Know Your Emperor - Provincial Edition

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    Which ruler is this?

    • Tiberius
    • Claudius I
    • Trajan
    • Vespasian
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Explore the reigns of notable Roman emperors in this engaging quiz. Identify emperors like Trajan, Valerian, and Severus Alexander, and test your knowledge of Roman imperial history.

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  • 2. 
    Which ruler is this? - ProProfs

    Which ruler is this?

    • Maximus

    • Philip I

    • Philip II

    • Herennius Etruscus

    Correct Answer
    A. Maximus
    Explanation
    MAXIMUS, Caesar
    AE29. 9.54g, 29.1mm. MOESIA INFERIOR, Tomis, circa AD 235-238. Varbanov 5513 (R4). O: Γ IOYΛ OYHP MAΞIMOC KAIC ΓEP, barehead, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: MHTPO ΠONTOY TOMEΩC, Dioscuri reclining left, side by side, heads facing, right one holding patera, left one resting on rock; each with star above forehead; ∆ in left field.

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  • 3. 
    Which ruler  Ì¶i̶s̶  was this? - ProProfs

    Which ruler  Ì¶i̶s̶  was this?

    • Nero

    • Domitian

    • Geta

    • Elagabalus

    Correct Answer
    A. Geta
    Explanation
    CARACALLA [with GETA]
    AE36. 17.85g, 36.2mm. CARIA, Stratonicaea, circa AD 209-211. Jason, son of Cleobulus, gramatteus. SNG von Aulock 2686; SNG Cop 512. O: Confronted busts of Caracalla right and [Geta – erased as result of damnatio memoriae] left, both laureate, draped, and cuirassed; c/m: ΘEOY within rectangular incuse, head of Minerva right within circular incuse. R: Hekate standing left holding patera and torch; to left, hound standing left, head right.

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  • 4. 
    Which ruler is this? - ProProfs

    Which ruler is this?

    • Claudius

    • Nero

    • Domitian

    • Valerian

    Correct Answer
    A. Nero
    Explanation
    NERO
    AE28. 14.45g, 28.6mm. MACEDONIA, Thessalonica, circa AD 54-68. Varbanov 4251 (R5); RPC 1602. O: NERWN SEBASSTOS KAISAR, bare head left. R: RWMH SEBASSTH THESSALONIKEWN, Roma standing half left, holding spear and parazonium.
     

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  • 5. 
    Which ruler is this? - ProProfs

    Which ruler is this?

    • Claudius I

    • Nero

    • Titus

    • Domitian

    Correct Answer
    A. Titus
    Explanation
    TITUS
    AE25. 13.3g, 24.5mm. PHOENICIA, Berytus, circa AD 79-81. Cf. Sawaya 511 (D87/R? [uncertain rev. die]); RPC II 2045. O: IMP T CAESAR AVG F, bare head left. R: COL IVL AVG, Founder plowing right with ox and cow.
     

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  • 6. 
    Which ruler is this? - ProProfs

    Which ruler is this?

    • Julius Caesar

    • Nerva

    • Plotina

    • Faustina II

    Correct Answer
    A. Plotina
    Explanation
    PLOTINA
    AE Diassarion. 10.25g, 24.7mm. MACEDON, Amphipolis, circa AD 105-123. BMC -; RPC III 645; SNG ANS -; SNG Evelpidis 1170. O: CEBACTH ΠΛΩTEINA, Draped bust of Plotina to right. R: AMΦIΠOΛITΩN, City-goddess enthroned left, holding patera in her right hand and her garments with left.

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  • 7. 
    Which ruler is this? - ProProfs

    Which ruler is this?

    • Vespasian

    • Balbinus

    • Trebonianus Gallus

    • Valerian

    Correct Answer
    A. Valerian
    Explanation
    VALERIAN
    AE27. 13.98g, 27.3mm. PHOENICIA, Tyre, AD 253-260. Rouvier 2500. O: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. R: Founding of Thebes : Cadmus standing left, holding patera and spear; at feet to left, cow reclining right; in left field, city gate of Thebes above TH/BE; murex shell to right.

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  • 8. 
    Which ruler is this? - ProProfs

    Which ruler is this?

    • Maximinus Thrax

    • Philip I

    • Trebonianus Gallus

    • Valerian

    Correct Answer
    A. Trebonianus Gallus
    Explanation
    TREBONIANUS GALLUS
    AE29. 19.56g, 29.3mm. PHOENICIA, Tyre, AD 251-253. Rouvier 2462. O: IMP C C [VIBIVS TREBO G]ALLVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: COL TVRO [METR], Hexastyle temple enclosing statue of Fortuna-Astarte standing facing, placing right hand on trophy; to right, Victory standing on column crowning Fortuna-Astarte; at feet to left, small statue of Marsyas; below, altar between murex shell and palm tree.

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  • 9. 
    Which ruler is this? - ProProfs

    Which ruler is this?

    • Elagabalus

    • Severus Alexander

    • Philip II

    • Gallienus

    Correct Answer
    A. Severus Alexander
    Explanation
    SEVERUS ALEXANDER
    AE25. 6.37g, 25mm. TROAS, Alexandria Troas, circa AD 222-235. RIC VI Online temp #3987 var. (obv legend); Bellinger A335. O: IM AR ƧE AΛEXANDROS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: COL AV-G TROA, drunken Herakles stumbling right, an arm around the shoulder of Pan to his right, a satyr on his left holding his hand and another behind him supporting (or restraining) him with both arms.

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  • 10. 
    Which ruler is this? - ProProfs

    Which ruler is this?

    • Geta

    • Elagabalus

    • Valerian

    • Macrianus

    Correct Answer
    A. Elagabalus
    Explanation
    ELAGABALUS
    AE27. 12.24g, 26.9mm. MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis ad Istrum, circa 218-222. Novius Rufus, legate. Varbanov 3949 (same dies); AMNG 1933 corr. (2 specimens). O: AVT M AVP – ANTΩNINOC (NO ligate), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from front. R:  VΠ NOBIOV POVΦOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPO, C ICTPΩ in exergue, Pan, with goats horns and legs, standing left, head right, draped in fawn skin, fawn hooves hanging from left arm, playing pipes (?), holding pedum in right hand, and placing left hoof on chest of panther which is lying on its back on the ground and raising its head.

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  • 11. 
    Which ruler is this? - ProProfs

    Which ruler is this?

    • Gordian III

    • Philip II

    • Volusian

    • Macrianus

    Correct Answer
    A. Macrianus
    Explanation
    MACRIANUS
    AE24. 7.36g, 24.5mm. BITHYNIA, Nicaea, AD 260-261. Rec Gen 867; SNG von Aulock 733; SNG Cop 543. O: ΤΙ ΦΟΥΛ ΙΟΥ ΜΑΚΡΙΑΝΟΣ ΣΕΒ, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ, aerial view of the city-walls in the shape of an octagon; arched central gateways above and below.

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  • 12. 
    Which ruler is this? - ProProfs

    Which ruler is this?

    • Caracalla

    • Elagabalus

    • Severus Alexander

    • Diadumenian

    Correct Answer
    A. Severus Alexander
    Explanation
    SEVERUS ALEXANDER
    Potin Tetradrachm. 14.14g, 23.2mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 2 (AD 222/223). RPC Online Temp #10249 (34 spec); Emmett 3139.2; Dattari (Savio) 4373. O: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. R: Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornucopia; L B (date) to upper left.

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