A) Augustus B) Antoninus Pius C) Julius Caesar D) Nero
A) Aristotelianism B) Epicureanism C) Platonism D) Stoicism
A) Thoughts of a Philosopher-King B) Marcus's Musings C) Meditations D) Reflections of a Roman Emperor
A) Maximus B) Octavius C) Commodus D) Lucius Verus
A) 200 AD B) 100 AD C) 50 AD D) 161 AD
A) Constantine B) Julius Caesar C) Lucius Verus D) Nero
A) Pannonia B) Britannia C) Dacia D) Achaia
A) Lucius Aurelius Maximus B) Marcus Annius Verus C) Titus Vespasianus Flavius D) Julius Cassius Augustus
A) Spanish B) Greek C) Latin D) Arabic
A) Merit B) Wealth C) Military service D) Noble birth
A) Barbarian Invasions B) Antonine Plague C) Great Fire of Rome D) Vesuvius Eruption
A) Livia B) Agrippina C) Faustina the Younger D) Octavia
A) Flavian Emperors B) Julio-Claudian Emperors C) Constantinian Emperors D) Five Good Emperors
A) Suetonius B) Cassius Dio C) Tacitus D) Plutarch
A) Wise B) Majestic C) Noble D) Honored
A) 169 B) 161 C) 180 D) 177
A) The Gallic Wars B) The Punic Wars C) The Roman–Parthian War D) The Gothic Wars
A) Caesar B) Pontifex Maximus C) Augustus D) Imperator
A) 5,000 denarii per capita B) 20,000 sesterces per capita C) 30,000 sesterces per capita D) 10,000 sesterces per capita
A) Hadrian's mausoleum B) Forum Romanum C) The Pantheon D) Colosseum
A) Deification B) Exile C) Cremation without honor D) Burial in a common grave
A) His entire fortune B) Part of his mother's estate C) The imperial treasury D) Lucius Verus’s inheritance
A) Lanuvium B) Antioch C) Athens D) Rome
A) Julius Caesar’s birthday B) Nero’s birthday C) Caligula’s birthday D) Augustus’s birthday
A) Nine B) Eleven C) Fifteen D) Thirteen
A) Charilas B) Titus Varius Clemens C) Aufidius Victorinus D) Lucius Volusius Maecianus
A) Aufidius Victorinus B) Lucius Volusius Maecianus C) Charilas D) Titus Varius Clemens
A) 15 April B) 10 January C) 5 February D) 28 March
A) Fronto B) C. Avidius Cassius C) Martius Verus D) Heliodorus
A) Armenia B) Seleucia C) Media D) Osroene
A) Thomas More B) Erasmus of Rotterdam C) Wilhelm Xylander D) Martin Luther
A) Cappadocia B) Alsium C) Vienna D) Elegeia
A) Personal Reflections B) Unknown C) Philosophical Thoughts D) To Himself
A) Ab epistulis B) Governor of Syria C) Commander of III Gallica D) Prefect of Egypt
A) Antioch B) Rome C) Alexandria D) Vindobona (modern Vienna)
A) He encouraged only positive feedback B) He ignored all forms of criticism C) He strictly controlled and punished any dissent D) He permitted it, allowing criticism without retribution
A) Roman B) Parthian C) Greek D) Arsacid
A) The imperial freedman Charilas B) Marcus Aurelius C) Titus Varius Clemens D) Lucius Verus
A) A city near Guangzhou along the South China Sea B) A city on the Nile River C) A city in northern India D) A city in southern Spain
A) Alsium, in Etruria B) Armenia C) Vienna D) Cappadocia
A) Chosrhoes B) Severianus C) Pacorus D) Marcus Aurelius
A) Bill Clinton B) Barack Obama C) George W. Bush D) Donald Trump
A) Ravenna B) Alexandria C) Antioch D) Rome
A) Stoic B) Epicurean C) Socratic D) Cynic
A) Rome B) Paris C) Zurich D) London
A) Laodicea B) Antioch C) Rome D) Daphne
A) Dura B) Edessa C) Nisibis D) Artaxata
A) Mannus B) Avidius Cassius C) C. Iulius Sohaemus D) Lucius
A) An order from Marcus Aurelius B) The Seleucids broke faith first C) A plague contracted in Seleucia D) A shortage of supplies
A) 177 B) 179 C) 169 D) 172
A) Christina of Sweden B) John Stuart Mill C) Frederick the Great D) Goethe
A) 164 B) 166 C) 163 D) 165
A) Constantine the Great B) Julian the Apostate C) Theodosius I D) Valens
A) The Euphrates River B) The city of Rome C) Kattigara, lying beyond the Golden Chersonese (Malay Peninsula) D) The Great Wall of China
A) The greatness of Marcus and Lucius B) Felicitas temporum (happy times) C) A new era of war D) The end of peace
A) 163 B) 165 C) 164 D) 166
A) 11th century B) 9th century C) 12th century D) 10th century
A) Mannus B) Lucius C) C. Iulius Sohaemus D) Avidius Cassius
A) Historical accounts of previous emperors B) Eloquent reading matter, such as works by Cato, Cicero, Sallust, or a poet C) Philosophical texts only D) Military manuals and strategies
A) 10% B) 50% C) 75% D) About 25%
A) Lucius Verus B) Fronto C) Marcus Aurelius D) Subordinate generals
A) Nisibis B) Ctesiphon C) Edessa D) Dura
A) Kaine Polis ('New City') B) Dausara C) Artaxata D) Edessa
A) Imp. III B) Rex armeniis Datus C) Medicus D) Parthicus Maximus
A) Philosophical debates B) Public speeches C) Military training D) Lessons, due to Marcus' prominence and public duties
A) 'Medicus' B) Parthicus Maximus C) Imp. IV D) Armeniacus
A) A volcanic eruption B) The Tiber flooded over its banks C) A severe drought D) An earthquake
A) Library of Alexandria B) Vatican Library C) British Museum D) Bodleian Library
A) The Ninth Legion of Hispania B) The Fifth Legion (Macedonica) C) The First Legion (Minervia) D) The Tenth Legion (Gemina)
A) 175 B) 170 C) 166 D) 180
A) The Carpathian area B) North Africa C) Asia Minor D) Scandinavia |