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This ancient kingdom in northern Greece produced history's most famous conqueror, who built an empire stretching to India.
Difficulty: Easy- Macedonia
- Sparta
- Athens
- Thebes
This son born to the Roman dictator and the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt was named Ptolemy XV but called by a diminutive nickname.
Difficulty: Medium- Caesarion
- Augustus
- Antyllus
- Ptolemaeus
This 1806-07 winter war in the frozen east, ending at Friedland, brought Napoleon closer to defeat than any previous fighting.
Difficulty: Hard- Prussian Campaign
- Russian Campaign
- Polish Campaign
- Austrian Campaign
This ancient wonder, a massive temple to a goddess, was burned down the night Alexander was born, supposedly because the goddess was attending his birth.
Difficulty: Medium- Temple of Zeus at Olympia
- Parthenon at Athens
- Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
- Temple of Apollo at Delphi
This Ptolemaic princess was betrothed to her young brother Ptolemy XIV after the death of Ptolemy XIII, maintaining royal tradition.
Difficulty: Hard- Cleopatra VII
- Arsinoe IV
- Berenice IV
- Cleopatra V
This Mediterranean island, now part of France, was the birthplace of one of history's most famous military commanders in 1769.
Difficulty: Easy- Sardinia
- Sicily
- Malta
- Corsica
This treaty proposal offered Alexander all Persian territory west of the Euphrates plus a massive ransom, which he rejected in favor of total conquest.
Difficulty: Hard- Darius's peace offer
- Euphrates Treaty
- Persian compromise
- Western settlement
The famous three-word Latin phrase "Veni, vidi, vici" summarized a swift 47 BC victory over King Pharnaces II at a site in Asia Minor.
Difficulty: Easy- Pharsalus
- Zela
- Munda
- Thapsus
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