MCQs of History – Ancient Roman Empire

In the 160s_______were the main enemy on Rome’s eastern borders.

The impereial succession system, in the time of Marcus Aurelius, was_________.

_________were the first Germantic Barbarians to invade Roman lands in_________.

__________succeeded Caligula’s .He became Emperor by_________.

The emperors of Flavian dynasty had_______background.

Augustus’ reforms all of the following EXCEPT_________.

Pax Romana is a term used to describe_________.

Latifundia began as_________.

The Parthians was________.

The Trumvirate was _________.

The jewish revolt occured in__________.

Under Nero, Christianty was___________.

In the Roman society,crafts men were___________.

Praetorian Prefect was________.

________is NOT a reason that Germanic Tribes presented little threat Rome prior to 200 CE.

Comitatus was_________.

Rome’s border were expanded to the Germanic lands by________.

Agrippina was killed because_________.

At Actim, Cleopatra was_________.

The Barbarian attitude to Rome was of__________.

Dacia was conquered by________.

The second Jewish revolt was under_________.

Who were the auxilliaries?

The ambitious Lucius Aelius Seianus was__________.

Alimenta; the programme for the welfare of poor children and Orphans was begun under_________.

The first recorded persecution of Christans by Rome took place in_________.

The first period of Roman Empire ‘Principate’ began to emerge in________.

Equites were_______.

Bedrium 11 was in________.

Agrippa was_______.

Munda_________.

During______, Britian was conquered.

_______ was not one of the Four Emperors.

Conqueror of Gaul and master of italy; Caesar died on_________.

The mainstay of Roman society was_________.

Jewish Revolt was frustrated by ________.

The Roman Emperor Claudius was killed by__________.

North Africa was important to Romer for_________.

Marcus Aurellius

Until 7 CE, the goal of Augusts in Germany was__________.

The fundamental nature of Roman law was_________.

By 96, the Roman Senate was_______.

Magnum incedium Romae (The Great Fire of Rome) occured in __________.

Marcommani were________.

Germans land of Rome through________.

Augusts was______ to Caesar.

________ was attracted by hellenism.

________ were coollectively known as The Praetorian Guard.

Claudius was generally loathed because he was________.

________has the honour to be the most favourite emperor after August.

A standing army was the innovation of________.

it is believed that Otho became emperor through________.

_______ was NOT one of there forms introduced bu Augustus.

The emperor _______ imprisoned Herod Agrippa who was alternatey known as affluent and destitude.

Messalina was a disaster for Claudius because of her anympomania and infidelity. The famous Roman poet _______ wrote a verse about her exploits.

After Nero fled to Phaon’s villa, when his soldiers defected, he committed suicide with the assistance of_________.

Messalina and _________ were apprehanded and excuted after performing a mock marriage, with plans to remove Claudius from the throne.

After the Great Fire of Rome, Nero moved arena activities to a newer arena called Nero’Circus that was located near__________.

After he learned about Sejanus’ treachery, Tiberius denounced him to the Senate and sent Macro to Rome with a letter. Lying to Sejanus, Macro told him that__________.

Paul is the only apostle who appealed to________.

Shortly after Claudius became emperor, he wrote a letter to the Jews of ____________ showing tolerence towards them.

The Roman emperor, who attempted to legislate on morality and marriage, laws , was ________.

Beside additional lands Palestine, Caligula compensated Herod Agrippa for his imprisonment with _________.

The forum was__________.

The emperor _________ proposed to abolish all indirect taxes in the Roman Empire.

Roman seldom ate _______.

The emperor _______ was the most competent military leader.

Judea had unprecedented autonomy during the reign of_______.

___________ rode 500 miles in a few days to be at the beside of his seriously injured and dying brother.

Two julio-Claudian emperers namely_________ were defined a part from julius Caesar.

________ was buried by his freed woamn mistress.

After Caligula’s assassination the Praetorian Guard elected Claudius emperor but he was un able to deal with the Caligula’s assassins because_________.

How did julius Caesar die?

The Ancient Roman Spoke________.

The Aurelian Wall was built in 271 AD around________.

In the year 117 AD a great general named Hadrian became the emperor. He is famous for_______.

To block Tiberius’ bill, the Senate appealed to ______ Tribunes.

During the Punic wars, Rome was fighting against _________.

The Roman emperor _________ made it legal for a soldier to marry during service.

In 32 BCE, a civil war broke up between Octavian and________.