Who was the crazy emperor that played music while Rome was burning?
Nero
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Alexander the Great
Where did Octavian defeat Marc Anthony and Cleopatra?
Egypt
The Colosseum
Actium
Pompeii
Who was the person who led the Roman army into battle?
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Lieutenant
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Consul
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President
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Augustus
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Hannibal
Who assassinated Caesar?
The Consul
Hannibal
The Senate
Augustus
Who was the brave man that held off the Etruscans long enough on a bridge to let the Romans win - according to legend?
Augustus
Caesar
Horatius
Hannibal
What are the members of the second and larger group of Roman citizens who were less wealthy called?
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Slaves
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Patricians
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Plebeians
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Fortunate
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Philosophers
Who did the Romans overthrow in order to start their empire?
Phoenicians
Etruscans
Egyptians
What are the two reasons why Rome started out successfully in the beginning?
Animals and Rivers
Rivers and Trade
Fertile Farmland and Animals
Trade and Fertile Farmland
What was the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire called?