Easy Money Flashcards
What day is considered the founding day of Rome?
April 21, 753 BC
What is the first form of Roman government?
Monarchy
When does the Roman Monarchy end?
510 BC
What form of government follows the Roman Monarchy?
Republic
In what year does the Roman Republic begin?
509 BC
In what year does the Roman Republic end?
27 BC
What form of government follows the Roman Republic?
Empire
In what year does the Roman Empire begin?
27 BC
In what year does the Roman Empire end?
476 AD
Who rules Rome during the Roman Monarchy?
Kings
Who rules Rome during the Roman Republic?
Consuls
Who rules Rome during the Roman Empire?
Emperors
How many kings ruled throughout the span of the Roman Monarchy?
Seven
Who is the first king of Rome?
Romulus
Who is the second king of Rome?
Numa Pompilius
Who is the third king of Rome?
Tullus Hostilius
Who is the fourth king of Rome?
Ancus Marcius
Who is the fifth king of Rome?
Tarquinius Priscus
Who is the sixth king of Rome?
Servius Tullius
Who is the seventh king of Rome?
Tarquinius Superbus
What hero of the early Roman Republic defended the Sublician bridge against Lars Porsenna?
Horatius Cocles
Which hero of the Roman Republic was dictator for sixteen days?
Cincinnatus
Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?
Augustus
What series of wars did Rome fight with Carthage?
Punic Wars
How many Punic Wars were there?
Three
In what year does the First Punic War begin?
264 BC
In what year does the First Punic War end?
241 BC
In what year does the Second Punic War begin?
218 BC
In what year does the Second Punic War end?
201 BC
In what year does the Third Punic War begin?
149 BC
In what year does the Third Punic War end?
146 BC
What famous Carthaginian fought against Rome in the Second Punic War?
Hannibal
What prominent Roman conquered Gaul?
Julius Caesar
What Egyptian served as queen near the end of the Roman Republic?
Cleopatra
What prominent Roman fought alongside Cleopatra against Rome?
Marc Antony
What slave led a revolt against Rome from 73 BC to 71 BC?
Spartacus
What king of Epirus fought a series of battles against Rome during the Republic?
Pyrrhus
What popular Roman was consul seven times?
Marius
What optimal Roman and later rival of Marius served as dictator from 81 BC to 79 BC?
Sulla
What colleague and later rival did Caesar defeat at the battle of Pharsalus?
Pompey
What dynasty consists of the first five emperors of Rome?
Julio-Claudian Dynasty
What wife of Augustus has a son from a previous marriage who ultimately becomes the second emperor of Rome?
Livia
Who becomes the second emperor of Rome?
Tiberius
Who became the last member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty?
Nero
