Lecture 2 Flashcards
who ordered the construction of the first Imperial forum
Julius Caesar 46 BC
what was the OG imperial forum anchored by
the temple of Venus
who was the vestal virgin
a woman who was raped by Mars, who later gave birth to twins Romulus and Remus
what did Amulius do with newlyborn twins Romulus and Remus
put them in a basket on the river hoping they would drown
what happened with the twins
they washed up ashore and were saved by a she-wolf
after she wolf, what happened to R and R
the shepherd faustulus comes by, sees the twins and raises them near the Palatine Hill
when R and R took over, what hill did they each want
Romulus wanted the Palatine Hill, where they were raised
Remus wanted the Capitoline Hill
What happened between R and R
Romulus killed Remus
- Romulus built Roma Quadrata with a wall on the Palatine, Remus jumped over it to annoy him, Romulus then pushed him
What was Romulus’ scheme to address the lack of women in the city
he invited the Sabine women to come to the city to party, emphasis on the virgin daughters, got them drunk, and then the men carried them away and forced them into marriage
Numa is often regarded as
the spiritual founder of Rome
- many of Rome’s spiritual and political institutions are attributed to him
what did the nymph egeria do
provided advice on how the gods wanted to be worshipped or honored
What was Servius Tullius known for (2)
- war king
- built stone walls to surround the Roman territories
What did King Tarquin do (4)
- spearheaded the expansion of Rome from the Palatine to the other six hills
- established a temple to worship the gods on the Capitoline Hill
- became the religious and political center of Rome
- there were also shrines and altars to Minerva and Juno
what was Tarquin’s son known for
- realized that public works project would gain the respect of the Romans
- built the Great Sewer of Rome (meant to drain the Roman Forum)
- Sewer was so important it was deified, and a Temple of Cloacina was built
what was Junius Brutus known for
ending the rule of Kings, establishing the Republic of Rome
