Academics Lesson VI—Roman History Flashcards
Questions Influenced by Imperium by Julian Morgan and Liber Digitalis by David Jackson
The seventh and last king of Rome, Tarquinius Superbus, ascended the throne by launching a coup against what man?
Servius Tullius
Fun Fact: Rome’s seventh and last king, Tarquinius Superbus, ascended the throne by launching a coup against his father-in-law, Servius Tullius. The young Superbus entered the senate, sat in the king’s chair, and proclaimed himself the king. When Servius Tullius rushed to the senate to confront Superbus, the newly proclaimed king shouted Servius down as the son of a slave and a man unfit to rule. He then threw Servius Tullius out of the Curia into the street where hired assassins killed the sixth king.
After assassins were hired to kill him, Servius Tullius was run over by whom?
Servius Tullius’ own daughter, Tullia
Fun Fact: Rome’s seventh and last king, Tarquinius Superbus, ascended the throne by launching a coup against his father-in-law, Servius Tullius. The young Superbus entered the senate, sat in the king’s chair, and proclaimed himself the king. When Servius Tullius rushed to the senate to confront Superbus, the newly proclaimed king shouted Servius down as the son of a slave and a man unfit to rule. He then threw Servius Tullius out of the Curia into the street where hired assassins killed the sixth king. Servius Tullius’ own daughter, Tullia, then drove over his body with her chariot.
What name was given to the street where the Roman king Servius Tullius was murdered?
Vīcus Scelerātus
Fun Fact: Rome’s seventh and last king, Tarquinius Superbus, ascended the throne by launching a coup against his father-in-law, Servius Tullius. The young Superbus entered the senate, sat in the king’s chair, and proclaimed himself the king. When Servius Tullius rushed to the senate to confront Superbus, the newly proclaimed king shouted Servius down as the son of a slave and a man unfit to rule. He then threw Servius Tullius out of the Curia into the street where hired assassins killed the sixth king. Servius Tullius’ own daughter, Tullia, then drove over his body with her chariot. The Romans called this spot the Vīcus Scelerātus, the “wicked street.
In the name of Rome’s last king, Tarquinius Priscus, what does the name “Superbus” mean?
“Proud” or “Arrogant”
Fun Fact: Tarquinius Superbus ruled as a tyrant. In fact, the name Superbus means “proud” or “arrogant.”
What son of Tarquinius Superbus is typically considered to have ultimately triggered the fall of the Roman Monarchy?
Sextus Tarquinius
Fun Fact: Tarquinius Superbus ruled as a tyrant. In fact, the name Superbus means “proud” or “arrogant.” The Romans grew increasingly tired of his rule, but the final straw came when the king’s son, Sextus Tarquinius, raped a virtuous noble woman named Lucretia.
What virtuous woman was raped by Sextus Tarquinius, son of Tarquinius Superbus, an act which is typically considered to have ultimately triggered the fall of the Roman Monarchy?
Lucretia
Fun Fact: Tarquinius Superbus ruled as a tyrant. In fact, the name Superbus means “proud” or “arrogant.” The Romans grew increasingly tired of his rule, but the final straw came when the king’s son, Sextus Tarquinius, raped a virtuous noble woman named Lucretia.
After the virtuous woman Lucretia was raped by Sextus Tarquinius, son of Tarquinius Superbus, who did she run to tell, only to afterwards plunge a knife into her own heart?
Her husband, Collatinus
Fun Fact: Tarquinius Superbus ruled as a tyrant. In fact, the name Superbus means “proud” or “arrogant.” The Romans grew increasingly tired of his rule, but the final straw came when the king’s son, Sextus Tarquinius, raped a virtuous noble woman named Lucretia. When her husband Collatinus discovered this act, he summoned the leading aristocrats to his home. Lucretia, ashamed at what had occurred, plunged a knife into her heart.
What man removed the dagger from Lucretia’s deceased body and had the leading aristocrats swear an oath never to allow a king to rule in Rome again?
Lucius Junius Brutus
Fun Fact: Tarquinius Superbus ruled as a tyrant. In fact, the name Superbus means “proud” or “arrogant.” The Romans grew increasingly tired of his rule, but the final straw came when the king’s son, Sextus Tarquinius, raped a virtuous noble woman named Lucretia. When her husband Collatinus discovered this act, he summoned the leading aristocrats to his home. Lucretia, ashamed at what had occurred, plunged a knife into her heart. Lucius Iunius Brutus pulled the knife from Lucretia’s body and had the men present swear an oath never to allow a king (rēx) to rule in Rome again.
In what year was Tarquinius Superbus and his immediate family driven out of Rome, thus marking the end of the Roman monarchy?
510 B.C.
Fun Fact: Brutus, elected as the first consul of the new Republic, helped to drive Tarquinius Superbus from the city in 510 B.C..
For how long is the Roman monarchy said to have lasted?
243 years
Fun Fact: Brutus, elected as the first consul of the new Republic, helped to drive Tarquinius Superbus from the city in 510 B.C.. The Monarchy had ended after a 243 year period.
Who were the first two consuls of the Roman republic?
Lucius Junius Brutus and Collatinus
Fun Fact: Brutus, elected as the first consul of the new Republic, helped to drive Tarquinius Superbus from the city in 510 B.C.. The Monarchy had ended after a 243 year period.
