Which Roman Emperor Are You?
Ancient Rome was the seat of a vast and varied empire spanning across most of continental Europe, Britain, western Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and the islands of the Mediterranean. It was an empire that endured for more than a thousand years, and its influence, especially on western culture, can still be felt everywhere – in our political systems, our laws, our calendar, our architecture, the planning of our cities, in the Romance languages of Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian, and in our alphabet. Rome has left an indelible mark on the world.
Imagine you had the chance to hold sway over ancient Rome. Given unlimited power over Rome’s vast territories and its 90 million or so inhabitants, how would you leave your indelible mark on civilisation? What would be your leadership style? Which Roman emperor would be the closest match to your personality? Whose mentality would be your closest inspiration?
Would you have the charisma, boldness, and ambition of Julius Caesar (100 BC – 44 BC), or the tact, diplomacy, and aversion to risk of Antoninus Pius (86 – AD 161)? Or how about the seriousness and self-restraint of Caesar Augustus (63 BC – 14 AD)? Or perhaps you prefer the more exuberant and affable approach of Trajan (53 – 117). Whichever Roman model your leadership style approach follows, your empire and, indeed, all of world civilisation are relying on you to make your mark on history. Take our fun quiz and find out who’s your ancient Roman spiritual ancestor.
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What do you do to relax in the evening?
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What's your favourite ancient Roman creation?
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Which was your favourite Roman period?
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What’s your favourite medium of communication?
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Which is your favourite movie or TV series about ancient Rome?
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What is your favourite way to burn off a few calories?
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If one of your best officials were brutally injured and appeared to be dead, what would you do?
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How do you find your way around the cities of the empire?
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What’s your ideal day-off activity?
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Which is your favourite type of music?
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What's your ideal of a comfortable shoe?
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You're in a gallery. Which section are you most drawn to?
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What would you say was your most significant fear?
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Which scrolls or books would you wish you had if you were stranded in a remote post of the empire?
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Who’s your favourite Roman writer?
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How organized are you (on a scale of 1-10)?
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Which of the following would you consider to be your dream vehicle?
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Where in the empire is your ideal holiday destination?
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Which is your favourite place to go shopping?
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What’s your favourite tipple?
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What's your preferred mode of travel?
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Which Roman institution would you work for (if you weren’t an emperor, of course)?
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What's the finest thing about being in charge of the Roman empire?
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If you were condemned to be executed, what would be your preferred last meal?
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What's your travel snack of choice?
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Which of these were your favourite subjects at school?
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What would you do if you and the small group you were leading were shipwrecked on an unfamiliar strand of the empire?
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