Ancient Greece and Rome trivia

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• Which kingdom did Cleopatra VII, the famous queen of the ancient world, rule?Ancient Greece and Rome
• Who was emperor when the great fire of AD 64 burned much of Rome?Ancient Greece and Rome
• Which statesman led Athenian democracy at its height in the mid-5th century BC?Ancient Greece and Rome
• Which queen of Sparta was carried off by the Trojan prince Paris, setting off the Trojan War?Ancient Greece and Rome
• Which ancient Greek temple column style has a plain, almost undecorated capital and a sturdy, heavy look?Ancient Greece and Rome
• What was the public square at the heart of an ancient Roman city, used for political meetings, trials, and trade?Ancient Greece and Rome
• Which figure in Greek myth flew on wings fixed with wax, went too close to the sun, and fell into the sea?Ancient Greece and Rome
• Which hero of Greek myth is famous for completing twelve labors?Ancient Greece and Rome
• Which figure in Greek myth fell in love with his own reflection in the water, could not leave it, and became a flower?Ancient Greece and Rome
• What is the Roman name for Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty?Ancient Greece and Rome
• Winners at the ancient Olympic Games received gold medals, just as they do today.Ancient Greece and Rome
• After Theodosius I died in 395, his two sons divided the Roman Empire into east and west.Ancient Greece and Rome
• In Greek myth, the Trojan Horse was built by the Trojans to trick the Greeks.Ancient Greece and Rome
• "Bread and circuses" mocks how Rome's rulers kept citizens content with free grain and public spectacles.Ancient Greece and Rome
• The Peloponnesian War ended in victory for Athens.Ancient Greece and Rome
• In ancient Rome, a slave freed by his master could become a free person.Ancient Greece and Rome
• Hannibal invaded Italy by sailing across the Mediterranean and landing in the south.Ancient Greece and Rome
• In the democracy of ancient Athens, women could also attend the assembly and vote.Ancient Greece and Rome
• In Greek myth, the one thing left inside after Pandora opened her box was hope.Ancient Greece and Rome
• "I came, I saw, I conquered" is said to be Julius Caesar's report of a victory.Ancient Greece and Rome
• Which state faced Rome in the Punic Wars?Ancient Greece and Rome
• In the founding legend of Rome, who founded the city?Ancient Greece and Rome
• To whom was the Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis dedicated?Ancient Greece and Rome
• Where were the ancient Olympic Games held?Ancient Greece and Rome
• Which philosopher, a student of Socrates, wrote the Republic?Ancient Greece and Rome
• Which river did Julius Caesar lead his army across, setting off the Roman civil war?Ancient Greece and Rome
• Which language was widely used in the Roman Empire and became the basis of French and Spanish?Ancient Greece and Rome
• Who is held to be the author of the epic Odyssey?Ancient Greece and Rome
• What contests were mainly held in the Colosseum of ancient Rome?Ancient Greece and Rome
• In Greek myth, who is the goddess of wisdom and war?Ancient Greece and Rome
• Julius Caesar was the first emperor of the Roman Empire.Ancient Greece and Rome
• The ancient Olympic Games were held at Olympia.Ancient Greece and Rome
• Sparta was an ancient Greek city-state famous for its severe military training and its strong warrior culture.Ancient Greece and Rome
• The Peloponnesian War was fought between Greece and Persia.Ancient Greece and Rome
• The Twelve Tables are a written law code of the early Roman Republic.Ancient Greece and Rome
• Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC.Ancient Greece and Rome
• The Romans took up the gods of Greek myth by matching them to gods of their own.Ancient Greece and Rome
• Alexander the Great was a statesman from Athens.Ancient Greece and Rome
• Ancient Athens developed an absolute monarchy in which the king decided everything alone.Ancient Greece and Rome
• The Colosseum is a temple raised in Athens, in ancient Greece.Ancient Greece and Rome