Ancient Cities Trivia Questions
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What city, according to tradition, was founded in 753 B.C. on one of its seven hills?
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rome
Which ancient city's walls reputedly fell long before archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon confirmed it as one of the oldest known cities?
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jericho
What is the current name of the ancient Phoenician city Berytus?
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beirut
What city near the Hellespont was known as Ilion and faded into obscurity in the 4th century A.D.?
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troy
Which Italian city near Herculaneum and Stabiae was founded by the Oscans around 700 B.C.?
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pompeii
What city, also called Ilium in honor of its early king Ilus, is central to ancient mythology?
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troy
In which once-buried city near Pompeii is the unusual villa known as the House of the Deer located?
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herculaneum
Which city did Pindar describe as 'O bright and violet-crowned and famed in song, bulwark of Greece... divine city'?
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athens
Which ancient city on the Euphrates River had at least 8 fortified gates, including the Urash and Ishtar gates?
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babylon
In the Hebrew Bible, the word Bavel refers to Babel as well as to which Mesopotamian city and its region?
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babylon
Which ancient city's 'Long Walls' connected it to the ports of Phalerum and Piraeus?
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athens
What is the largest Cretan city of the Bronze Age that was home to the legendary King Minos?
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knossos
What ancient city is home to the best surviving monument known as the Ishtar Gate and Procession Street?
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babylon
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