Lesson 7 Review Flashcards
Date of the founding of the republic
510 BC
Who held back the Etruscan army while the Romans cut down the Sublician Bridge
Horatius Cocles
noble who defended the plebeians and found a new city
Fabii
king of Clusium of Etruria; fought Romans
Lars Porsena
Why was the act of Horatius, Spurius, and Lartius so courageous
Three men held a bridge against a force of thousands, a bridge that was being torn down under them by the Romans. Their actions showed that they cared more for Rome than for their own safety.
elected representative of the plebs
tribune
The first consul of Rome who watched his two sons executed for treason
Junius Brutus
power to prevent the passing of a law; Latin: I forbid
veto
defended the Sublician Bridge against invasion
Horatius Cocles
Name the 7 hills of Rome
Palatine, Capitoline, Aventine, Caelian, Quirinal, Viminal, and Esquiline
common citizens; “plebs”
plebeians
powerful Roman family; killed by Veientians
Fabii
burnt his right hand to prove loyalty to Rome
Caius Mucius
Identify the starred island on the map:
Corsica
What Etruscan king gathered a large army to help Tarquin recapture Rome?
Lars Porsena
What did Coriolanus want plebeiansto exchange for food during the famine?
He wanted the plebeians to give up their tribunes, which would force them to give up the little power they had.
“Behold how little we Romans care for pain when it is to defend our country”
Mucius
He held off the Etruscans at the bridge
Horatius
Identify the starred island on the map:
Sardinia
Identify the starred island on the map:
Sicily
Identify the starred island on the map:
Crete
“Give me two good men to help me, and I will hold the bridge…”
Horatius
Identify the starred island on the map:
Cyprus
He burnt his hand to show Roman courage
Caius Mucius
The Etruscan king who fought with Tarquin against Rome
Lars Porsena
wealthy, upper class citizens
patricians
Caius Marcius; patrician general; hated plebeians
Coriolanus
What could tribunes do to laws they didn’t like?
Tribunes had veto power, which means they could prevent laws from passing.
