Ancient History Trivia Questions
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Which Roman Emperor, nicknamed 'The Horse Emperor', had two of his ships raised from Italy's Lake Nemi in the 1920s?
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caligula
What was the name of the personal guard of Roman emperors that consisted of 9 cohorts of 1,000 soldiers each?
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praetorian guard
In 1982, more than 80 human skeletons were discovered in the ruins of which city near Pompeii?
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herculaneum
In 447 B.C., what did the Delphi oracle tell Polycrates to leave after he found a treasure?
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unturned
What is the Latin name for the period of stability and peace in the Roman Empire that began in 27 B.C. and lasted about 200 years?
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pax romana
What celestial object did the Yamato clan of Japan claim descent from during the 300s B.C.?
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sun
Which city paid significant fines to Rome after the first two Punic Wars and was completely destroyed by Rome in 146 B.C. after the third Punic War?
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carthage
What false facial feature did statues show Hatshepsut wearing to look like a king?
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beard
Which North African city-state controlled parts of Spain from approximately 500 B.C. to 201 B.C.?
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carthage
Livy's "Ab Urbe Condita", or "History From the Founding of the City", details the history of which ancient city?
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rome
Which Roman Emperor was fed poisoned mushrooms by Agrippina and later given more poison as a remedy?
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claudius
What league of city-states was led by Sparta in ancient Greece?
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peloponnesian league
What is the name of the group that the Goths split into along with the Ostrogoths during the 4th century?
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visigoths
What war began in 431 B.C. and brought an end to Athens' Golden Age of Pericles?
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peloponnesian war
Which Babylonian ruler's code included distinct regulations for free men, slaves, and the middle class?
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hammurabi
What age did the Hittites help initiate following the Bronze Age?
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iron age
What was found in the tomb of Fu Hao, a consort of Wu Ding, and was used as currency at the time?
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money
Which man was defeated at the Battle of Actium in 31 B.C., leading to Octavian's complete control of the Roman Empire?
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mark antony
According to Herodotus, the practice of geometry may have begun due to floods altering property lines along which river?
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nile
What was the capital of the empire ruled by Hammurabi?
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babylon
What ancient city was Hector a chieftain of and around whose walls was his body dragged?
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troy
What is the term for the famous formation of Greek foot soldiers who carried spears up to 20 feet long?
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phalanx
Which Babylonian ruler, regarded as the sixth king of the first Babylonian dynasty, is renowned for establishing a famous code of laws?
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hammurabi
Which metal was predominantly used in ancient Egyptian jewelry, including artifacts from King Tutankhamun's tomb?
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gold
On which island was the colony of Syracuse founded by Corinthians in the 8th century B.C.?
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sicily
Which city surrendered in 404 B.C., ending the 27-year-long Peloponnesian War?
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athens
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