2014 San Antonio Classical Society/Area B ConventionAncient Geography and Monuments

I. Select the correct modern name for the ancient one:

1. Aduae Sulisza. At antis b. London c. Aegean Sea d. Bath

2. Neapolis:a. Alexandria b. Nile River c. Naples d. Puteoli

3. Eboracum:a. York b. Ireland c. Narnia d. Ebura

4. Mare Tyrrhenum:a. Adriatic Ocean b. Black Sea c. Red Sea d. Mediterranean Ocean

5. Padus:a. Palermo b. Padua c. P0 d. Paros

6. Mediolanum:a. Milan b. Memphis c. Masada d. Malta

7. Masiliaza. Mycenae b. Marseilles c. Marne d. Nimes

8. Galliaza. France b. Athens c. Budapest d. Germany

9. Danuvius:a. Danube b. Damascus c. Antioch d. Exeter

IO. Pontus Euxinus:a. Red Sea b. Ionian Sea c. Black Sea d. Adriatic Sea

II. Lutetia:a. Lincoln b. Paris c. Merida d. Loire

12. Brundisium:a. Bordeaux b. Boulogne c. Vidin d. Brindisi

13. Rhenus:a. Rhone b. Rhine c. Rhodes d. Ravenna

14. Hispania:a. Ebro b. Ireland c. Spain d. Megara

15. Nilus:a. Nile b. Nola c. Petra d. Egypt

II. Select the location for the following places.

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16. the Forum:a. between the Esquiline and Caelian hills b. between the Capitoline and Palatine hillsc. between the Capitoline and Viminal hills d. between the Aventine and Quirinal hills

I7. the Subura:a. on the Viminal Hill b. on the Palatine c. at the foot of the Quirinal and Viminalhills

d. between the Esquiline and Caelian hills

18. Temple ofjupiter Ofitimus Maximus:a. Capito ine Hill b. P atine Hill c. Esquiline Hill d. Viminal Hill

19. BasilicaAen1ilia:a. Campus Martius b. Subura c. Forum d. Insula Tiberina

2o mons Vesuvius:a. Latium b. Campania c. Etruria d. Apulia

21. aedificium Eumachiae:a. Neapolis b. Roma c. Brundisium d. Pompeii

22. Saguntum:a. Italia b. Hispania c. Gallia d. Sicilia

23. Zamnaza. Africa b. Hispania c. Gallia d. Sicilia

24. Nicomediaza. Bithynia b. Africa c. Gallia d. Dacia

25. Xanthus:a. Graecia b. Lycia c. Iudea d. Aegyptus

26. Thermopolae:a. Italia b. Dacia c. Graecia d. Sardinia

27. Alesia:a. Helvetia b. Gallia Transalpina c. Gallia d. Britannia

28. Genava:a. Helvetia b. GalliaTransalpina c. Gallia d. Britannia

29. Va1lumHadrianum:a. Helvetia b. Gallia Transalpina c. Gallia d. Britannia

3o. Bgzantium:a. Bit ynia b. Sicilia c. Dacia d. Corsica

III. Use the following bank to answer questions 31-35 about Roman roads

a. via Appia d. via Flaminiab. via Aemilia e. via Latinac. via Aurelia

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31. It connected Rome with the Adriatic coast.32. It connected Rome with Genua.33. It was the Regina Viarum.34. It led to the area around Mediolanum.35. It was started in 312 BC by Appius Claudius Caecus.

IV. Select the best answer for the following questions.

36. Where did the Roman army once exercise?a. Campus Martius b. Ostia c. Curia d. Pontus

37. This sea lies between Greece and Asia Minor:a. Mare Aegaeum b. Mare Nostrum c. Mare Adriaticum d. Mare Tyrrhenum

38. This mountain range created a natural boundary between Hispania and Gallia:a. Alpes b. Pyrenaei c. Atlas d. Appenninus

39. The insula Tiberina was connected to Rome by the:a. Pons Cestius b. Pons Fabricius c. Pons Aurelius d. Pons Caligulae

4o. The Parthenon was NOT:a. located on the Acroipolis b. built by Pericles c. in the center of Romed. taken from the wor meaning “maiden”

V. Look at the attached ma (Attachment #1) of the Roman Forum. Match the locationwith the building, using tiie following bank. (41-45)

a. Via Sacra d. Curiab. Templum Vestae e. Basilica Iuliac. Rostra

VI. Using Attachment #2, identify the monument/building.

46. a. Arch ofTitus b. Arch of Constantine c. Circus Maximusd. Pantheon e. Arch of Se timius Severus

47. a. BasilicaAemilia b. Basilica Iulia c. Templum Iovisd. Pantheon e. Parthenon

48. a. Curia b. Baths ofCaracalla c. Cloaca Maximad. Pantheon e. Parthenon

49. a. Circus Flaminius b. Colosseum c. Circus Maximusd. Temple ofCastor e. House ofthe Vestals

5o. a. Arch of Titus b. Baths ofCaracalla c. Circus Maximusd. Baths ofDiocletian e. Temple of the Divinejulius

VII. Using Attachment #3, identify the country.

51. a. Belgae b. Britannia c. Aquitania d. Lusitania52. a. Syria b. Aegyptus c. Macedonia d. Iudaea53. a. Caledonia b. Thracia c. Sardinia d. Dacia54. a. Numidia b. Syria c. Arabia d. Creta55. a. Illyricum b. Helvetia c. Gallia d. Parthia56. a. Italia b. Hibernia c. Hispania cl. Cyprus57. a. Iberia b. Corsica c. Creta d. Sardinia58. a. Gallia Transalpina b. Pontus c. Troia d. Corsica

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59. a Sardinia b. Iudaea c. Sicilia d. Arabia6o. a. Sicilia b. Graecia c. Hibernia d. Creta61. a. Dacia b. Illyricum c. Mauritania d. Pontus62. a. Dacia b. Scythia c. Thracia d. Bithynia63. a. Graecia b. Aegyptus c. Arabia d. Macedonia64. a. Parthia b. Thracia c. Iudaea d. Iberia65. a. Peloponnesus b. Italia c. Libya d. Sicilia

VIII. Select the country in which these rivers are located.

66. Tagus: a. Parthia b. Italia c. Libya d. Hispania67. Rubico: a. Britannia b. Graecia c. Thracia d. Italia68. Rhodanus: a. Gallia b. Germania c. Hispania d. Italia69. Nilus: a. Mauretania b. Syria c. Aegyptus d. Arabia7o. Padus: a. Graecia b. Italia c. Iberia d. Britannia

TIEBREAKERS: Choose the correct ancient name for the modern one. Answer thesequestions in spaces 96-Ioo on your Scantron.96. Chesterholm: a. Vindolanda b. Orontes c. Catania d. Carthago Nova97. Vienna: a. Ephesus b. Vindobona c. Segusium d. Thessalia98. St. Albans: a. Sentinum b. Sellasia c. Scylla d. Verulamium99. Valencia: a. Vulci b. Volubilis c. Venusia d. ValentiaIOO. Istanbul: a. Byzantium b. Italica c. Ebusus d. Isca Silurum

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