Ludi Novi Romani/MMDCCLXIV/Certamen Historicum

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Rules of the Certamen Historicum

1. Each correct answer is worth 1 point. An extra point may be awarded for an especially detailed and excellent answer.

2. New questions will be posted at about 01:00 Rome Time (1:00 AM Central European Time / GMT +1) each day of the Ludi Novi Romani.

3. Submit your answers to m.pompeius@yahoo.com with the subject heading 'Certamen Historicum'.

4. Entries may be submitted at any time before 23:59 Rome Time (11:59 PM Central European Time / GMT +1) on 13 March 2764.

5. The current standings will be posted each evening so you may find the best practice is to send in your answers each day for the current day's questions to ensure your standings are updated on this page.

6. A list of the top ten contestants, including the winner, will be posted on this page no later than 15 March 2764.

7. Any questions, concerns or requests should be addressed to m.pompeius@yahoo.com no later than 15 March 2764.

8. My decision is final in interpreting what is and what is not a correct answer.

M. Pompeius Caninus


Questions and Answers for Certamen Historicum

Day 1 - 1 March 2764

Question #1. In the earliest Roman army, how many infantry were commanded by a tribunus militum?

  • Answer #1.

Question #2. Who was the consul of 97 BC who, after traversing Lusitania from end to end, occupied the harbour of Brigantium in the northwest of Spain?

  • Answer #2.

Question #3. One citizen of Nova Roma who served as Consul, Censor, Senator and Pontifex resigned citizenship on more than one occasion. Who is this citizen and on what date did this citizen first resign citizenship?

  • Answer #3.


Day 2 - 2 March 2764

Question #4. What did the Romans call the condemned criminals who were forced to fight as gladiators?

  • Answer #4.

Question #5. Which Roman Emperor, who ruled from 193-211 AD, was from Africa?

  • Answer #5.

Question #6. On what date did a citizen announce on the Main List that the cives of Poltava municipium had voted to dissolve their relationship with Nova Roma?

  • Answer #6.


Day 3 - 3 March 2764

Question #7. After the rape of Lucretia, Sextus Tarquinius fled to what city, where he was killed?

  • Answer #7.

Question #8. Who married the daughter of Gaius Metellus Delmeticus and, as censor in 114 BC, struck at least 35 senators from the roster?

  • Answer #8.

Question #9. Nova Roma, Inc. is a corporation in the United States of America. Which office(s) in the nation Nova Roma also form the Board of Directors of Nova Roma, Inc.?

  • Answer #9.


Day 4 - 4 March 2764

Question #10. Cassius Longinus' investigation in 114 BC condemned 3 Vestals on charges of unchastity. What additional steps were taken after the Senate consulted the Libri Sibyllini?

  • Answer #10.

Question #11. By a law of the Comitia Tributa Sextus Peducaeus had the investigation of what religious portent taken out of the hands of the pontifices?

  • Answer #11.

Question #12. The citizens of Nova Roma are members of urban and rural tribes. How does a member of a rural tribe become a member of an urban tribe?

  • Answer #12.


Day 5 - 5 March 2764

Question #13. Which of Marius' lieutenants successfully ended the Second Sicilian Slave War?

  • Answer #13.

Question #14. In what city was Gaius Valerius Catullus born?

  • Answer #14.

Question #15. The “Gens Reforms” were passed as a constitutional amendment by the Senate of Nova Roma on what date?

  • Answer #15.


Day 6 - 6 March 2764

Question #16.

  • Answer #16.

Question #17.

  • Answer #17.

Question #18.

  • Answer #18.


Day 7 - 7 March 2764

Question #19.

  • Answer #19.

Question #20.

  • Answer #20.

Question #21.

  • Answer #21.


Day 8 - 8 March 2764

Question #22.

  • Answer #22.

Question #23.

  • Answer #23.

Question #24.

  • Answer #24.


Day 9 - 9 March 2764

Question #25.

  • Answer #25.

Question #26.

  • Answer #26.

Question #27.

  • Answer #27.


Day 10 - 10 March 2764

Question #28.

  • Answer #28.

Question #29.

  • Answer #29.

Question #30.

  • Answer #30.


Day 11 - 11 March 2764

Question #31.

  • Answer #31.

Question #32.

  • Answer #32.

Question #33.

  • Answer #33.


Day 12 - 12 March 2764

Question #34.

  • Answer #34.

Question #35.

  • Answer #35.

Question #36.

  • Answer #36.


Day 13 - 13 March 2764

Question #37.

  • Answer #37.

Question #38.

  • Answer #38.

Question #39.

  • Answer #39.



Current Standings

Place Competitor Days Questions Percent Score
1 Gallus Solaris Alexander 4 12 83% 10
2 Tiberius Galerius Paulinus 4 12 75% 9
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Final Results

The scores for the Certamen Historicum for Ludi Novi Romani 2764 and final positions are:

  • 1st Place:
  • 2nd Place:
  • 3rd Place:
  • 4th Place:
  • 5th Place:
  • 6th Place:
  • 7th Place:
  • 8th Place:
  • 9th Place:
  • 10th Place:
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