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