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Antiquity Trivia

From the pyramids of Giza to Caesar's bad day in March, find out if you're a god among men or just another hoplite in the phalanx.

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

Which ruler was the last active pharaoh of ancient Egypt before the country became a Roman province?

Cleopatra VII

During the Second Punic War, which Carthaginian commander famously led an army of war elephants across the Alps to invade the Italian Peninsula?

Hannibal

Often added to breads and cakes, what was the most prized and expensive sweetener used in ancient Egypt?

Honey

In Virgil’s Aeneid, which Trojan hero abandons Queen Dido in Carthage to fulfill his destiny of founding a new city in Italy?

Aeneas

In ancient Shang dynasty divination, what element was applied to turtle shells and ox bones to create the 'oracle' cracks interpreted by priests?

Heat