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Contest Code 10 2010 TSJCL Area C Roman History Test Mark the letter of the best answer for each item on your scantron. All dates are A.D. unless otherwise noted. 1. Rome’s fourth king was A.) Numa B.) Ancus Marcius C.) Tullus Hostilius D.) Servius Tullius 2. The emperor Gaius (Caligula) was the sole surviving biological son of A.) Tiberius B.) Augustus C.) Livia D.) Germanicus 3. It is ironic that this emperor, a philosophical man who wrote the Meditations, should have spend most of his reign fighting wars. Who was he? A.) Augustus B.) Septimius Severus C.) Marcus Aurelius D.) Hadrian 4. Which of the following was NOT in the so-called First Triumvirate? A.) Gaius Caesar B.) Marcus Crassus C). Marcus Lepidus D.) Gnaeus Pompeius 5. Who was the leader of a conspiracy against Nero in 65? A.) Gaius Julius Vindex B.) Poppaea Sabina C.) Titus Flavius Vespasianus D.) Gaius Calpurnius Piso 6. Who won the battle of Pharsalus? A.) Gaius Marius B.) Lucius Sulla C.) Gaius Caesar 7. The Third Punic War ended in what year B.C.? A.) 202 D.) Gnaeus Pompeius B.) 146 C.) 133 D.) 121 8. Which law gave fathers preference among candidates for public office? A.) lex Papia Poppaea B.) lex Julia C.) lex Sempronia D.) lex Fufia Caninia 9. The dates A.D. 117-138 correspond to the reign of: A.) Domitian B.) Trajan C.) Hadrian D.) Antoninus Pius 10. Which emperor was a priest of the sun god? A.) Caracalla B.) Gordianus D.) Elagabalus C.) Pupienus 11. What year is known as “The year of the four emperors?” A.) 54 12. The year 31 saw the downfall of A.) Livia B.) 69 C.) 94 D.) 99 B.) Tiberius C.) Sejanus D.) Seneca 13. Who was the Tribune who opposed Tiberius Gracchus and was deposed by the people? A.) M. Octavius B.) C. Sempronius C.) P. Scipio D.) Ap. Claudius 14. Who was the governor of Egypt recalled by Augustus for setting up statues to himself? A.) Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa B.) Gaius Cornelius Gallus C.) Sextus Propertius D.) Publius Quinctilius Varus 15. Who captured the leaders of the Catilinarian conspiracy in Rome in 63 B.C.? A.) Sulla B.) Pompey C.) Cicero D.) Cato Page 2 16. The rebellion of Queen Boudicca was quelled under what emperor? A.) Nero B.) Vitellius C.) Vespasian D.) Titus 17. Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of A.) Actium B.) Mutina C.) Plataea D.) Dyraccahium 18. Who was the last emperor of the West? A.) Aurelian B.) Julian the Apostate D.) Romulus Augustulus C.) Constantine 19. In 212 the Constitutio Antoniniana extended A.) the eastern provinces to Iran B.) the term of office for consuls C.) citizenship to all free men in the Empire D.) peace treaties to all tribes of the Germans and northern Celts 20. Which of these emperors was not the son or the adopted son of the previous emperor? A.) Domitian B.) Nerva C.) Trajan D.) Antoninus Pius 21. Which law prescribed that at least one consul each year should be a plebian? A.) Sextio-Licinian B.) Hortensian C.) Canuleian D.) Ogulnian 22. In 74 B.C., the consul _____ was assigned command against Mithradates in the Third Mithradatic War. A.) Sulla B.) Pompey C.) Crassus D.) Lucullus 23. The son of Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus is better known as the emperor A.) Nero B.) Caligula C.) Nerva D.) Domitian 24. The revolt of Spartacus began in what year B.C.? A.) 133 B.) 73 C.) 43 D.) 3 25. Which emperor annexed Dacia, Arabia Petrea, Assyria, and Lower Mesopotamia? A.) Vespasian B.) Trajan C.) Severus Alexander D.) Aurelian 26. Which emperor regarded himself as the incarnation of Hercules? A.) Caligula B.) Nero C.) Commodus D.) Elagabalus 27. Which emperor lost the Battle of the Milvian Bridge? A.) Diocletian B.) Licinius C.) Julian D.) Maxentius 28. The king of Numidia who helped the Romans defeat the Carthaginians was A.) Masinissa B.) Jugurtha C.) Hasdrubal D.) Syphax 29. Which emperor established the Tetrarchy in 293? A.) Diocletian B.) Numerian C.) Constantine D.) Allectus 30. This emperor brought peace to Rome after a period of civil wars (and built a Temple of Peace), extended Latin rights to all free citizens of Spain, and restored discipline to the armies. A.) Vespasian B.) Trajan C.) Marcus Aurelius D.) Septimius Severus 31. In 48 B.C., Julius Caesar did the following: A.) crossed the Rubicon B.) was named Dictator for Life C.) restored Cleopatra to her throne D.) adopted Octavian as heir Page 3 32. This man was the patron of Horace and Vergil and an advisor to Augustus A.) Agrippa B.) Maecenas C.) Mesalla D.) Propertius 33. After what battle did Caesar boast “veni, vidi, vici”” A.) Gaul B.) Alexandria C.) Thapsus 34. The first woman called Augusta was A.) Julia D.) Zela B.) Vipsania C.) Livia D.) Octavia 35. Who instituted a major reform of the army at the end of the 2nd century B.C.? A.) Gaius Gracchus B.) Sulla C.) Marius D.) Pompey 36. Who wrote Rome’s first epic poem, celebrating the history of Rome in dactylic hexameter? A.) Livy B.) Ennius C.) Nepos D.) Vergil 37. Which of the following is NOT one of the parts Gaul was divided into? A.) Transalpina B.) Baetica C.) Cisalpina D.) Comata 38. Which emperor was known to be a lover of Greek things and a traveler? A.) Tiberius B.) Titus C.) Hadrian D.) Commodus 39. Who won the Battle of Zama in 202 B.C.? A.) M. Fulvius Nobilior C.) P. Cornelius Scipio D.) Hasdrubal 40. Which emperor is known for persecuting the Christians? A.) Diocletian B.) Maxentius C.) Constantine B.) Hannibal D.) Constantius II 41. What did the Publicani do? A.) policed the city of Rome B.) collected taxes C.) advertised meetings of the Senate D.) minted the Roman coinage 42. What did the Romans call the western coast of southern Italy? A.) Gallia Comata B.) Baetica C.) Maurentia D.) Magna Graecia 43.What year B.C. is the traditional date of Rome’s founding? B.) 509 A.) 753 C.) 451 D.) 395 44. The official who presided over court cases and had legal jurisdiction in Rome was a A.) Aedile B.) Praetor C.) Quaestor D.) Censor 45. In 275 B.C. the Romans defeated which general? A.) Hannibal B.) Hasdrubal C.) Pyrrhus D.) Mithradates 46. The Flavian Amphitheater is also known as the A.) Circus Maximus B.) Hippodrome C.) Colosseum D.) Theater of Marcellus 47. This emperor extended the frontier in Britian to the Firth of Forth A.) Antoninus Pius B.) Vespasian C.) Claudius D.) Caligula 48. In 12 B.C. Augustus was named A.) Pater Patriae B.) Tribune C.) Pontifex Maximus D.) Consul 49. The Edict of ______ in 313 gave complete religious freedom and equality to Christians. A.) Milan B.) Ravenna C.) Carthage D.) Nicosia Page 4 50. Which Roman enemy shot arrows while riding horses and retreating? A.) Gauls B.) Egyptians C.) Dacians D.) Parthians 51. In whose reign was the fabled pax Romana achieved? A.) Augustus B.) Claudius C.) Trajan D.) Marcus Aurelius 52. The official who traveled with a general and kept his financial records was a A.) Aedile B.) Tribune C.) Consul D.) Quaestor 53. The Battle of Cannae is said to be the worst Roman defeat in history. What year B.C. did it happen? A.) 248 B.) 216 C.) 202 D.) 201 54. Which Roman emperor performed in the Olympics and won prizes? A.) Augustus B.) Nero C.) Commodus D.) Domitian 55. Which Roman general defeated Ariovistus? A.) Gnaeus Pompey B.) Quintus Cicero D.) Quinctilius Varus C.) Julius Caesar 56. Who was the ambitious wife of Septimius Severus? A.) Julia Maesa B.) Julia Mamea C.) Julia Soemias D.) Julia Domna 57. Which Persian king captured the emperor Valerian in 259 at Edessa? A.) Hanno B.) Shapur C.) Tigranes D.) Tiridates 58. The historian Tacitus wrote a biography of his father-in-law, Agricola, who was governor of A.) Britain B.) Gaul C.) Germany D.) Dacia 59. Which Roman king founded the cult of Diana on the Aventine? A.) Numa B.) Tullus Hostilius C.) Servius Tullius D.) Tarquinius Priscus 60. Who angered his magister equitum, Minucius Rufus, by his delaying tactics against Hannibal? A.) Appius Claudius B.) Fabius Maximus C.) Aemilius Paulus D.) Gaius Flaminius 61. The Romans brought a sundial to Rome after the capture of which important Sicilian city in 254 B.C.? A.) Agrigentum B.) Enna C.) Syracusa D.) Panormus 62. Who became the first Plebeian Consul in 366 B.C.? A.) Lucius Sextius B.) Marcus Rutilus C.) Tiberius Coruncanius 63. In what year did Mt. Vesuvius erupt? A.) 64 B.) 75 C.) 79 D.) Gnaeus Domitius D.) 81 64. The Jewish revolt of Bar Kokhba occurred during the reign of which emperor? A.) Nero B.) Vespasian C.) Titus D.) Hadrian 65. The Lex Fufia Caninia (2 B.C.) and the Lex Aelia Sentia (A.D. 4) dealt with B.) senatorial wealth qualifications C.) marriage restrictions 66. Who first took the power of censor perpetuus? A.) patrician birthrates D.) manumitted slaves Page 5 A.) Julius Caesar B.) Augustus C.) Nero D.) Domitian 67. By winning the First Samnite War, the Romans acquired the area called A.) Apulia B.) Etruria C.) Campania D.) Picenum 68. In a famous trial in 70 B.C., Cicero prosecuted this man for extortion in Sicily: A.) C. Verres B.) Q. Hortensius C.) L. Sergius Catilina D.) M’. Acilius Glabrio 69. Romans executed criminals by having them fight in the A.) Circus Maximus B.) Temple of Vesta C.) Colosseum D.) Campus Martius 70. The Roman triumphal procession went through the city and ended at the A.) Forum B.) Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus C.) Carcer D.) Temple of Concord TIE BREAKER QUESTIONS 96. The Danubian legions defeated the forces of Vitellius near A.) Mutina B.) Ravenna C.) Cremonia D.) Firmum 97. Which Roman commander negotiated peace terms with Hamilcar Barca? A.) P. Cornelius Scipio B.) C. Lutatius Catulus C.) L. Caecilius Metellus D.) P. Claudius 98. What Consul in 223 B.C. decisively defeated the Insubrian Gauls in Transpadane Gaul? A.) C. Famininus B.) P. Cornelius Scipio C.) M. Fulvius Nobilior D.) Cn. Scipio Calvus 99. Who commanded the fleet that defeated Sex. Pompey near Naulochus? A.) Octavian B.) M. Antony C.) Agrippa D.) Maecenas 100. Who was sent to Pannonia to quell the military revolt in 14? A.) Varus B.) Drusus C.) Germanicus D.) Piso