Founding The Republic Flashcards
Who was the seventh/last king of Rome?
Tarquinius superbus
Why was Tarquinius Superbus a tyrant?
He assassinated and overthrew his predecessor, the sixth king of Rome and intimidated nobles
Who was the nephew of Tarquinius Superbus?
Brutus, the founder of the Roman republic
Why did people hate Tarquinius Superbus?
Forced labor, taxed people, usurper (killed previous king), intimidated nobles
Who were the first two consuls in Rome?
Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus and Lucius Junius Brutus
Who was Sextus Tarquinius?
Son of Tarquinius Superbus who raped Lucretia
Who was Lucretia?
Wife of Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, won the purity argument
Why did the princes argue?
Each argued that his wife was the best and purest
What did Sextus tell Lucretia?
He identified himself and offered her two choices: she could submit to his sexual advances and become his wife and future queen, or he would kill her and one of her slaves and place the bodies together, then claim he had caught her having adulterous sex
Who did Lucretia send for?
Her father, her husband and a witness each (Publius Valerius Publicola and Lucius Junius Brutus)
What did Lucretia make them promise?
“Pledge me your solemn word that the adulterer shall not go unpunished”
How did Lucretia react to her rape?
Committed suicide (stabbed herself in the heart)
What did Brutus do after Lucretia committed suicide?
He swore by Mars and all the other gods that he would do everything in his power to overthrow the dominion of the Tarquinii
What happened in 509 BC?
Brutus overthrew Tarquinius = beginning of republic
Who was the ideal Roman?
Brutus: loyal to the system, strong-willed, moral?, responsible
