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Julius Caesar Quiz and Answers



Quiz


  1. Caesar reformed the Roman calendar by creating which calendar?
  2. Which Latin phrase is associated with Caesar after his swift victory at the Battle of Zela?
  3. What famous words did Caesar allegedly say upon being stabbed?
  4. Caesar's military campaigns in which ancient region of Western Europe, roughly corresponding to modern-day France and Belgium, made him wealthy and powerful?
  5. Caesar fought a short war in Egypt (known as the Alexandrian War) to support which ruler?
  6. What was the name of the river Caesar famously crossed, declaring, "The die is cast"?
  7. Which Roman general and politician formed the First Triumvirate with Caesar and Crassus?
  8. What was the name of Caesar’s adopted heir who later became the first Roman Emperor?
  9. What day on the Roman calendar became notorious as the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar? We're looking for a term rather than a date.
  10. To within two years, how old was Caesar at his death?
  11. Julius was his family name. What was Caesar’s actual first name?
  12. Julius Caesar claimed descent from which goddess?

Answers

  1. Julian Calendar
  2. Veni, Vidi, Vici ("I came, I saw, I conquered")
  3. "Et tu, Brute?"
  4. Gaul
  5. Cleopatra
  6. The Rubicon
  7. Pompey (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus)
  8. Octavian (later Augustus)
  9. Ides of March (March 15)
  10. 55 (acceptable range: 53–57)
  11. Gaius
  12. Venus (the Roman goddess of love and beauty)