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