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On which day was Julius Caesar stabbed to death?

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  1. 1 Easy

    Who was Rome's first emperor?

    Answer: Augustus

    Why: Rather than king, he called himself princeps, meaning 'first citizen'.

  2. 2 Medium

    What moved water along Roman aqueducts?

    Answer: Gravity

    Why: The aqueduct to Nîmes, which crosses the Pont du Gard, drops under 20 meters over its 50 km.

  3. 3 Hard

    How many men did a centurion command in the imperial army?

    Answer: 80

    Why: Century comes from centum, 'a hundred', the unit's original size; imperial centuries held 80 men.

  4. 4 Easy

    Which river did Caesar cross to start a civil war?

    Answer: Rubicon

    Why: Crossing it took Caesar's army out of his province and into Italy, which Roman law forbade.

  5. 5 Medium

    Who invaded Italy in 452 but never took Rome?

    Answer: Attila

    Why: During that invasion his army razed Aquileia so completely that its site was later hard to recognize.

  6. 6 Hard

    Under which emperor did the empire reach its largest size?

    Answer: Trajan

    Why: His successor Hadrian soon gave up Trajan's newest conquests in Mesopotamia.

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