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2) This marvellous bronze was excavated in the northern half of the Italian peninsula. In the very earliest history of Rome, one influence stands out.. to the North of Rome, a) there was the civilisation which we know as .....? b) Did these people speak Latin ... Yes/No? c) What is the name of the mythological bronze animal depicted......?
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Early Roman Times Image Contest - Dec 2011 - Intro]]> photo Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:45:51 -0700 http://ancientcoinsforeducation.org/gallery2/v/Earlier+Roman++Times/ImpspreImperial.jpg.html http://ancientcoinsforeducation.org/gallery2/v/Earlier+Roman++Times/ImpspreImperial.jpg.html
16) This famous silver coin is known as a Legionary Denarius. a) Who minted it ? b) It was of course to pay soldiers, etc, prior to the Battle of ...........?
c)When did that battle take place? d) Who won that battle?
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12) This Roman general was known as " the Great" a) who was he..? b) He formed the 1st Triumvirate with Julius Caesar,but who was the third member of it? ]]> photo Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:06:58 -0700 http://ancientcoinsforeducation.org/gallery2/v/Earlier+Roman++Times/Forum+SyRevArethusa.jpg.html http://ancientcoinsforeducation.org/gallery2/v/Earlier+Roman++Times/Forum+SyRevArethusa.jpg.html
5) This beautiful reverse of an early coin was minted in the Southern part of Italy, then not occupied by the Romans, but colonized by others...a) what language did they speak?
b) what was the generic name for these colonies .. ( 2 words)..? This coin was minted on the Eastern side of Sicily.... c) in what city...? There were also colonies on the Southern Italian mainland..d) what is the Italian name for the city of Taras ....?]]> photo Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:04:30 -0700 http://ancientcoinsforeducation.org/gallery2/v/Earlier+Roman++Times/Romengraving1600s.jpg.html http://ancientcoinsforeducation.org/gallery2/v/Earlier+Roman++Times/Romengraving1600s.jpg.html
19) This is an engraving of an early Roman temple called the Pantheon..... a) The Emperor Hadrian altered and enlarged it, but who first commissioned it....? b) Was it dedicated to any special god or goddess Yes/No ? c) Does it still exist...?]]> photo Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:07:45 -0700 http://ancientcoinsforeducation.org/gallery2/v/Earlier+Roman++Times/Alexander+weeps.jpg.html http://ancientcoinsforeducation.org/gallery2/v/Earlier+Roman++Times/Alexander+weeps.jpg.html
10) The end of an era which dated back beyond Alexander the Great is shown on the reverse of this coin.....a) It commemmorates the Roman conquest of which province? b) In what year? c) What was the name of its surrendered King, shown here with his two sons?
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1) The reverse of this beautiful Republican coin shows the long-lost legendary hero being greeted by his dog on his return.... a)who is he...(give his Roman name)..? b) Give also the more Greek version of his name ....? c) What is the name of his dog.....? d) Which Roman poet wrote about him...? e) The Roman poet based his story on the works of a famous ancient Greek, called ....? f) This legend invokes the claim of certain ancient Roman families to have descended from those who fled which city....?]]> photo Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:04:29 -0700 http://ancientcoinsforeducation.org/gallery2/v/Earlier+Roman++Times/UnexpectedDisaster.jpg.html http://ancientcoinsforeducation.org/gallery2/v/Earlier+Roman++Times/UnexpectedDisaster.jpg.html
20) A horrific natural disaster took place South of Rome a) what was the name of the volcano which erupted...?
b) when did this happen.....? c)give the name ( in English)of a Roman town beginning with "H" which was destroyed.....?
d) Who was the Roman Emperor at the time.... ?]]> photo Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:07:45 -0700 http://ancientcoinsforeducation.org/gallery2/v/Earlier+Roman++Times/VeniVidiVici.jpg.html http://ancientcoinsforeducation.org/gallery2/v/Earlier+Roman++Times/VeniVidiVici.jpg.html
14) This is Julius Caesar.... a) when was he born...? b) He wrote famously about his war of conquest in which province....? c) when he returned to Rome before he took power; contravening the existing laws, he brought his army across a significant river, which river ...?]]> photo Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:06:58 -0700