Quiz on Roman Historical Figures

Who was the Carthaginian general who famously crossed the Alps with elephants during the Second Punic War?

• Julius Caesar

• Romulus and Remus

• Augustus

• Hannibal

• Aeneas

Who is considered the legendary founder of Rome along with his twin brother?

• Iulus

• Aeneas

• Anchises

• Romulus

• Julius Caesar

Who was the second king of Rome who was known for his religious reforms and establishment of Roman institutions?

• Tiberius

• Remus

• Ascanius

• Brutus

• Numa

Who was the seventh and last king of Rome who was overthrown and led to the establishment of the Roman Republic?

• Lars Porsenna

• Servius Tullius

• Brutus

• Tarquinius Superbus

• Augustus

Who was the 5th century Roman general who was exiled from Rome and later joined the enemy to seek revenge?

• Mucius Scaevola

• Remus

• Horatius Cocles

• Coriolanus

• Cincinnatus

Who was the sixth king of Rome who was born enslaved and is remembered for his constitutional reforms and expansion of voting rights?

• Tarquinius Priscis

• Servius Tullius

• Nero

• Tarquinius Superbus

• Numa

Who was the legendary Roman hero who defended the Sublician bridge against the Etruscans in the 6th century BC?

• Horatius Cocles

• Lars Porsena

• Coriolanus

• Augustus

• Cincinatus

Who was the legendary 4th Roman king, known for waging war on the Latins and the Sabines and incorporating the Janiculum Hill into the city of Rome?

• Tullius Hostilius

• Ancus Marcius

• Romulus

• Tarquinius Superbus

• Mucius Scaevola

Who is the Trojan hero who is considered Rome's founder?

• Hector

• Anchises

• Aeneas

• Iulus

• Romulus

Who was one of the chief conspirators in the assassination of Julius Caesar?

• Tarquinius Priscus

• Tarquinius Superbus

• Marcus Brutus

• Cicero

• Lucius Brutus