Games & Quizzes

A random selection of (educational) online 'games' and quizzes which relate to the Classical world 

Contents 

1. General 

2. Ancient Rome

3. Ancient Greece 

4. Mythology 

1 .General

https://www.buzzfeed.com/hilarywardle/can-you-pass-this-basic-classical-studies-test

General Classics knowledge quiz 

2. Ancient Rome 

Pompeian street urchin 
http://web1.netribe.it/pompei/uk/home.htm

CLC describes like this 'Follow Caius, an 8-year-old Pompeian "street-urchin" and discover how a Roman boy lived, ate, played, and studied. Then, follow him to the theatre to produce a comedy.'

Soldier or slave in Roman Britain 
https://www.antoninewall.org/learning-centre/primary/digital-game
Explore an ancient Roman fort on the Antonine wall, playing as a soldier or a slave. Extremely good graphics. 

Ancient Roman board and dice games
https://locusludi.ch/pente-grammai/
Online versions of ancient Roman board and dice games, and instructions on how to play real life versions. Explore the 'Play With Us' section of the website. 

History Quiz 
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/media/test-your-ancient-roman-knowledge/?utm_source=BibblioRCM_Row

Famous Romans Quiz 
https://www.sporcle.com/games/Platonicus/famous-ancient-roman-people

3. Ancient Greece

https://www.delphi-philosophy.com/children
Go on a tour of Athens and learn about its culture and history

https://nevillemorley.itch.io/the-agroikos-version-1
Text based game (or sort of game). Aims to illustrate how difficult life was as an Athenian farmer 

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/odchoice.htm
Text based game taking you through the story of the Odyssey 

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/iliad/the_greeks.htm
And one based on the Iliad 

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/oedipus/intro01.htm
And another based on Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannos 

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/medea/medea.htm
The same, this time for Euripides' Medea

History Quiz
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/interactive/test-your-ancient-greek-knowledge/?utm_source=BibblioRCM_Row


4. Mythology 
Roman and Greek Gods quiz
https://www.sporcle.com/games/citkeane/mythology-matchup

Greek gods and heroes quiz
https://www.sporcle.com/games/wezuri90/gimme-five-greek

Greek Mythology
https://play.howstuffworks.com/quiz/greek-mythology-quiz

The fates of Greek mythological figures 
https://play.howstuffworks.com/quiz/match-the-greek-mythological-figure-to-their-tragic-fate?