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100
In what year was Rome established?
What is 753 B.C.?
100
Which group of people lived around the Po River?
What are the Gauls?
100
Who brought his war elephants across the Alps to attack Rome during the Punic Wars?
Who is Hannibal?
100
Which emperor wrote the book titled "Meditations"?
Who is Marcus Aurelius?
100
Which mountain range makes up the backbone of the Italian peninsula?
What is the Apennine Range?
200
In what year did Rome become a republic?
What is 509 B.C.?
200
What is the name of the Greek colonies found in the south of Italy?
What is "Magna Graecia"?
200
On what battlefield did Hannibal meet defeat during the Second Punic War?
What is the Battle of Zama?
200
Which emperor built a wall across England to keep out the Celts?
Who is Hadrian?
200
Which mountain range separates Italy from the rest of Europe?
What are the Alps?
300
When was Julius Caesar assassinated by the Senators? What is the exact date?
What is March 15, 44 B.C.?
300
Who, according to legend, is credited to having killed his brother and having established the city of Rome?
Who is Romulus?
300
During which Punic War did Rome's navy nearly become destroyed?
What is the First Punic War?
300
Which emperor came from the Second Triumvirate?
Who is Caesar Augustus?
300
What is the name of the most famous Roman temple that is still fully intact?
What is the Pantheon?
400
In what year was the Jewish temple destroyed by Rome?
What is A.D. 70?
400
Which group of people not only influenced the Roman culture but also dominated the Romans--they were their kings, until Rome became a republic?
Who are the Etruscans?
400
During which Punic War did Hannibal march his war elephants around the western half of the Mediterranean Sea and through the Alps on to Rome?
What is the Second Punic War?
400
Which emperor was on the throne when Jesus was born?
Who is Caesar Augustus?
400
On what river is Rome found?
What is the Tiber River?
500
In what year did Vesuvius blow up and cover some Italian cities, such as Pompeii, Stabiae, and Herculaneum?
What is A.D. 79?
500
What is the Roman name for Zeus?
Who is Jupiter?
500
After which Punic War did Rome burn the city of Carthage--it burned for days?
What is the Third Punic War?
500
Which emperor appointed his favorite horse to the Senate?
Who is Caligula?
500
List all five (main) languages that come from Latin.
What are Spanish, French, Portuguese, Romanian, and Italian?