of them all was his prefect. What was the name of the latter? Hint

Gaius Sophonius Tigellinus

Plautius Silvanus Aelian

Suetonius Paulinus

Corbulonus Gaian

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 64 AD there was a big fire in Rome. Nero, as you know, was playing his lyre while the city was in flames. Rome was rebuilt but there remained a suspicion that it was Nero who started the fire in order to make room for his palace. What was it called? Hint

Domus Aurea

Domus Gea

Domus Nerona

Domus Imperia

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Question 8 of 10

8. After Nero's suicide, the empire was thrown in civil war. The year 69 AD, often refered to as The Year of the Four Emperors, provided, as said, four pretenders to the throne. All had great military power, so the problem was to be resolved by battles. What was the full name of the second ruler in that period? Hint

Servius Sulpicius Galba

Marcus Salvius Otho

Aulus Vitellius Germanicus

Titus Flavius Vespasianus

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Question 9 of 10

9. Vespasian had been given a special command in Judaea by Nero in AD 67 with the task of putting down the Great Jewish Revolt. He gained the support of the Governor of Syria, Gaius Licinius Mucianus. A strong force drawn from the Judaean and Syrian legions marched on Rome under the command of Mucianus. Vespasian himself travelled to Alexandria where he had been acclaimed emperor on July 1, thereby gaining control of the vital grain supplies from Egypt.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Vespasian was in command of the legions III Augusta and I Macriana Liberatrix. What legion did Vitellius had at his disposal? Hint

XV Primigenia

XXI Rapax

XIV Gemina

XXX Ulpia Victrix

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: behind the curtains

After finding him, he was proclaimed emperor although he didn't want it. The confirmation of the Senate was quick as well as of all the other institutions.

2. Claudius wrote twenty famous books about Etruscans. What were they called?

Answer: Tyrrhenica

Claudius led a quite isolated and peaceful life with no scandals, which is one of the main reasons he stayed alive all those years. No one considered him a threat, partly because of his peaceful nature, partly because of his limp and his stammer.

3. Claudius increased the number of legions to twenty-seven.

Answer: True

Claudius doubled the number of legions in order maintain to the security of the empire. He fought battles against the Parthians, Germanic tribes, the Britons and many more. He was quite successful in those combats what we can see very clarly from the sacking of Colchester, the capital of pre-Roman Briton.

Answer: Lucius Aneus Seneca

Born in Corduba, he later studied in Rome having the stoics Atalus and Stoion as teachers. He had spent a long time in Egypt before returning to Rome in 31 AD and begun his political career as a quaestor. Later he acted as a tutor to Nero but in 62 AD he was accused of being involved in the Pisonian plot and was forced to commit suicide.

5. Nero had two lovers. One acted as his wife and the second as his husband. What were their names?

Answer: Sporus and Pythagoras

Castor and Polux were the divine twins in Roman mythology. Afranius Burus was the prefect of the praetorians while the last three were all freedman of Claudius.

Answer: Gaius Sophonius Tigellinus

All but Sofonius were Nero's capable generals. Paulinus put down a rebelion in Britain by Queen Boudicca. Aelian secured the borders against the Scythians and Dacians. Corbulonus secured the eastern border against the Parthians and Armenians.

Answer: Domus Aurea

The Domus Aurea (Latin for "Golden House") was a large landscaped portico villa, designed to take advantage of artificially created landscapes built in the heart of Ancient Rome after the fire had cleared away the aristocratic dwellings on the slopes of the Esquiline Hill.

Answer: Marcus Salvius Otho

Otho was Nero's friend and lover during the his reign. After Nero died Galba claimed the throne with his Hispanian legions. Galba was never excepted in Rome so Otho united with the praetorians and killed him in January 69 AD. But his reign was short (3 months) as he was defeated by Aulus Vitellius at the Battle of Bedriacum and committed suicide afterwards.

Answer: True

Vespasian's son Titus remained in Judaea to deal with the Jewish rebellion. Before the eastern legions could reach Rome, the Danubian legions of the provinces of Raetia and Moesia also acclaimed Vespasian as Emperor in August, and led by Marcus Antonius Primus invaded Italy.

In October, the forces led by Primus won a crushing victory over Vitellius' army at the Second Battle of Bedriacum.

10. Vespasian was in command of the legions III Augusta and I Macriana Liberatrix. What legion did Vitellius had at his disposal?

Answer: XV Primigenia

Vespasian was victorius with his trusted legions and his victory marks the begining of the Flavian era.

Source: Author Kserkso

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