The Roman City Dyrrhachium
  • 1. Where is Dyrrhachium located?
A) Macedonia
B) Albania
C) Greece
D) Italy
  • 2. Which battle took place near Dyrrhachium?
A) Battle of Zama
B) Battle of Cannae
C) Battle of Dyrrhachium
D) Battle of Actium
  • 3. What strategic feature did Dyrrhachium rely upon?
A) River delta
B) Desert
C) Mountain pass
D) Natural harbor
  • 4. Which Roman road connected Dyrrhachium to other parts of the Empire?
A) Via Egnatia
B) Via Appia
C) Via Aurelia
D) Via Claudia
  • 5. Which Caesar famously besieged Dyrrhachium?
A) Nero
B) Julius Caesar
C) Augustus Caesar
D) Tiberius
  • 6. Which two cultures influenced Dyrrhachium?
A) Roman and Egyptian
B) Celtic and Germanic
C) Roman and Greek
D) Persian and Babylonian
  • 7. Dyrrhachium became part of which province?
A) Gallia
B) Syria
C) Cappadocia
D) Macedonia
  • 8. Which ancient historian wrote about Dyrrhachium?
A) Appian
B) Tacitus
C) Herodotus
D) Pliny the Elder
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