Boudicca and Zenobia Quiz

What words come to mind when you think of Zenobia?

What words come to mind when you think of Boudicca?

Who was Boudicca?

• Queen of the Iceni

• Zenobia's twin sister

• A Roman Emperor's wife

• Queen of Palmyra

Where were the 3 major battles that Boudicca led?

• Camulodunum, Londinium, and Verulamium

• Camulodunum, Londinium, Lugdunum

• Camulodunum, Lugdunum, Verulamium

• Londinium, Lugdunum, Verulamium

How was Boudicca rumored to die?

• She was poisoned by a snake

• Self-poisoning

• She was captured by the Romans and executed

• She died of dysentery

How did Tacitus and Cassius Dio differ in their depiction of Boudicca?

How did Zenobia come to power?

• She founded the empire.

• She was elected.

• She overthrew her husband, the King.

• She became her son's Regent.

What countries were part of the Palmyrene Empire?

• Palestine, Türkiye, Egypt, and a large part of Asia Minor

• Syria, Palestine, Egypt, and a large part of Asia Minor

• Syria, Iran, Egypt, and a large part of Asia Minor

• Libya, Egypt, Syria, and a large part of Asia Minor

How did Zenobia assert her power and influence through coins?

• She minted fewer coins with Aurelian on them to make the ones she manufactured more influential.

• She minted coins that gave her and her son symbolic power over Aurelian.

• She started using only aluminum for coin minting in Palmyra.

• She went cashless, only credit or paypal.

How did gender affect how Aurelian treated Zenobia after he captured her?