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• The Roman Empire

Which Roman emperor constructed the Pantheon’s surviving temple in Rome?

Answer

Hadrian

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• The Roman Empire

Which Roman emperor built the Baths of Caracalla in Rome?

Answer

Caracalla

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• The Roman Empire

Which Roman emperor was born Gaius Octavius and later became Augustus?

Answer

Augustus

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• The Roman Empire

What was the name of Rome’s earliest written law code, created around 450 BCE?

Answer

The Twelve Tables

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• The Roman Empire

Which battle in 275 BCE ended King Pyrrhus’s invasion of Italy?

Answer

Battle of Beneventum

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• The Roman Empire

What name is given to the Roman law compilation commissioned by Justinian I?

Answer

Corpus Juris Civilis

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• The Roman Empire

Which city became the capital of the Western Roman Empire in 402 CE?

Answer

Ravenna

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• The Roman Empire

Which volcano buried Pompeii under ash in 79 CE?

Answer

Mount Vesuvius

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• The Roman Empire

What Roman military standard carried an eagle as its symbol?

Answer

Aquila

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• The Roman Empire

Which Roman historian wrote the work titled The Annals?

Answer

Tacitus

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• The Roman Empire

What was the name of the Roman amphitheater built in Verona during the 1st century CE?

Answer

Verona Arena

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• Ancient Persia

Which Sasanian king of Persia reigned for about 70 years, beginning in infancy?

Answer

Shapur II

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