Test: Roman Civilization - SSC MTS / SSC GD MCQ

According to Roman mythology, Rome was founded in 753 BC by Romulus and Remus.

Julius Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon in 49 BC marked the beginning of the Roman Civil War.

Augustus, formerly known as Octavian, became the first Roman Emperor after the Roman Republic's collapse.

Vespasian ordered the construction of the Colosseum, which was completed in AD 80.

Minerva was the equivalent of the Greek goddess Athena.

Pompeii was a prosperous Roman city that got destroyed by the volcanic eruption.

Roman civil law influenced legal systems across Europe and beyond.

The First Triumvirate was an informal political alliance between these three prominent Romans.

The Pax Romana lasted from 27 BC to 180 AD, during which the Roman Empire experienced relative peace and prosperity.

The Roman Empire was formally divided into two halves by Diocletian. By 286 CE, the Roman Empire, which was in the midst of an economic crisis, had grown too large to be effectively governed in a single location by a single leader. To remedy this situation, Diocletian divided the empire in two.

The Senate was an essential political institution in the Roman Republic.

Hadrian's Wall was built across northern England to mark the northern boundary of the Roman Empire.

This phrase was used by Julius Caesar after a quick victory in the Battle of Zela.

Gladiators were mostly slaves or prisoners of war, forced to fight for entertainment.

Virgil's "The Aeneid" is considered one of the greatest works of Roman literature.

"X" is the Roman numeral for 10.

Who was the first Roman Emperor to embrace Christianity? a) Nero b) Constantine the Great c) Augustus d) Trajan

The Twelve Tables were a set of laws that were the basis of Roman civil law.

It was a tactic used by politicians to appease the Roman populace.

Romulus Augustulus was the last Roman Emperor before the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD.