Ancient History Trivia Questions
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Which chief Greek god was the temple in Jerusalem rededicated to by Antiochus, prompting the Maccabees to go to war?
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zeus
From which event, first held in 776 B.C., did the Ancient Greeks start dating their historical events?
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olympic games
Which famous Egyptian queen's brother and co-ruler, Ptolemy XIII, drowned in the Nile?
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cleopatra
What astronomical event ended King Alyattes' war with the Medes?
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eclipse
To which city's library did Mark Antony reportedly donate 200,000 books, according to ancient rumor?
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alexandria
Who was the Carthaginian general defeated by the Romans at the Battle of Zama in 202 B.C.?
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hannibal
What royal title did Heliogabalus hold when he was assassinated in his bathroom by his own Praetorian Guard?
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emperor
In which battle, roughly 25 miles from Athens, did the playwright Aeschylus fight?
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marathon
Which country's 12th dynasty was founded by the former vizier Amenemhet in 1991 B.C.?
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egypt
What country did the ancient Greek historian Herodotus refer to as 'the gift of the Nile'?
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egypt
Which city fell in 476 A.D., marking the beginning of the Dark Ages?
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rome
In which ancient city are the hanging gardens, sometimes credited to Nebuchadnezzar, believed to have been built?
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babylon
On the delta of which river did Alexander the Great found a city named Alexandria in 332 B.C.?
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nile
What were the earliest Ancient Egyptian boats propelled by before they used paddles and oars?
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poles
In which city, also her capital, did Cleopatra disguise herself as a slave to enjoy revelries with Antony in the streets?
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alexandria
Whose father, Hamilcar Barca, had his troops defeated by the Romans in Sicily during the first Punic War?
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hannibal
According to Julius Caesar, which region's three parts were inhabited by the Belgae, Aquitani, and Celts?
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gaul
Which countrys emperor, Han Wu-Ti, established a colony in North Korea in 108 B.C.?
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china
What wars were precipitated by Hannibal's capture of the Roman city of Saguntum?
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punic wars
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