History People and Places You Need to Know 753 BC - 201 BC Flashcards
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7 Hills of Rome
Palatine, Aventine, Esquiline, Capitoline, Caelian, Quirinal, and Viminal
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Alba Longa
City where the founders of Rome (Romulus and Remus) were from.
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Amulius
Evil king of Alba Longa; grand-uncle to Romulus and Remus
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Faustulus
Shepherd who raised Romulus and Remus
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Numitor
Grandfather of Romulus and Remus
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Remus
Brother of Romulus; founded his city on the Aventine Hill
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Rhea Silvia
Mother of Romulus and Remus with Mars
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Romulus
First King of Rome; established his city on the Palatine Hill; becomes deified as Quirinus
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Tarpeia
Woman who betrayed the Romans for the Sabines; asked for “What was on their left arms” (assuming to be bracelets) and she would let the Sabines into the city; Sabines gave her their shields instead (as in they bashed her with their shields, which were technically on their left arms)
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Titus Tatius
Sabine king who co-ruled with Romulus
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Numa Pompilius
Second king of Rome; peace bringer; brought religion to Rome; established the calendar; brought the cult of Vesta; established Temple of Janus; said to have a nymph consort named Egeria
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Horatii & Curiatii
Two sets of triplets who fought during the reign of Tullus Hostilius; Horatii=Roman, Curiatii=Alba Longan; Horatii win
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Tullus Hostilius
Third King of Rome; destroyed Alba Longa; built the Curia
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Ancus Marcius
4th King of Rome; built the first bridge across the Tiber at Rome (the Pons Sublicius), captured the salt pits at the Tiber’s mouth from the Etruscans, and founded the port city of Ostia.
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Tanaquil
Wife of Tarquinius Priscus; associated with detected several prophesies, namely of Tarquinius Priscus and Servius Tullius
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Tarquinius Priscus
Fifth King of Rome; while on his way to Rome, and eagle took his cap, flew off, and then returned it; Tanaquil interpreted this as a sign; Priscus=”The Elder”; he is known to have drained the Forum, begun construction of the Circus Maximus, and begun construction of the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
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Servius Tullius
Sixth King of Rome; son of slave woman Ocrisia; his hair appeared to burn without harming him; Tanaquil sees omen and declares him Priscus’ successor; built a wall around Rome (Servian Wall) and a Temple of Diana on the Aventine
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Tarquinius Superbus
Seventh King of Rome; Superbus = “The Proud”; Finished construction of Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus; His son, Sextus, led to the fall of the Monarchy because he raped a woman by the name of Lucretia
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Tullia
Daughter of Servius Tullius who murdered her first husband, married Tarquinius Superbus, and then helped Superbus murder her father
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Collatinus
Husband of Lucretia; one of the first consuls of Rome
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Etruria/Etruscans
Region in Italia slightly north of Latium (area where Rome is)
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L. Junius Brutus
One of the first consuls of Rome
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Horatius Cocles
Cocles=”One-Eyed”; single-handedly fought off the Etruscans on the Pons Sublicius
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Lars Porsenna
King of Etruria; Helped Tarquinius Superbus when Superbus was exiled from Rome
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Mucius Scaevola
prisoner of Lars Porsenna who became known as “Lefty” because he thrust his right hand into a fire to show his courage to Lars Porsenna, and so Lars released him
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Cloelia
swam across the Tiber River to escape Lars Porsenna
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Lake Regillus
Battle in 496 BC where the Romans defeat the Latin League
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Coriolanus
Defeated Volscians at Corioli; Later becomes the Volscian general and marches on Rome after Rome exile him; Coriolanus’ wife (Volumnia) and mother (Veturia) convince him to stop
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Volsci
Italian tribe who Coriolanus first defeats, then becomes their general after Rome exiles him
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Aequi
Tribe that fought Cincinnatus on Mount Algidus in 458 BC
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Cincinnatus
fought the Aequi at Mount Algidus in 458 BC; “left his plow” to be dictator for only 16 days, then returned to his plow
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Mt. Algidus
Battle of 458 BC where Cincinnatus defeated the Aequi