Classics - Rome

A GCSE OCR quiz on Rome

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What was one of the main causes of death in chariot racing?
Crashing into the mettae
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Who was the Roman goddess of Agriculture?
Ceres
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What is the name of the sea battles staged by some emperors?
Naumachia
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What was the name of the people who killed the animal/s in a sacrifice?
Victimarii
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What was the name given to the master of the family?
Paterfamilias
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What was the capacity of the Circus Maximus?
250,000
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What was the name of the school that a pupil went to to learn grammar and literature (with intelligent expression)
Grammaticus
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What was the main way of execution of the humiliores?
Burning at the stake
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Who was the Roman goddess of Agriculture?

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Ceres

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What was the name of the people who killed the animal/s in a sacrifice?

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What was the name given to the master of the family?

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