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Gladiator II
Quiz: How much do you know about the Roman Empire?
With Paul Mescal’s Gladiator II hitting cinemas next week, we want to test your knowledge on the Roman Empire.
GLADIATOR II IS hitting Irish cinemas next week and our very own Paul Mescal is the leading man.
The film, also starring Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington, is a sequel to the 2000 hit Gladiator which featured Russell Crowe as its leading man.
A sequel to the original blockbuster was discussed as far back as 2001, and the film was finally announced in 2018, with Mescal being hired in the lead role last year.
The films are loosely based around events that occurred within the Roman Empire, so with that in mind, we want to test your knowledge of that time period.
What was the eastern half of the Roman Empire called?
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Eastern Empire
Akkadian Empire
Byzantine Empire
Gaza Empire
Which Roman senator was famous for his opposition to Nero?
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Appius Claudius Pulcher
Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus
Luca Savelli
Marcus Licinius Crassus
The ancient city of Rome was built on how many hills?
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Who were the mythic founders of Rome?
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Aeneas and Diomedes
Ceres and Zagreus
Minerva and Pallas
Romulus and Remus
In what year did the Western Roman Empire come to an end?
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19 CE
1,500 CE
521 CE
476 CE
In which war did the gladiator Spartacus led a slave rebellion against Rome?
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Third Servile War
Marian-Sullan Civil War
Second Mithridatic War
Roman Civil War
Which piece of Roman architecture was built under the Flavian emperors, during the reign of Vespasian?
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Colosseum
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Arch of Constantine
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Pantheon
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Pula Arena
Which Roman emperor was the first to profess Christianity?
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Maximinus Thrax
Constantine I
Pupienus Maximus
Severus Alexander
What was the period of peace and prosperity in ancient Rome called?
Enlightenment
Regal Period
Pax Romana
Flavian period
How many times was Julius Caesar believed to have been stabbed during his assassination?
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14
23
28
11
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Maximus Decimus Meridius
The OG
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Lucius
A close second to Maximus Decimus
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Juba
'You have a great name'... and decent quizzing skills
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Emperor Commodus
Ambition but no quizzing skills
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