HW QUiz #1 Livy, Rome Under the Kings Flashcards
The Latin title of Livy’s work is….
Ab Urbe Condita or from the founding of the city
Where was Livy from?
Padua
Livy believed that his era was one of moral rectitude.
False
He is dissappointed that the moral state of Rome is constantly in decline. However, his attitude towards Rome when it was newer and thus older, is extremely positive
From the first paragraph of Livy’s history, what attitude can you see that Livy has toward Rome?
He thinks it is the greatest nation in the world.
Why, according to Livy, is the study of history beneficial?
In history you have a record of the infinite variety of human experience plainly set out for all to see; and in that record you can find for yourself and your country both examples and warnings; fine things to take as models, base things, rotten through and through, to avoid
An “interregnum” is…..
a period of time where there is no king, while different parts of government work to choose a new king.
What, in Livy’s opinion, was Numa’s greatest accomplishment?
Responses
He “remained the jealous guardian of peace even more than of power.”
When Tullus Hostilius became the next king, whom was he more like?
Romulus
What happens to the city that the Alban people left behind when they were compelled to join the city of Rome?
The city, with the exception of the temples, is torn down by the Romans.
How did Tullus want Mettius’ punishment to fit his crime?
Tullus had Mettius tied between two chariots and then had the chariots pull and tear his body apart.
Who is Lucumo?
He is the son of a Corinthian refugee who had grown up among the Tarquinii.
