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