Rome Quiz

Who was appointed dictator to lead the Roman army in 458 BC?

• Scipio

• Cincinnatus

• Cicero

• Julius Caesar

Who was Famous for leading the Carthaginian troops, including cavalry and African war elephants, across the Alps to make a strike on Rome

• Scipio

• Julius Caesar
• Alexander the Great
• Hannibal

The First Punic War ended with the ______________ in 241 BCE.

• Treaty of Carthage
• Treaty of Rome
• Treaty of Syracuse
• Treaty of Lutatius

Who led the siege of Carthage in 149 BCE.

• Scipio Aemilianus
• Hannibal Barca
• Julius Caesar
• Gaius Marius

How long did Rome rule the Mediterranean world?

• About 1000 years
• Approximately 500 years
• Around 200 years
• Nearly 300 years

America's Founders found inspiration in __________________________, not its later empire.

• Rome's Early Republic

• the ideas of feudalism
• the doctrines of imperialism
• the principles of monarchy

What were the three branches of the Roman Republic's government?

• Councils, Courts, Assemblies
• Judges, Tribunes, Magistrates
• 1 made laws, 1 ran daily affairs, and 1 acted as judges

• Emperors, Governors, Citizens

The transition from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire began with the rule of who?

• Julius Caesar
• Caesar Augustus

• Nero
• Caligula

When was the city of Rome founded by the Latins?

• 300 BC
• 500 BC
• 100 AD
• 753 BC

Who heavily influenced early Rome, and even seized control of the city in 616 BC?

• Julius Caesar
• Romulus
• Numa Pompilius
• Etruscans