Part Eight Extras—Classical Geography

Question 1

Bodrum is the modern name for which site of one of the Seven Wonders?

Answer 1

Halicarnassus

Question 2

When Daedalus fled from Crete to Sicily, what general direction did he travel?

Answer 2

west

Question 3

Which was furthest north?
Eburacum
Deva
Lindum
Camulodunum

Answer 3

Eburachum

Question 4

Smyrna is the ancient name for:

Answer 4

Izmir

Question 5

The Roman name for the river Seine was

Answer 5

Sequana

Question 6

Olisipo was located in which Roman province?

Answer 6

Lusitania

Question 7

What direction would you be traveling if you went on the Via Egnatia from Dyrrachium
to Byzantium?

Answer 7

east

Question 8

Petra was located in which province?

Answer 8

Arabia

Question 9

Which was not located on the Forum Romanum?
Tullianum
Curia Cornelia
Tabularium
Ara Pacis

Answer 9

Ara Pacis

Question 10

Which of the following Roman landmarks is furthest south?
Colosseum
Forum of Trajan
Theater of Pompey
Temple of Venus Genetrix

Answer 10

Colosseum

Question 11

Which is not one of the Cyclades?
Seriphos
Paros
Samos
Naxos

Answer 11

Samos

Question 12

Which of the following was on the Peloponessus?
Sounion
Megara
Elis
Platea

Answer 12

Elis

Question 13

The ancient name for Amman was

Answer 13

Philadelphia

Question 14

Knossos was located on what island?

Answer 14

Crete

Question 15

If you were sailing from Lemnos to Rhodes, what general direction would you travel?

Answer 15

south

Question 16

Which of the following provinces was not in modern Turkey?
Moesia
Galatia
Lycia et Pamphilia
Bithynia et Pontus

Answer 16

Moesia

Question 17

Skyros was part of which island group?

Answer 17

Sporades

Question 18

Propontis was the ancient name for

Answer 18

Sea of Marmora

Question 19

Aquincum is the Roman name for which European capital?

Answer 19

Budapest

Question 20

Which river is furthest north?
Bodotria
Sabrina
Iberus
Anas

Answer 20

Bodotria

Question 21

Which city is labeled 17?

Answer 21

Rhegium

Question 22

Verona

Answer 22

2

Question 23

Brundisium

Answer 23

14

Question 24

Agrigentum

Answer 24

21

Question 25

Mediolanum

Answer 25

1

Question 26

Calabria

Answer 26

O

Question 27

Umbria

Answer 27

F

Question 28

Latium

Answer 28

J

Question 29

In which region would you find Nora?

Answer 29

A

Question 30

In which region would you find Cannae?

Answer 30

M

Question 31

In which province would you find Leptis Magna?

Answer 31

V

Question 32

In which province would you find Saguntum?

Answer 32

E

Question 33

In which province would you find Chalcis?

Answer 33

S

Question 34

Hiberna

Answer 34

A

Question 35

Asia

Answer 35

P

Question 36

Tingi

Answer 36

51

Question 37

Massilia

Answer 37

9

Question 38

Palmyra

Answer 38

40

Question 39

Dyrrhachium

Answer 39

30

Question 40

Tomi

Answer 40

36