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• Who is generally agreed upon as the final (though illegal) emperor of Western Rome?

  • Glycerius

  • Romulus Augustulus

  • Olybrius

  • Probus

• How old was Gordian III when he became Roman Emperor?

  • 7

  • 10

  • 13

  • 17

• Which well-known church did Emperor Justinian I order to be built?

  • St. Peter’s Basilica

  • Santa Croce

  • San Marco Basilica

  • Hagia Sophia

• Which dynasty did Emperor Vespasian establish?

  • Severan dynasty

  • Flavian dynasty

  • Gordian dynasty

  • Decian dynasty

• At the Battle of Mursa, Constantius II was victorious over whom?

  • Allectus

  • Eugenius

  • Magnentius

  • Calocaerus

• Who was in charge of the Roman army back in antiquity?

  • Consul

  • Governor

  • Tribune

  • Prefect

• What is the name of the Roman lighthouse that is on the list of World Heritage sites?

  • Patara Lighthouse

  • Hidirlik Tower

  • Tower of Hercules

  • Leptis Magna Lighthouse

• Hannibal crossed the Alps during which war?

  • Mercenary War

  • Second Punic War

  • Chremonidean War

  • Pyrrhic War

• Who was Rome's fabled founder?

  • Claudius

  • Hannibal

  • Julius Caesar

  • Romulus

• What well-known Italian artist is resting in the Pantheon?

  • Filippo Lippi

  • Raphael

  • Giovanni Bellini

  • Sandro Botticelli

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