- 1. Where did the battle of Actium take place?
A) Spain
B) Italy
C) Greece
D) Egypt
- 2. What year did the battle of Actium take place?
A) 13 BC
B) 44 BC
C) 31 BC
D) 27 AD
- 3. Who was Augustus' primary naval commander at the battle of Actium?
A) Brutus
B) Caesar
C) Agrippa
D) Pompey
- 4. Which famous Roman epic poet wrote about the battle of Actium in his work?
A) Virgil
B) Ovid
C) Horace
D) Cicero
- 5. What title did Augustus adopt after his victory at Actium?
A) Emperor
B) Princeps
C) Consul
D) Dictator
- 6. Which general famously said 'I came, I saw, I conquered'?
A) Alexander the Great
B) Hannibal Barca
C) Julius Caesar
D) Napoleon Bonaparte
- 7. What is the name of the strait near Actium where the battle took place?
A) Ambracian Gulf
B) Saros Gulf
C) Ionian Sea
D) Mediterranean Strait
- 8. Under what name was Mark Antony originally known?
A) Lucius Junius
B) Quintus Pompeius
C) Gaius Octavius
D) Marcus Antonius
- 9. Who was the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt?
A) Cleopatra I
B) Cleopatra VI
C) Cleopatra VII
D) Ptolemy XIII
- 10. What was the relationship between Octavian (Augustus) and Julius Caesar?
A) Adopted son
B) Brothers
C) Nephew
D) Cousins
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