The Roman City Dyrrhachium
  • 1. Where is Dyrrhachium located?
A) Macedonia
B) Albania
C) Italy
D) Greece
  • 2. Which battle took place near Dyrrhachium?
A) Battle of Actium
B) Battle of Zama
C) Battle of Dyrrhachium
D) Battle of Cannae
  • 3. What strategic feature did Dyrrhachium rely upon?
A) Desert
B) Mountain pass
C) River delta
D) Natural harbor
  • 4. Which ancient historian wrote about Dyrrhachium?
A) Tacitus
B) Pliny the Elder
C) Appian
D) Herodotus
  • 5. Which Caesar famously besieged Dyrrhachium?
A) Nero
B) Julius Caesar
C) Tiberius
D) Augustus Caesar
  • 6. Dyrrhachium became part of which province?
A) Syria
B) Macedonia
C) Cappadocia
D) Gallia
  • 7. Which two cultures influenced Dyrrhachium?
A) Roman and Greek
B) Roman and Egyptian
C) Celtic and Germanic
D) Persian and Babylonian
  • 8. Which Roman road connected Dyrrhachium to other parts of the Empire?
A) Via Appia
B) Via Claudia
C) Via Egnatia
D) Via Aurelia
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