- 1. Where did the battle of Actium take place?
A) Greece
B) Egypt
C) Spain
D) Italy
- 2. What year did the battle of Actium take place?
A) 13 BC
B) 27 AD
C) 31 BC
D) 44 BC
- 3. Who was Augustus' primary naval commander at the battle of Actium?
A) Brutus
B) Pompey
C) Agrippa
D) Caesar
- 4. Which famous Roman epic poet wrote about the battle of Actium in his work?
A) Cicero
B) Ovid
C) Horace
D) Virgil
- 5. What title did Augustus adopt after his victory at Actium?
A) Emperor
B) Princeps
C) Dictator
D) Consul
- 6. Who was the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt?
A) Cleopatra I
B) Ptolemy XIII
C) Cleopatra VII
D) Cleopatra VI
- 7. What is the name of the strait near Actium where the battle took place?
A) Ambracian Gulf
B) Mediterranean Strait
C) Saros Gulf
D) Ionian Sea
- 8. Which general famously said 'I came, I saw, I conquered'?
A) Hannibal Barca
B) Julius Caesar
C) Napoleon Bonaparte
D) Alexander the Great
- 9. Under what name was Mark Antony originally known?
A) Gaius Octavius
B) Quintus Pompeius
C) Lucius Junius
D) Marcus Antonius
- 10. What was the relationship between Octavian (Augustus) and Julius Caesar?
A) Adopted son
B) Nephew
C) Cousins
D) Brothers
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