End of Year Quiz

Rome was founded in myth by the twin brothers

(a)  

What is the name of this building?

(a)  

The first emperor of Rome was:

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus

• Tiberius

• Romulus

What was the name of the volcano which destroyed Pompeii in 79 AD?

(a)  

Which of the following British cities were destroyed by Boudicca?

• London

• Chester

• Colchester

• St Albans

Match the Roman Emperor to a famous story told about them

• Scraped a man's face off with a fish

• Tiberius

• Kicked his wife to death

• Caligula

• Drowned his dinner guests in rose petals

• Augustus

• Planned to make his horse a consul

• Elagabalus

• Exiled his daughter for adultery

• Nero

Which of the following were famous assassins of Julius Caesar?

• Brutus

• Mark Anthony

• Octavian

• Cassius

Match the Label to the correct province of the Roman Empire

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

Asia Minor

Britannia

Macedonia

Judaea

Mauretania

Hispania

Gallia

Lusitania

Aegyptus

Dalmatia

Match the famous Roman quote with its English translation

• They make a desert and call it peace.

• fortes fortuna iuvat

• Seize the day

• mens sana in corpore sano

• A healthy mind in a healthy body

• veni, vidi, vici

• Fortune favours the bold.

• ubi solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant

• I came, I saw, I conquered

• carpe diem

Match the famous figure from ancient History with a famous story about them:

• Married Cleopatra, Pharaoh of Egypt

• Crassus

• Led an army of elephants over the alps

• Hannibal

• Married and poisoned her uncle

• Agrippina

• Was executed by drinking molten gold

• Mark Anthony