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Expert Antiquity Quiz: Ramesses II, Persepolis, Chaeronea
Expert-level Antiquity: Ramesses II and the Hittites, Persepolis, the Marian army reform, Nero's Stoic tutor and the Battle of Chaeronea. 10 questions.
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Greece, Rome, Egypt
The Antiquity theme dives into the civilisations that laid the foundations of the Western world: Egypt of the pharaohs and its pyramids, Greece with its city-states and Athenian democracy, Rome from Republic to Empire, but also Mesopotamia, Carthage and Persia. Questions mention Pericles, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, the Persian Wars, the Olympic Games, mythology and the architecture of temples and aqueducts.
No subscription is needed: the questions of each Antiquity quiz can be played at any of five levels, from very easy to expert, and an explanation follows every answer. It is a simple way to revise ancient history or to find out what you really know about Greece and Rome.
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Hard Antiquity Quiz: Thermopylae, Aten and the Punic Wars
A hard Antiquity quiz on Thermopylae, the Greek-Persian naval clash of 480 BC, the cult of Aten, the Punic Wars and the Great Wall. Free, 10 questions.
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Antiquity Quiz: Cuneiform, Babylon and the Pantheon (Intermediate)
Cuneiform writing, Khufu's pyramid, Babylonian law, Greek democracy and Rome's Pantheon fill this intermediate Antiquity quiz. 10 questions.
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Antiquity Quiz: Cleopatra, Carthage and Alexandria (Easy)
From the first Roman emperor to Cleopatra, hieroglyphs, Carthage and the great library of Alexandria: an easy Antiquity quiz of 10 questions, free to play.
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Antiquity Quiz: Pyramids, Rome and Greece (Very Easy)
Test your first knowledge of Antiquity: the pyramids of Giza, the Roman Empire, Egyptian pharaohs and the Parthenon. Very easy, free, 10 questions.
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Frequently asked questions about Antiquity
Who was the Great Pyramid of Giza built for?
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for the pharaoh Khufu (Cheops) of the Fourth Dynasty, around 2600 to 2500 BC. It served as a royal tomb and remained the tallest man-made structure in the world for several thousand years.
How did Athenian democracy work?
In Athens, after the reforms of Cleisthenes around 508 BC, citizens voted directly on laws and decisions in the assembly, the Ecclesia, which met on the Pnyx hill. Only adult men born to Athenian parents were citizens; women, foreigners and slaves were excluded.
When and how did Julius Caesar die?
Julius Caesar was assassinated on 15 March 44 BC, the Ides of March, during a meeting of the Roman Senate, by a group of senators led notably by Brutus and Cassius, who feared he would make himself king. His death set off new civil wars.