The Roman Empire: History of Political Thought Quiz

Who ruled the Roman Empire for more than 40 years?

What was the name taken by Octavian when he became emperor?

What were some of the goods that were shipped across the Mediterranean during the Augustan Age?

What was one of the problems faced by Rome during the Fall of the Roman Empire?

Why was the Roman Empire too large to govern effectively?

How were emperors often selected during the fall of the Roman Empire?

What was one of the significant reasons for the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

Which political thinker believed in a cyclical theory of government and wrote about the successful conquests of Rome?

Who formulated Roman stoicism and is considered the most important representative of Roman political thought?

What did Polybius believe to be the most important power in a state?

Which tribe is mentioned as one of the groups that might have contributed to bringing down the Western Roman Empire?

What was the name given to the eastern half of the Roman Empire after it was split in 286 AD?

In which year did the Visigoths sack Rome, contributing to the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

'De Officiis' and 'On Friendship' are works associated with which Roman political thinker?

'The Nature of the Gods' is a work associated with which Roman political thinker?

'Theory of Anacyclosis' is associated with which Greek political thinker?