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