“History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren’t there!” Santayana
And in that spirit I present twelve questions to stretch your knowledge of ancient history!
1. Vesta, goddess of the hearth, defended Rome but what happened to the slothful virgin who let the fire go out?
2. In 18BC Augustus punished adultery harshly. What happened when his grand- daughter Julia had a baby to someone other than her husband?
3. How old was Emperor Tiberius when he died?
4. What does the nick-name “Caligula” translate as?
5. In which year did Rome first invade the British Isles?
6. How may have a feather been the murder weapon that finished off poor Claudius?
7. Which military advisor said, ” you defeat the enemy with a spade.”
8. Why did Nero kick his pregnant wife to death?
9. What colours were the racing factions at the Circus Maximus?
10. Who was the Roman god of “hinges”?
11. In which year was Pompeii destroyed by volcanic eruption?
12. What record for killing hippos in gladiatorial combat did the Emperor Commodus hold?
Answer in the comments below. Only a cad would Google these questions!
May Fortuna shine on you!
Mike
Despertaferres 
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