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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The Roman Empire

Which Roman emperor was assassinated in 192 CE after ending the Antonine dynasty?

Answer

Commodus

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The Roman Empire

What was the name of the Roman silver coin that replaced the denarius as the main imperial silver denomination?

Answer

Antoninianus

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• The Roman Empire

Which Roman emperor built the Arch of Titus in Rome to commemorate the sack of Jerusalem?

Answer

Domitian

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Roman Empire

Which Roman historian wrote Germania, a description of the peoples living beyond Rome’s Rhine frontier?

Answer

Tacitus

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• The Roman Empire

Which Roman emperor granted citizenship to nearly all free inhabitants of the empire in 212 CE?

Answer

Caracalla

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• The Roman Empire

What name did Roman citizens give to the vast public bath complex built by Diocletian in Rome?

Answer

Baths of Diocletian

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Roman Empire

Which Roman emperor built the Colosseum, whose formal ancient name was the Flavian Amphitheatre?

Answer

Vespasian

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• The Roman Empire

What Roman engineering structure carried water across valleys using raised arches?

Answer

Aqueduct

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• The Roman Empire

Which Roman emperor ordered the construction of a massive wall across northern Britain beginning in 122 CE?

Answer

Hadrian

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The Roman Empire

What was the name of the Roman currency made of silver and commonly used during the Republic?

Answer

Denarius

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• The Roman Empire

Which Roman emperor divided the empire into four rulers through the Tetrarchy in 293 CE?

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Diocletian

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Ancient Sparta

Which island did Spartan troops occupy during the Battle of Pylos in 425 BCE?

Answer

Sphacteria

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