Can you name the modern day countries that have territory that was once part of the Roman Empire? by tjconn728

Can you name the modern day countries that have territory that was once part of the Roman Empire?

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Source: roman-empire.net
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Roman Empire Countries Quiz

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Created Sep 27, 2009 in History
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	SPU:	Sep 27th, 2009 at 15:14 GMT	8 points
	Great quiz! But you are missing the UK, and did the Roman Empire really never contain part of Russia, Ukraine, or Iran? I have seen some maps where the northern Black Sea area was part of the Empire, and the eastward extent of the Empire during Trajan's reign was such that some regions of Iran may well have been in it for some time.

	tjconn728:	Sep 27th, 2009 at 15:35 GMT	6 points
	Whoops, I don't know how I forgot the UK. But that's been fixed. As far as eastward expansion, the source I was going off of didn't include those, but it got awfully close. I imagine that record keeping 2,000 years ago made it tough to determine where exactly the boundaries were though. I went with what seemed to be the countries that were definitively controlled by Rome.

	tomjenkins:	Sep 27th, 2009 at 18:20 GMT	6 points
	i think you may have forgotten San Marino, but otherwise, great quiz1

	Delphi:	Sep 27th, 2009 at 18:37 GMT	4 points
	Loved this quiz - would have found it helpful if the answers were alphabetical or even organised by continent - I found it hard to remember what I had already typed!

	tbwilson:	Sep 27th, 2009 at 20:33 GMT	4 points
	Great quiz! I was considering making one like this. I agree with the idea of organizing by continent, too. The Kingdom of Bosporus in the Ukraine and Southern Russia was a client of Rome, but I believe it still maintained its independence for the most part.

	peanut4:	Oct 12th, 2009 at 00:46 GMT	3 points
	I might be wrong but what about Czech Republic and Slovakia. They conquered all the countries around them so those two must be included too surely.

	Zephos:	Nov 8th, 2009 at 01:59 GMT	4 points
	They didn't conquer everything around them, there were tons of barbarians in northern Europe who kept them from expanding much in that direction. They didn't even conquer Scotland for the same reason.

	BluntDiplomat:	Nov 11th, 2009 at 09:26 GMT	4 points
	I thought that Rome did control part of the Ukraine - Crimea to be specific. The Bosporan Kingdom was a client state of the Roman Empire, and there are many reliable historical maps which include the Bosporan Kingdom within the official imperial Roman boundaries. The Bosporan Kingdom covered the Crimea, southern Ukraine, and Russia's Black Sea coast.

	foyherald:	Nov 20th, 2009 at 06:44 GMT	2 points
	Well done tjconn728 a good quiz and a source is quoted. For a lot of countries archaeologists and historians still argue over if permanent settlements were established, only army encampments were built or indeed if artefacts found were merely a sign of trading, Ireland is a good example of this!

	Anonymous42:	Dec 15th, 2009 at 04:53 GMT	0 points
	You could probably reduce the time to 4 minutes.

	shakescene:	Dec 15th, 2009 at 11:43 GMT	3 points
	If Austria and Switzerland, then also Liechtenstein, ... or not?

	otis89:	Dec 16th, 2009 at 20:46 GMT	4 points
	Liechtenstein is included in the answers. You must have typoed while guessing it.

	josquius:	Dec 17th, 2009 at 19:46 GMT	7 points
	Ukraine should be included at least. They had the Crimea at their greatest/, not just a client in later times. Nice to have a quiz that doesnt force you to type out herzegovina with bosnia though!

	acp39:	Dec 18th, 2009 at 02:45 GMT	-1 points
	I would maybe put some kind of qualification or asterix for Iraq, Kuwait, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. They were incorporated as provinces for only a few years at the end of Trajan's from about 115-117.

	tjconn728:	Dec 18th, 2009 at 15:45 GMT	3 points
	I've updated the quiz to include some of the disputed territory as bonuses. The source I'm using didn't list Ukraine anywhere though, so that is still not in there. If anybody has an alternate source that says differently, I'd be happy to use it and update the quiz accordingly.

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	Pit_trout:	Apr 5th, 2010 at 22:07 GMT	2 points
	According to Wikipedia, the settlement of Olbia, in modern Ukraine (there were several Olbias), was in the empire for a while, in the province of Lower Moesia... and I know wiki alone isn't a good authority, but this is mentioned in several articles, with published sources referenced, so seems to be at least an arguable case.

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	QuintFan:	Feb 9th, 2011 at 18:57 GMT	6 points
	ipw88: the reason is probably because the quiz is asking for territory within modern countries, and the UK is the modern country that contains England. LOL and I agree on not having to type Herzegovina, why do so many hoity-toity quizzers make you do that?

	cabustom:	Feb 13th, 2011 at 05:19 GMT	4 points
	montenegro!!!

	bicyclerace:	Apr 2nd, 2011 at 21:37 GMT	3 points
	like every map I have ever seen from this time period in Rome's history (for you include other provinces from the height of expansion) shows Roman territory encircling the Black Sea, so you should have Moldova Ukraine and Russia, I don't konw about this client kingdom stuff, but the title says territory, not specifically provinces, so be consistant please

	toledorockets:	Apr 12th, 2011 at 02:18 GMT	2 points
	good quiz. need to include ukraine as the romans' owned the crimea for awhile

	Raynard:	Apr 18th, 2011 at 23:06 GMT	0 points
	I checked the source and it looked like the Romans took control of a little bit of Saudi Arabia. I am not certain if they took enough territory for it to count but I will leave that to you. Great quiz!

	PK9:	May 16th, 2011 at 03:32 GMT	6 points
	15.6% missed ROMANia...

	pyramidboy:	May 28th, 2011 at 18:44 GMT	1 point
	A far better map to use would be: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Roman_Empire_117AD.jpg

	M_C_HAMEL:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 00:11 GMT	2 points
	Ukraine, Poland and Monaco should have been answers, as the Romans did extend to parts of these countries. Russia and Belarus might be considered as well...

	tulliuscicero:	Jul 8th, 2011 at 17:20 GMT	3 points
	Maybe make it similar to other Empire quizzes by adding years and putting in a hidden column showing which parts. Just for the purpose of added education.