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WorksheetsRoman Empire Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who were the twin sons of the war god, Mars, and a priestess, who were famously saved by a she-wolf and raised by a poor shepherd?
Nero and Claudius
Caesar and Pompey
Romulus and Remus
Augustus and Tiberius
What act was immortalized as the 'rape of the Sabine women'?
The abduction of young women from neighbouring cities and tribes
The murder of Romulus by his brother
The mysterious death of the Sabine king, Titus Tatius
The establishment of the Concilium Plebis
Who reformed the military by paying soldiers for their service and giving them farms upon retirement?
Julius Caesar
Marius
Sulla
General Mark Anthony
Who declared himself an absolute ruler for ten years and then made himself Dictator for Life, leading to his assassination on the Ides of March?
Marius
Sulla
General Mark Anthony
Julius Caesar
Who was declared 'emperor, son of the god Caesar' and maintained at least an illusion that the Republic remained during his rule?
Augustus
Nero
Claudius
Tiberius
Who restored the empire's finances, erected the Colosseum, and put down the Jewish resistance in Judea?
Constantine
Titus
Vespasian
Domitian
Who expanded the empire from the Caspian Sea all the way to Scotland?
Trajan
Hadrian
Marcus Aurelius
Commodus
Who legalized Christianity and established a new Roman capital in the ancient city of Byzantium?
Constantine
Maximian
Diocletian
Licinius
Who was the Roman Emperor during the Great Fire of Rome?
Nero
Augustus
Julius Caesar
Constantine
Who was the last of the Five Good Emperors, ruling from 161 to 180?
Marcus Aurelius
Trajan
Hadrian
Antoninus Pius
Who was the Roman Emperor at the time of Jesus Christ's crucifixion?
Tiberius
Augustus
Nero
Julius Caesar
Who was the Roman Emperor known for his philosophical writings, particularly the Meditations, which has been called the most important of all works of philosophy?
Marcus Aurelius
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Nero
Who was the Roman Emperor during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, which led to the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum?
Titus
Nero
Augustus
Julius Caesar
Who was the Roman Emperor who is best known for his massive public building program across the Empire, including the construction of a wall across Britain?
Hadrian
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Nero
Who was the Roman Emperor known for his support of Christians and the construction of the Arch of Constantine?
Constantine
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Nero
Who was the Roman Emperor known for his construction of the Baths of Caracalla?
Caracalla
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Nero
Who was the Roman Emperor during the construction of the Pantheon, a temple dedicated to all the gods of Rome?
Hadrian
Agrippa
Augustus
Nero
Who was the Roman Emperor known for his economic reforms, including the introduction of a new form of currency?
Diocletian
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Nero
Who was the Roman Emperor known for his military reforms, including the creation of a standing army and a navy?
Augustus
Julius Caesar
Hadrian
Nero
Who was the Roman Emperor known for his architectural achievements, including the construction of the Flavian Amphitheatre, also known as the Colosseum?
Vespasian
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Nero
