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| Which of the following is not true of ancient Rome? | Rome had two major foundation myths, one revolving around Romulus and another revolving around Remus.
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| Which of the following is not true of Rome during the period of the republic? | Octavian was defeated at the Battle of Actium.
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| In the Punic Wars | Rome fought against Carthage for dominance of the western Mediterranean.
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| Which of the following is not true of Augustus? | He was one of the "five good emperors."
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| Who is not one of the so-called "five good emperors"? | Vespasian
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| Which of the following is not true of ancient Roman religion? | Ancient Rome was the first culture to introduce a clear distinction between religion and socio-political life.
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| Which of the following is not true regarding the relationship between the emperor and Roman religion? | The emperor was identified as the very incarnation of Jupiter on earth.
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| Which of the following correspondences between Greek and Roman deities is incorrect? | The Roman equivalent of Athena was Venus.
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| Which of the following is not true of the gladiatorial games? | Gladiators got their name from the gladius, which was the gladiatorial shield
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| Which type of gladiator was a "net-and-trident" fighter, the only one who fought without a helmet or protective face gear? | Retiarius
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| Which of the following is incorrect of ancient Roman (Classical Latin) literature? | Its influence faded in medieval Western Europe whereas Greek and the works of Greek literature continued to thrive in the West.
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| In the Augustan Age | Virgil became part of the circle of Maecenas, a counselor of Augustus and leading patron of the arts in Rome.
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| Which of the following is not true of Virgil? | His influence died out during the Middle Ages
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| Which of the following is not true regarding the Aeneid? | The hero of the story, Aeneas, is modeled after the great Homeric hero, Achilles
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| Which of the following is not true of Ovid? | He was one of the most favored poets of Augustus.
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| Livy | sought to explain the unfolding of history principally through the lens of the moral character of persons rather than through political events.
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| Which of the following statements on Latin Silver Age literature is not true? | Suetonius wrote Parallel Lives, a series of biographies comparing great Greek and Roman figures.
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| Which of following statements is not true regarding philosophy of the Hellenistic period? | Stoicism was founded by the philosopher Stoa Poikile.
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| Which of the following statements on Roman philosophy is not true? | The philosophy that was most amenable to Roman sensibilities, and therefore most influential among Romans, was Epicureanism.
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| Seneca | all of the above
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| Which of the following is not true regarding ancient Roman sculpture? | The famous Capitoline Wolf is a sculptural expression of the Roman foundation myth revolving around Aeneas
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| Which of the following is not true of the Colosseum? | It was built as the crowning achievement of the building project of Augustus.
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| Which of the following is not true of the Pantheon? | Its dome was reinforced with steel rods, the only way the Roman engineers could make it at such size
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