this is a quiz on roman history, it ranges from 753bc-1453ad

rules
1) questions must fall between agreed time frame
2) first person ask's the question, no answer is correct till the asker confirms it
3) we will wait 48 hours for comfirmation
4) if 48 hours pass, the floor is open for others

question 1

what roman leaders tomb had a monument with " no better friend, no worst enemy " engraved on it?

Marcus Aerlius?

Sulla, I believe.

Sulla, I believe.
you believe correctly

So, it is my turn right?

What was a nundinum?

A period of 9 days, with a market day on the first and ninth day. As the market was held every 8 days, it essentially amounted something resembling what we think of as a week. :)

A period of 9 days, with a market day on the first and ninth day. As the market was held every 8 days, it essentially amounted something resembling what we think of as a week. :)

Yes. If I'm not mistaken it lost significance when Caesar reformed the roman calendar and introduced the 7 day week into it. Your turn calgacus. :goodjob:

Thanks.

QUESTION:

What was the name of the Praetorian Prefect killed by Severus and Antoninus (Caracalla) in their palace after the revelation (Herodian) or fabrication (Dio) of a plot?

Plautinias?

Plautianus is correct. Your go :goodjob:

link (http://www.uni-mainz.de/~meyec012/porta/hausarb/plautian.html)

ok, guess I remembered because of the resemblance to "plot". Do you speak german or did you search the link for me? :)

Question:

where does the name "rostra" for the speaking platform originally come from?

I know some German. The link is the only decent link on Plautianus' prefecture in any language. The Germans seem to be the only people who take an interest in the Severans. :eek: It has a great bibliography, but I posted it because I knew you could read it :)

where does the name "rostra" for the speaking platform originally come from?

ok, this question seems to hard. answer is: "rostra" means "prow". the name stems from the prows of the ships of the sea-mighty city of Antium, which was defeated by the romans. as a sign of victory they nailed the prows on the speaking platform.

so an easy one now:

what is the name of the roman general that defeated the Huns in the Catalaunian battle in 451?

aetius....

right, your turn

name the 5 " good emperors "

Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus and Marcus Aurelius (in that order I believe).

Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus and Marcus Aurelius (in that order I believe).
yes :goodjob:

Okay, who was the mother of Marcus Junius Brutus (of "Et tu Brute?" fame), and which famous Roman patrician was she alleged to have had an affair with?

Servilia and she supposedly had an affair with Caesar.

Correctomundo. Your turn MCdread.

What was a triclinium?

I believe it was a sort of couch that people reclined on while dining.

I believe it was a sort of couch that people reclined on while dining.

Not far away: right track, but incorrect answer.

i believe you are being very picky Mcdread ;) ... triclinium is the roman dining table....

Yes, its something like that, though i belive its the Dining room as opposed to the furniture, but im just going of my memoried of HS Latin.

Wow. I take Latin and forgot this. Magistra Easterling won't be happy with me :(

Yes, its something like that, though i belive its the Dining room as opposed to the furniture, but im just going of my memoried of HS Latin.

what would be the dining room without the table?? oh well...

I believe it was a sort of couch that people reclined on while dining.

since it's "tri", its the 3 couchs of a roman dining room

This isn't an answer, Rubber Ducky had it, but it's the dining room of richer Romans. It's called that b/c of combination of three stone bench-type things built into the room.

I think a lectus is a couch, but a wooden one that could be moved around.

Yes, its something like that, though i belive its the Dining room as opposed to the furniture, but im just going of my memoried of HS Latin.

Yes, a dining room. The couches are called lectus IIRC (Zakal said it too). I think you should be the one having it RD. :)

Wow, i didnt expect that :)

Ok, here's an easy one- What year was Arabia annexed into the Empire, and by whom?

after 150 ad, don't know much more

Note i mean the Province that they called Arabia, and under who's reign- just to clarify.

106 AD under Trajan?

Zakal has it correct!

Woohoo!

hm

What did the Liburni contribute to Roman fleets?

What did the Liburni contribute to Roman fleets?

the famous liburnian galley seems to easy to be right :sad:

liburnian galleys is right.

we all know of caesar's " veni,vidi,vici " on what occasion was it uttered? [ the event ]

Contrary to popular belief, he uttered it when he did something or other in the East...hmm...

I belive it was when he defeated a king Parnaces in egypt, but i may be way off.

I belive it was when he defeated a king Parnaces in egypt, but i may be way off.

yes, after defeating king pharnaces II in asia minor ( mithridates son ) at zela

Hmmm, this thread seems to have trailed off so i guees ill try to bring it back...

Question:
Who was Romulus's Sabine Co-Ruler following the rape of the sabines?

... IIRC he was Titus Tatius (who suddendly dead, leaving Romulus one king... what a 'lucky' death... for Romulus !!!) :lol:

You are correct! there are a lot of mysterious deaths in Roman history...

I've to think it could be my turn? :) (it's a long I'm out of History Forum...)

You are correct, it is your turn.

Ok, thanx.

What damn did Cicero in Caesar's army in Gaul ??? (*a bit tricky... ;) )

Ok, thanx.

What damn did Cicero in Caesar's army in Gaul ??? (*a bit tricky... ;) )


Oh I havn't done a quiz in a long time, but...

I don't get what you are asking :confused:

Sorry, maybe my english isn't good... (I hoped it was passable ;) )
I retry:
what was Cicero doing in Caesar's army during Gaul war?
why Cicero was in Caesar's army?

I have retried, now, please, retry you :D

was cicero even in caesar's gaul campaign? i know his younger brother was one of his legates.

was cicero even in caesar's gaul campaign? i know his younger brother was one of his legates.

That was exactly the (little) trick I intended...
Cicero was the name of both brothers, Marcus Tullius Cicero(the famous) and Quintus Tullius Cicero(the younger, Caesar's officer in Gaul).
Probably my question was too simple (o i put the trick in a stupid way...) :)

Pawpaw, nice to meet you again :D (in the sense that I was out for a while...)

who and what were the decemvirs?

At a guess I'd say they were the 10 annually elected tribunes of the plebs.

I dont exactly remeber, but i think that they were a group of 10 men thote wrote a bunch of laws.

IIRC, they kept the government in Rome for two years around 450 bC; their title was "decemviri legibus scribundis" (lit.: ten man who have to make laws :) ).
IIRC, the most famous of them was Appius Claudius (not 'the Blind' one).
This happened during the long struggle between patricii and plebei.

IIRC, they kept the government in Rome for two years around 450 bC; their title was "decemviri legibus scribundis" (lit.: ten man who have to make laws :) ).
IIRC, the most famous of them was Appius Claudius (not 'the Blind' one).
This happened during the long struggle between patricii and plebei.

yes,after the exile of the last king, rome realized it had no written laws or codes. they sent 10 to greece to study. they returned and wrote the tablet of 12 laws, the heart of roman law thru the empire. after that they refused to step down and wore forced out.

oops, perhaps I hadn't to answer (I realize I had made the question before - in some threads this isn't right :( ); just in case, i apologize, somebody else can have his right turn

So is it my turn then? well im going to assume that it is so here is my question:

To what island was Julia (Tiberius' second wife) exiled to?

I've doubt about two islands, so just a try (passing by here :) ): Pandataria ???

YOU ARE CORRECT!!!

it is now your turn.

Did Romans take vengeance of Varus' defeat at Teutoburg ? (if yes, where/when?)

Did Romans take vengeance of Varus' defeat at Teutoburg ? (if yes, where/when?)

well, germaninius campaigned from 14a.d. to 17a.d. in germania. In 14a.d. he defeated the marsi in battle, then the bructeri,turbantes & usipetes in battle. In 15a.d. he crushed the chatti at mattium and later the cherusci. In 16a.d. he defeated arminius himself at weser river and then the angrevarii. So i would say yes.

Exact, man: I thought at the battle near Weser in 16 bC (the place was called Idistavisius, a plane), where Germanicus defeated Arminius.
I'll read your question, I won't answer :D

Exact, man: I thought at the battle near Weser in 16 bC (the place was called Idistavisius, a plane), where Germanicus defeated Arminius.
I'll read your question, I won't answer :D

the info was at my fingertip's--i had posted it in a teutoburg wald thread not that long ago ;)

What emperor was last to rule over an united empire?

Wasit diocletian?

Wasit diocletian?

no,little later ;)

Theodosius?

Theodosius?

yes theodosius the great when he died 395a.d. divided it and it never was reunited.

In the V century BC the plebeians were told a story about a man whose members, envious of the stomach, decided to stop feeding it, and in the end, not only did the stomach die but so did them. What is the context of this?

the tensions between Plebejans and the Senate? IIRC the Plebejans left Rome to camp on a hill and the story was told to made them come back.

I'd say (again) the struggle between patricii and plebei (these last for his own rights), more exactly when plebei left the city and went over Aventinus hill (one of Roma's 7 hills :) ), and the wise Menenius Agrippa told them his (later) proverbial tale ('apologus')...

@SanPellegrino: really sympa nick/avatar ;)

Gagliaudo's reply was more detailed, but San Pellegrino was on it too, therefor I'll give to SP. :)

It's SanPellegrino's : "prior in tempore, potior in iure"... (the earlier in time, the mighter in law"... sorry for awful translation :D ))
so ... ...Up the Oranges !!! ;)