This Ancient Rome Quiz Will Be Extremely Hard for Everyone Except History Professors

What was Mark Antony's cause of death when he died on August 1st, 30 B.C.?

• Murdered by the Roman Senate

• Suicide

• Old age

• Killed in battle

Who was the Roman emperor who ruled during the Great Fire of Rome in 64 B.C.? Some reports say this emperor blamed the Christians for the fire but others blamed him.

• Claudius

• Julius Caesar

• Galba

• Nero

Who is considered the last of the "Five Good Emperors" and the final one of the peaceful period known as the Pax Romana? The rule of his son, Commodus, would end this peaceful period in Rome.

• Hadrian

• Marcus Aurelius

• Lucius Verus

• Antoninus Pius

This popular Roman emperor was declared by the Senate as optimus princeps ("best ruler"). He was deified upon his death in 117 A.D. What is his name?

• Marcus Ulpius Trajan

• Hadrian

• Domitian

• Nerva

The three Punic Wars were fought between the Romans and whom?

• Carthage

• Former slaves

• Macedonia

• Barbarians

Who was responsible for Pompey's assassination on September 28th, 48 B.C.?

• Julius Caesar

• King Ptolemy

• Marcus Junius Brutus

• Cassius

According to Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus founded the city of Rome. Who was their mother?

• Rhea Silvia

• Oppia

• Venus

• Aemilia

Who was the first emperor to hold games in the Colosseum?

• Vespasian

• Domitian

• Titus

• Julius Caesar

What emperor began the Roman conquest of Britain in 43 A.D.?

• Caligula

• Galba

• Claudius

• Nero

If someone was wearing the color purple in ancient Rome, what did that say about them?

• They were from the lower class

• They were in the Roman army

• They were from the upper class

• They were religious leaders

This ancient chariot racing stadium is believed to have held up to five times as many people as the Colosseum. What is its name?

• Stadio della Roma

• Circus Maximus

• Roman Circus

• Stadio Olimpico

What Roman emperor appointed his own horse to the Roman Senate?

• Heraclius

• Caligula

• Arcadius

• Nero

What Roman emperor fought as a gladiator in the Colosseum during his reign?

• Commodus

• Pertinax

• Didius Julianus

• Joaquin Phoenix

Who was the first Roman emperor to have married a man?

• Caracalla

• Maximinus Thrax

• Diocletian

• Nero

Julius Caesar was killed on March 15th, 44 B.C. March 15th is the 74th day on the Roman calendar and is also sometimes referred to by what name?

• Ides of March

• Carmentalia

• March Madness

• Festival of Mars