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The Roman Empire Quiz
Ten questions on how Rome rose, ruled and fell, from Hannibal at Cannae to the last emperor in the West. Every answer comes with a short explanation.
- 10 questions
- About 3 minutes
- Medium
- Includes a map and a photo
About this quiz
Rome began as a small city on the Tiber and ended up ruling the whole Mediterranean. The quiz follows that story through its most famous moments: the wars with Carthage, Caesar's march on Rome and his murder, the first emperors, the town Vesuvius buried, and the end of the empire in the West.
It is written for curious readers, not specialists. If you have read a little about Rome, you should get at least half right.
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Hannibal
The Carthaginian general who marched elephants over the Alps and shattered Rome's armies at Cannae, yet could never take the city and lost the war.
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Roman Legion
Rome's professional heavy-infantry machine: standardized, disciplined, and loyal to its general, it conquered the Mediterranean and built the empire's roads and forts.
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Pompeii
The Roman town buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD, whose burial preserved it, giving us our most vivid window into everyday Roman life.
