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