GreeknRoman Final Word Scramble
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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. |
Which of the following is not true of Rome during the period of the republic? | Octavian was defeated at the Battle of Actium. |
In the Punic Wars | Rome fought against Carthage for dominance of the western Mediterranean. |
Which of the following is not true of Augustus? | He was one of the "five good emperors." |
Who is not one of the so-called "five good emperors"? | Vespasian |
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. |
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. |
Which of the following correspondences between Greek and Roman deities is incorrect? | The Roman equivalent of Athena was Venus. |
Which of the following is not true of the gladiatorial games? | Gladiators got their name from the gladius, which was the gladiatorial shield |
Which type of gladiator was a "net-and-trident" fighter, the only one who fought without a helmet or protective face gear? | Retiarius |
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. |
In the Augustan Age | Virgil became part of the circle of Maecenas, a counselor of Augustus and leading patron of the arts in Rome. |
Which of the following is not true of Virgil? | His influence died out during the Middle Ages |
Which of the following is not true regarding the Aeneid? | The hero of the story, Aeneas, is modeled after the great Homeric hero, Achilles |
Which of the following is not true of Ovid? | He was one of the most favored poets of Augustus. |
Livy | sought to explain the unfolding of history principally through the lens of the moral character of persons rather than through political events. |
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. |
Which of following statements is not true regarding philosophy of the Hellenistic period? | Stoicism was founded by the philosopher Stoa Poikile. |
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. |
Seneca | all of the above |
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 |
Which of the following is not true of the Colosseum? | It was built as the crowning achievement of the building project of Augustus. |
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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