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