Ancient Rome Quiz!

[650lb Sumo]

(1) When was Rome founded? (Three Marks for the exact year, two for within 50 and one for within 100)
(2) Who was its first Emperor?
(3) What is Rome's founding myth? Who founded it, and what was the background of the founder? (Four Marks)
(4) What was the easternmost point ever of the Roman Empire?
(5) What was the northernmost point ever of the Roman Empire?

(6) Who was the first Christian Roman Emperor?
(7) Which Emperor made Christianity the official Roman religion, and when? (Two Marks)
(8) Which was the first group to sack Rome in AD, in what year, and what was their leader's name? (Three Marks)
(9) When did Rome take Jerusalem?
(10) When did the Western and Eastern Roman Empires fall? (Two Marks)

Spoiler

(1) 753 BC
(2) Augustus (full name: Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus)
(3) Numitor was King of Alba Longa (12 miles south east of Rome). His brother Amulius seized the throne and killed Numitor's son, Lausus. He ordered Numitor's daughter, Rhea Silvia, to become a Vestal Virgin (celibate for life, so she could not give birth to a pretender to the throne). She did, but was 'raped' by the god Mars, and gave birth to the twins Romulus and Remus. Numitor ordered that the boys be killed, but instead they were cast adrift on the Tiber in a basket. They washed ashore downstream, and were suckled by a she-wolf before being found by a shepherd. The shepherd and his wife raised them, and when they grew up they returned Numitor to the throne, and decided to found a city where their basket had washed ashore. However they quarrelled about upon which of the Seven Hills the city should be founded, and Romulus killed Remus and founded the city on Palatine Hill.
(4) The east coast of Azerbaijan (You can have a mark if you said 'The Caspian Sea' or similar.)
(5) The Antonine Wall, between the Forth and Clyde

(6) Constantine the Great (Flavius Valerius Constantinus) converted to Christianity in 312.
(7) Theodosius I, in 380 (You can have half a mark for the century.)
(8) The Visigoths, under Alaric, in 410
(9) 63 BC
(10) 476 and 1453 (You can have half a mark if you were within 100 years.)

The pass mark is 10/19! How did you do?

 

[Domitian]

1. 753 BC but it's speculative it actually happened later on
2. Augustus
3. Two twins Romulus and Remus were raised by a whore and founded a city then fought over who ruled it
4. Ehhh I think somewhere in modern day Iraq
5. Crimea? or are you talking Northern England, southern Scotland?
6. Constantine, but it was Theodosius who made it the official religion. Guess I just answered 7 too.
8. The Vandals in 455
9. Sometime during the first triumvirate with Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
10. 476 but the decline goes back to at least 378. For the East it's 1453 but can probably say the decline started with the Venetians looting Constantinople a couple centuries prior

 

[Domitian]

Since I have a little time I could discuss some of these questions.

For #1 and #3, the only sources we have for this date to the first century BC. Archaeology suggests a bunch of small settlements that merged into a larger city we now call Rome. The founding of Rome is supposed to be 753 BC, and they only had 7 kings until the Republic came about in 509 BC. Now that doesn't sound right. 7 kings total ruled consecutively for 241 years? That's about on average 35 years each.

For #4, I suppose you're close enough. I thought it was Mesopotamia under Trajan shown here but I guess you're sort of right

For #6, Constantine's piety has largely been questioned throughout the centuries. Even after Milvian Bridge, he still practiced Pagan rites and ceremonies. It wasn't until the last few days of his life that he got baptised and converted. It's speculative that his use of Christianity was for political purposes rather than religious ones.

For #8, I totally forgot about Alaric for a second but that ties into what I mentioned about the fall of the West starting in 378. After Adrianople, the Goths were able to run over the Balkans and gain in strength.

 

[Flower2dPeople]

Since I have a little time I could discuss some of these questions.

For #1 and #3, the only sources we have for this date to the first century BC. Archaeology suggests a bunch of small settlements that merged into a larger city we now call Rome. The founding of Rome is supposed to be 753 BC, and they only had 7 kings until the Republic came about in 509 BC. Now that doesn't sound right. 7 kings total ruled consecutively for 241 years? That's about on average 35 years each.

For #4, I suppose you're close enough. I thought it was Mesopotamia under Trajan shown here but I guess you're sort of right

For #6, Constantine's piety has largely been questioned throughout the centuries. Even after Milvian Bridge, he still practiced Pagan rites and ceremonies. It wasn't until the last few days of his life that he got baptised and converted. It's speculative that his use of Christianity was for political purposes rather than religious ones.

For #8, I totally forgot about Alaric for a second but that ties into what I mentioned about the fall of the West starting in 378. After Adrianople, the Goths were able to run over the Balkans and gain in strength.

Username checks out.

 

[Domitian]

Username checks out.

My username is mostly in jest, but Domitian got a bad reputation a bit unfortunately.

You see, Domitian hated nepotism. He didn't care what your name was or what family you were from, if you got a high ranked job you had to earn it. If you weren't capable of doing the job, you would be removed.

Another thing is he hated corruption. He micromanaged the Empire in every single corner. He did make the Empire very rich, though.

Because of these two things, this motherfucker was HATED by the Senate. The people who wrote history. In their eyes, Domitian probably came in and took one big giant shit all over the party they had been having.

 

[Flower2dPeople]

My username is mostly in jest, but Domitian got a bad reputation a bit unfortunately.

You see, Domitian hated nepotism. He didn't care what your name was or what family you were from, if you got a high ranked job you had to earn it. If you weren't capable of doing the job, you would be removed.

Another thing is he hated corruption. He micromanaged the Empire in every single corner. He did make the Empire very rich, though.

Because of these two things, this motherfucker was HATED by the Senate. The people who wrote history. In their eyes, Domitian probably came in and took one big giant shit all over the party they had been having.

DOGEtian.

 

[Bacco]

(1) When was Rome founded? (Three Marks for the exact year, two for within 50 and one for within 100)
(2) Who was its first Emperor?
(3) What is Rome's founding myth? Who founded it, and what was the background of the founder? (Four Marks)
(4) What was the easternmost point ever of the Roman Empire?
(5) What was the northernmost point ever of the Roman Empire?

(6) Who was the first Christian Roman Emperor?
(7) Which Emperor made Christianity the official Roman religion, and when? (Two Marks)
(8) Which was the first group to sack Rome in AD, in what year, and what was their leader's name? (Three Marks)
(9) When did Rome take Jerusalem?
(10) When did the Western and Eastern Roman Empires fall? (Two Marks)

Spoiler

(1) 753 BC
(2) Augustus (full name: Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus)
(3) Numitor was King of Alba Longa (12 miles south east of Rome). His brother Amulius seized the throne and killed Numitor's son, Lausus. He ordered Numitor's daughter, Rhea Silvia, to become a Vestal Virgin (celibate for life, so she could not give birth to a pretender to the throne). She did, but was 'raped' by the god Mars, and gave birth to the twins Romulus and Remus. Numitor ordered that the boys be killed, but instead they were cast adrift on the Tiber in a basket. They washed ashore downstream, and were suckled by a she-wolf before being found by a shepherd. The shepherd and his wife raised them, and when they grew up they returned Numitor to the throne, and decided to found a city where their basket had washed ashore. However they quarrelled about upon which of the Seven Hills the city should be founded, and Romulus killed Remus and founded the city on Palatine Hill.
(4) The east coast of Azerbaijan (You can have a mark if you said 'The Caspian Sea' or similar.)
(5) The Antonine Wall, between the Forth and Clyde

(6) Constantine the Great (Flavius Valerius Constantinus) converted to Christianity in 312.
(7) Theodosius I, in 380 (You can have half a mark for the century.)
(8) The Visigoths, under Alaric, in 410
(9) 63 BC
(10) 476 and 1453 (You can have half a mark if you were within 100 years.)

The pass mark is 10/19! How did you do?

1- 700something BC
2- Octavius/Augustus
3- Romolus and Remus myth
4- Caspian sea
5- A wall well north of Adrian's Wall
6- Constantine
7-
8- Alaric/Visigoths
9- Somewhere during century before Christ
10- 400something and 1400something

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

I got to play Total War Rome again.

 

[650lb Sumo]

For #4, I suppose you're close enough. I thought it was Mesopotamia under Trajan shown here but I guess you're sort of right

You have to watch out for distortion in maps. The easternmost part of Azerbaijan is actually further east than the red part of the Persian Gulf coast there.

 

[nonoob]

Domitian probably came in and took one big giant shit all over the party they had been having.

DOGEtian.​

Ro-Main Stream Media POS lefties cry non-stop, calling him a racist hit lurr dictator.

 

[Possum Jenkins]

(1) When was Rome founded? (Three Marks for the exact year, two for within 50 and one for within 100)
(2) Who was its first Emperor?
(3) What is Rome's founding myth? Who founded it, and what was the background of the founder? (Four Marks)
(4) What was the easternmost point ever of the Roman Empire?
(5) What was the northernmost point ever of the Roman Empire?

(6) Who was the first Christian Roman Emperor?
(7) Which Emperor made Christianity the official Roman religion, and when? (Two Marks)
(8) Which was the first group to sack Rome in AD, in what year, and what was their leader's name? (Three Marks)
(9) When did Rome take Jerusalem?
(10) When did the Western and Eastern Roman Empires fall? (Two Marks)

1) 500 BC
2) Augustus something
3) Romulus and Remus raised by a she-wolf, grow up and kill the current warlord or whatever and found Rome
4) Somewhere in Persia
5) Britain near Scotland
6) Constantine
7) Constantine
8) Ogadar or something, 325 AD, Vandals
9) 20 BC
10) 463 and 1453

 

[Cole train]

My username is mostly in jest, but Domitian got a bad reputation a bit unfortunately.

You see, Domitian hated nepotism. He didn't care what your name was or what family you were from, if you got a high ranked job you had to earn it. If you weren't capable of doing the job, you would be removed.

Another thing is he hated corruption. He micromanaged the Empire in every single corner. He did make the Empire very rich, though.

Because of these two things, this motherfucker was HATED by the Senate. The people who wrote history. In their eyes, Domitian probably came in and took one big giant shit all over the party they had been having.

Chaditian

 

[Streeter]

I got all right but not exactly on dates .


On first Christian Emporer - Constantine (maybe his mother actually) made it official but I do t think Constatine ever was baptized . .maybe it was the one after him.

Jerusalem i think was at the start of Octavian (Augustis rule) maybe a little before with pompey .

 

[650lb Sumo]

1) 500 BC
2) Augustus something
3) Romulus and Remus raised by a she-wolf, grow up and kill the current warlord or whatever and found Rome
4) Somewhere in Persia
5) Britain near Scotland
6) Constantine
7) Constantine
8) Ogadar or something, 325 AD, Vandals
9) 20 BC
10) 463 and 1453

Pretty good! You might be thinking of Ögedei Khan, Genghis's son.

 

[Possum Jenkins]

Pretty good! You might be thinking of Ögedei Khan, Genghis's son.

Turns out it was Odoacer.

I remember it had an O in the name and was the only barbarian leader's name I could remember.

 

[Gene Tunney]

I thought I read that Rome was sacked by the Gauls back in B.C.

 

[ChickenBrother]

I appreciate them, but I suck at these MFing quizzes. 7/19. Was close on #8 but thought it was Attila the Hun around 400 AD. Turns out he ALMOST sacked Rome in 452 AD but was persuaded not to by Pope Leo I, so I misremembered that part.

 

[europe1]

My username is mostly in jest, but Domitian got a bad reputation a bit unfortunately.

You see, Domitian hated nepotism. He didn't care what your name was or what family you were from, if you got a high ranked job you had to earn it. If you weren't capable of doing the job, you would be removed.

Another thing is he hated corruption. He micromanaged the Empire in every single corner. He did make the Empire very rich, though.

Because of these two things, this motherfucker was HATED by the Senate. The people who wrote history. In their eyes, Domitian probably came in and took one big giant shit all over the party they had been having.

Nerd got bullied for hanging out with houseflies all days and 2000 years later he gets white knighted on Sherdog. Not even Domitian's daddy liked him. Wouldn't even allow him in the Victory parade! Squidward-ass Emperor.

 

[650lb Sumo]

Nerd got bullied for hanging out with houseflies all days and 2000 years later he gets white knighted on Sherdog. Not even Domitian's daddy liked him. Wouldn't even allow him in the Victory parade! Squidward-ass Emperor.

Unpopular opinion? My favourite Roman Emperor is Elagabalus don't @ me.

 

[Natural Order]

4 out of 19. Back to school for me.