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What were the two official languages spoken in the Roman Empire?

Latin and Greek
Greek and Italian
English and Greek
Latin and German

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What Roman emperor was kidnapped by pirates as a child and would later have all of his kidnappers captured and executed?

Nero
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Aulus Vitellius

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69 A.D. in the Roman Empire is known as "The Year of the ____ Emperors" due to the number of people who were emperor that year.

Three
Two
Five
Four

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What volcano erupted in 79 A.D. and destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae?

Solfatara
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Epomeo
Magnaghi

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Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

The Pax Romana is a time period in the Roman Empire characterized by what?

Chickenpox
War
Peace
Famine

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Which emperor's rule from 180 to 192 A.D. is commonly marked as the end of the Pax Romana period of peace?

Commodus
Didius Julianus
Pertinax
Lucius Verus

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Which general led the Roman conquest of Britain?

Gnaeus Julius Agricola
Aulus Plautius
Nero Claudius Drusus
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa

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Who did Emperor Nero blame for the Great Fire of Rome in 64 A.D.?

Christians
The British
Millennials on social media
House Targaryen

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What Roman emperor declared a 100-day celebration upon the opening of the Colosseum in 80 A.D.?

Domitian
Nerva
Titus
Vespasian

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What Roman general, statesman, and architect created the Pantheon?

Cyrus
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Heracleides

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Who is sometimes referred to as the "Mad Emperor of Rome"?

Tiberius
Trajan
Caligula
Claudius

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Which Roman emperor originally ruled alongside his brother from February 4, 211 A.D. until having his brother Geta killed on February 2, 212 A.D.? This emperor would continue to rule until his own assassination 5 years later.

Caracalla
Elagabalus
Macrinus
Diadumenian

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What Roman commander and "Emperor in the West" is considered the founder of the Gallic Empire?

Victorinus
Gallienus
Aureolus
Postumus

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The rise of which Roman emperor and his defeat of Valerius Severus in 307 A.D. led to the Civil wars of the Tetrarchy?

Constantius I
Diocletian
Vetranio
Maxentius

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Who is known as the last of the Western Roman emperors and ruled until 476 A.D.?

Romulus Augustus
Basiliscus
Marcus
Justin I

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What were the two official languages spoken in the Roman Empire?

What Roman emperor was kidnapped by pirates as a child and would later have all of his kidnappers captured and executed?

69 A.D. in the Roman Empire is known as "The Year of the ____ Emperors" due to the number of people who were emperor that year.

What volcano erupted in 79 A.D. and destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae?

The Pax Romana is a time period in the Roman Empire characterized by what?

Which emperor's rule from 180 to 192 A.D. is commonly marked as the end of the Pax Romana period of peace?

Which general led the Roman conquest of Britain?

Who did Emperor Nero blame for the Great Fire of Rome in 64 A.D.?

What Roman emperor declared a 100-day celebration upon the opening of the Colosseum in 80 A.D.?

What Roman general, statesman, and architect created the Pantheon?

Who is sometimes referred to as the "Mad Emperor of Rome"?

Which Roman emperor originally ruled alongside his brother from February 4, 211 A.D. until having his brother Geta killed on February 2, 212 A.D.? This emperor would continue to rule until his own assassination 5 years later.

What Roman commander and "Emperor in the West" is considered the founder of the Gallic Empire?

The rise of which Roman emperor and his defeat of Valerius Severus in 307 A.D. led to the Civil wars of the Tetrarchy?

Who is known as the last of the Western Roman emperors and ruled until 476 A.D.?

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