Mythology & Founding
According to legend, which twin brothers founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus
Who was considered the first emperor of Rome?
Augustus
What was the main garment that signified citizenship for male Romans?
Toga
What is the nickname for Rome due to its geography?
The City of Seven Hills.
Who was the Roman god of wisdom and battle strategy (equivalent to Athena)?
Minerva.
Which Roman general reformed the calendar, creating the basis for the modern calendar?
Julius Caesar.
What did some Romans use as toothpaste?
Mouse brains
In what year is the Western Roman Empire traditionally said to have fallen?
476 CE.
Which Roman goddess of love is equivalent to the Greek Aphrodite?
Venus
Which emperor is rumored to have "played the fiddle" while Rome burned?
Nero
What was the Roman, communal, salt-water-soaked sponge used for cleaning called?
A tersorium
Which march day in 44 BCE is famous for the assassination of Julius Caesar?
The Ides of March
Under which emperor was the building of the Colosseum started
Vespasian
Which building, completed around 126 AD, boasts the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome
The Pantheon
Which Roman emperor made Christianity the state religion?
Theodosius I.
Who was the last of the "Five Good Emperors," whose death marked the end of the Pax Romana?
Marcus Aurelius.