Basic Quotes

Question 1

Who said ‘I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble’?

Answer 1

Augustus

Question 2

Which Roman historian wrote ‘The Aeneid’ in honor of Augustus?

Answer 2

Virgil

Question 3

What title did the Roman Senate bestow upon Augustus in 27 BCE?

Answer 3

Princeps

Question 4

True or False: Augustus claimed to have restored the Roman Republic.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Who said ‘The age of Augustus is the age of the world’?

Answer 5

Dante Alighieri

Question 6

In what year did Augustus die?

Answer 6

14 CE

Question 7

Which Roman poet praised Augustus for bringing peace and prosperity to Rome?

Answer 7

Horace

Question 8

What title did Augustus use to emphasize his role as the first citizen of Rome?

Answer 8

Princeps Civitatis

Question 9

Who said ‘He found Rome brick and left it marble’?

Answer 9

Ovid

Question 10

What was one of Augustus’ major achievements during his reign?

Answer 10

Pax Romana

Question 11

Which Roman historian wrote ‘The Annals’ and ‘The Histories’?

Answer 11

Tacitus

Question 12

What was the period of relative peace and stability in the Roman Empire called during Augustus’ reign?

Answer 12

Pax Romana

Question 13

Who said ‘I found Rome a city of clay and left it a city of marble’?

Answer 13

Augustus

Question 14

What title did Augustus refuse despite having the power to take it?

Answer 14

Dictator

Question 15

True or False: Augustus was considered a tyrant by his contemporaries.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

Who was Augustus’ great-uncle and adoptive father?

Answer 16

Julius Caesar

Question 17

What was the name of Augustus’ wife, who he banished for adultery?

Answer 17

Livia Drusilla

Question 18

Which famous Roman orator praised Augustus’ leadership in his speeches?

Answer 18

Cicero

Question 19

What title did Augustus adopt to emphasize his religious authority?

Answer 19

Pontifex Maximus

Question 20

Who said ‘Augustus was the first of the Romans to show how to rule without arms’?

Answer 20

Seneca

Question 21

What was the name of Augustus’ closest friend and general, who he trusted implicitly?

Answer 21

Agrippa

Question 22

Which Roman poet wrote ‘The Art of Love’ and praised Augustus’ moral reforms?

Answer 22

Ovid

Question 23

What title was given to Augustus as a sign of his military leadership?

Answer 23

Imperator

Question 24

Who said ‘The deified Augustus, the father of his country’?

Answer 24

Tacitus