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