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