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Conquests, Wars, and Revolutions: Ancient History Films Quiz

Conquests, Wars, and Revolutions: Ancient History Films Quiz

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 2000 film "Gladiator", what is the name of the Roman general who becomes a slave and later leads a rebellion against the corrupt emperor Commodus?

  1. Maximus Decimus Meridius
  2. Commodus
  3. Marcus Aurelius
  4. Lucius Verus
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which 1963 film depicts the epic battle between the Spartans and the Persians at Thermopylae?

  1. 300
  2. The Battle of Thermopylae
  3. The 300 Spartans
  4. Leonidas
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 2010 film "Centurion", what is the name of the Roman centurion who leads a group of soldiers on a mission to rescue a captured Roman general from a Pictish tribe?

  1. Quintus Dias
  2. Bothos
  3. Etain
  4. Arianne
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which 1959 film tells the story of the Roman general Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul?

  1. Julius Caesar
  2. The Gallic Wars
  3. Caesar and Cleopatra
  4. Antony and Cleopatra
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 2004 film "Alexander", what is the name of the Macedonian king who conquered a vast empire stretching from Greece to India?

  1. Alexander the Great
  2. Philip II of Macedon
  3. Olympias
  4. Hephaestion
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which 1964 film depicts the rise and fall of the Roman emperor Nero?

  1. The Fall of the Roman Empire
  2. Nero
  3. Quo Vadis
  4. Spartacus
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 2006 film "300", what is the name of the Spartan king who leads his army against the Persian king Xerxes?

  1. Leonidas
  2. Xerxes
  3. Artemisia
  4. Dilios
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which 1956 film tells the story of the Roman general Crassus' disastrous campaign against the Parthians?

  1. Spartacus
  2. The Ten Commandments
  3. Ben-Hur
  4. The Conqueror
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 2014 film "Pompeii", what is the name of the slave who falls in love with a noblewoman during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?

  1. Milo
  2. Cassia
  3. Atticus
  4. Severus
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which 1961 film depicts the life and conquests of the Mongol emperor Genghis Khan?

  1. The Mongols
  2. Genghis Khan
  3. The Conqueror of the World
  4. The Great Khan
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 2002 film "The Emperor's Club", what is the name of the Latin teacher who inspires his students with the story of Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul?

  1. William Hundert
  2. Martin Blythe
  3. Sedgewick Bell
  4. Jules Gunderson
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which 1954 film tells the story of the Roman general Spartacus' slave rebellion?

  1. Spartacus
  2. The Ten Commandments
  3. Ben-Hur
  4. Quo Vadis
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 2016 film "Gods of Egypt", what is the name of the Egyptian god who is exiled to the mortal world and must team up with a mortal thief to save Egypt from the evil god Set?

  1. Horus
  2. Set
  3. Osiris
  4. Anubis
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which 1959 film depicts the life and conquests of the Carthaginian general Hannibal?

  1. Hannibal
  2. Spartacus
  3. The Ten Commandments
  4. Ben-Hur
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 2013 film "The Great Wall", what is the name of the mercenary who joins a group of Chinese soldiers to defend the Great Wall of China from a horde of monsters?

  1. William Garin
  2. Pero Tovar
  3. Baltasar Garin
  4. Wang Po
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