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1. When was Julius Caesar assasinated?

44 BCE.

2. When was an essay by a Roman doctor found in a Greek monastery?

2005.

3. When did Constantine convert to Christianity?

337 CE.

4. What is the date at the beginning of Chapter 1?

63 BCE.

5. How many people lived in Rome in 63 BCE?

More than a million.

6. When did European cities begin to reach a million inhabitants?

19th century.

7. When did marauding Gauls occupy Rome?

Around 390 BCE.

8. When did Hannibal cross the Alps and inflict terrible loses on the Romans?

218 BCE.

9. How many elephants did Hannibal use when he crossed the Alps?

37.

10. During the Battle of Cannae in 216 BCE, how many deaths were there in a single afternoon?

Up to 70,000.

11. When did Spartacus command a force of ex-gladiators and runaways?

70s BCE.

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