Roman Empire Quiz
Instructions: Test your knowledge of the mighty Roman Empire — from its legendary founding to its dramatic fall.
- 1.
According to legend, who were the twin brothers who founded Rome?
ACastor and PolluxBCain and AbelCAeneas and AnchisesDRomulus and Remus - 2.
Which Roman leader was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15) in 44 BC?
AJulius CaesarBNeroCAugustusDMarcus Aurelius - 3.
What was the large arena in Rome where gladiatorial contests were held?
AThe ColosseumBThe ForumCThe Circus MaximusDThe Pantheon - 4.
Which Roman emperor made Christianity the official religion of the empire?
ANeroBConstantineCTrajanDTheodosius I - 5.
What engineering marvel allowed Romans to transport water over long distances?
AAqueductsBDamsCCanalsDReservoirs - 6.
In what year did the Western Roman Empire traditionally fall?
A527 ADB476 ADC410 ADD395 AD - 7.
Which famous Roman road connected Rome to southeastern Italy?
AVia SalariaBVia AppiaCVia AureliaDVia Flaminia - 8.
Who was the first Roman Emperor?
ATiberiusBJulius CaesarCAugustusDCaligula - 9.
What language did the Romans speak?
AAramaicBGreekCEtruscanDLatin - 10.
Which emperor is often blamed for 'fiddling while Rome burned' in 64 AD?
ACommodusBNeroCDomitianDCaligula - 11.
What was the Roman Senate's meeting place called?
AThe ColosseumBThe BasilicaCThe AtriumDThe Curia - 12.
Which Carthaginian general famously crossed the Alps with elephants to attack Rome?
AHamilcar BarcaBScipio AfricanusCHannibal BarcaDHasdrubal - 13.
What were the series of wars between Rome and Carthage called?
AThe Punic WarsBThe Mithridatic WarsCThe Social WarsDThe Gallic Wars - 14.
Which Roman emperor built a wall across northern Britain?
ATrajanBHadrianCMarcus AureliusDAugustus - 15.
Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher-emperor, wrote a famous work of Stoic philosophy called what?
AThe Consolation of PhilosophyBMeditationsCDiscoursesDThe Republic