Greek Mythology
Famous Poets
All About Alexander
Roman Mythology
Ancient Cities
100

Who is the Greek goddess of the hunt, the moon, the wilderness, and archery?

Who is Artemis

100

This author is credited with writing the Greek epics The Odyssey and The Iliad. 

Who is Homer

100

Alexander the Great took over this kingdom from his father, Philip II. 

What is the Kingdom of Macedon

100

Which animal nursed and sheltered the twins Romulus and Remus

What is a wolf

100

Cato the Elder says that this city "delenda est (must be destroyed)"

What is Carthage

200

This Greek warrior is famously known for killing Hector during the Trojan War. 

Who is Achilles

200

This Roman poet of the Augustan period is most noted for their epic The Aeneid. 

Who is Vergil

200

Alexander the Great's forces famously defeated King Darius III, who ruled which empire. 

What is the Persian Empire

200

Which two Roman Gods are twin siblings? 

Who are Apollo and Diana

200

This notable island city greeted ships with a colossal statue of Helios

What is Rhodes

300

Arachne was turned into a spider after angering this Goddess. 

Who is Athena

300

Which great tragedian of classical Athens is noted for writing Medea and The Bacchae?

Who is Euripides

300

Alexander's horse, his most prized possession and beloved companion, went by this name. 

What is Bucephalus

300

In the Roman epic The Aeneid, Dido, Queen of Carthage, was originally from this city.

What is Tyre

300

This city achieved a decisive victory over Athens in the Peloponnesian War. Also, their conflict with Carthage triggered Rome's involvement in the first Punic War.

What is Syracuse

400

How many labors did Heracles have to complete?

What is 12

400

This ancient Greek lyric poet, known for their love poetry, was once referred to by Plato as "The Tenth Muse."

Who is Sappho

400

Alexander the Great's mother, Olympias, was rumored to have slept with which animal to produce him. 

What is a Snake

400

Narcissus is turned into a flower in this poem

What is Metamorphoses

400

This city defeated Sparta at the Battle of Leuktra in large part due its Sacred Band

What is Thebes

500

Who created the labyrinth to trap the Minotaur for King Minos? 

Who is Daedalus

500

Surviving portions of the comedies of this ancient Greek playwright, who allegedly drowned at the port of Piraeus, were rediscovered primarily on ancient papyri in Egypt. 

Who is Menander

500

List the three main Hellenistic dynasties that Alexander's empire ultimately split into after his death. 

What are the Antigonids, the Ptolemies, and the Seleucids. 

500

This Roman temple was decorated with two obelisks that now reside in New York City and London

What is the Caesareum of Alexandria

500

Alexander the Great married Stateira in this Persian city.

What is Susa