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What was the name of Alexander's mother?
Olympias
In what book does Aeneas recount the Fall of Troy?
Book 2
Who was Octavian's adpoted father?
Julius Caesar
What animal did Circe turn Odysseus's crew into?
Pigs
Who is the god of war (Greek or Roman)?
Ares or Mars
Which close friend of Alexander was executed at for failing to report a plot against him?
Philotas
What object must Aeneas retrieve to gain access into the Underworld?
A golden bough
Who said the phrase: panem et circenses (bread and circuses)?
Juvenal
What is the name of the Phaeacian princess who aids Odysseus in his journey home?
Nausicaa
Which river runs through the centre of Rome?
The Tiber
What is the name of the river Alexander crossed in the night to flank King Porus's army?
Which real life general is being referred to when Dido calls upon an "unknown avenger"?
Hannibal
How does the nurse Eurycleia recognise Odysseus while washing his feet?
By the scar on his thigh
Who was the enemy of Athens in the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
What is the name of one of Alexander's brides at Susa?
Stateira and Parysatis
Who does Aeneas famously fight in the Iliad?
Diomedes
Which Roman magisterial office held the power (nota censoria) to remove individuals from the Senate roll?
The Censor
What is the name of the person Athena disguises herself as when she first visits Telemachus?
Mentes
Who was Aristotle's teacher?
Plato
Where was the first city founded by Alexander (Alexandropolis) located?
Thrace
What is the name of the man from Aeneas's crew who speaks to Dido while he believes Aeneas to be lost at sea?
Ilioneus
What decade was the Roman monarchy overthrown and the Republic created?
500-509 (BCE)
According to Dante, which circle of Hell does Odysseus end up in?
The eighth circle - for hypocrites, seducers, sorcerers and more
Which ancient author wrote the trilogy 'The Oresteia'?
Aeschylus