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
Which Roman emperor commissioned the AD 122 defensive wall in northern Britain that still bears his name today?
Hadrian
In 490 BCE, an Athenian force famously defeated a much larger Persian army on a coastal plain, inspiring a modern long-distance race. Identify this battle.
Battle of Marathon
Known as Kukulcan to the Maya, what is the Aztec name of the deity often translated as the "Feathered Serpent"?
Quetzalcóatl
What durable writing material made from animal skins gradually replaced papyrus as the preferred surface for manuscripts in Europe?
Parchment