Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

what > 👑 Monarchy > Flashcards

👑 Monarchy Flashcards

1
Q

What were the beginning and ending years of the Monarchy?

A

753-509 BC

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What is the traditional foundation date of Rome?

A

April 21, 753 BC

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What is said to have happed on April 21, 753 BC?

A

The foundation of Rome

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Who held power during the Monarchy?

A

a king

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What bundle of rods with an axe symbolized the imperium (power) of the king?

A

Fasces

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What are fasces?

A

bundle of rods with an axe to symbolize the power of the king

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

How many kings did Rome have altogether

A

7

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Name all 7 kings in order

A

Romulus, Numa Pompilius, Tullus Hostilius, Ancus Marcius, Tarquinius Priscus, Servius Tullius, Tarquinius Superbus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Who was the first king of Rome?

A

Romulus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Which king expanded Rome’s population by offering asylum on the Capitoline for outlaws and taking the wives of the neighboring Sabine tribe?

A

Romulus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

In what two ways did Romulus expand Rome’s population?

A

(1) offering asylum to outlaws on the Capitoline & (2) rape of the Sabine women

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Who led the Sabines to Rome to recover their wives?

A

Titus Tatius

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What did Titus Tatius lead a group of Sabines to Rome?

A

to recover their lives

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Who captured the Capitoline Hill through the treachery of a Vestal Virgin named Tarpeia?

A

Titus Tatius

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

What Vestal Virgin treacherously allowed Titus Tatius to capture the Capitoline Hill?

A

Tarpeia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Who opened the gates of the Capitoline to the Sabines after being promised to receive what they bore on their arms?

A

Tarpeia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

What did Tarpeia hope she would receive when she asked the Sabine soldiers for the gold they bore on their arms?

A

gold bracelets

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

What happened to Tarpeia when she asked the Sabines for the gold on their arms?

A

she was crushed by their shields

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

What happened to Tarpeia’s body after she was killed by the Sabines?

A

she was thrown from the Tarpeian rock

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Whose body was thrown from the rock which bears her name after she was crushed to death by Sabine soldiers?

A

Tarpeia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

What did the Romans do to people senteced to execution?

A

threw them from the Tarpeian rock

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Where was the Tarpeian rock located?

A

Capitoline hill

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

With whom did Romulus co-rule in order to appease the Sabines?

A

Titus Tatius

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Which king of Rome establised the Senate?

A

Romulus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Which king was deified as the god Quirinus after his death?

A

Romulus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

What deified name was given to Romulus after his death?

A

Quirinus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

What symbolic name of the Romans was derived from the name Quirinus?

A

Quirites

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Name the wife of Romulus.

A

Hersilia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

What was Hersilia’s deified name?

A

Hora

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Who was the second king of Rome?

A

Numa Pompilius

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Which king of Rome made religious reforms including the Flamines and the establishment of the Cult of Vesta in Rome?

A

Numa Pompilius

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

What two priesthoods did Numa establish in Rome?

A

Flamines and Vestal Virgins

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

Which king established a 12 month lunar calendar in place of a 10 month one?

A

Numa Pompilius

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

Which king was reported to have a water nymph named Egeria as his consort?

A

Numa Pompilius

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

What water nymph was reported to have been the consort of Numa Pompilius?

A

Egeria

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

Who was the third king of Rome?

A

Tullus Hostilius

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

What warrior king destroyed Alba Longa?

A

Tullus Hostilius

38
Q

What city was destroyed by the warrior king Tullus Hostilius?

A

Alba Longa

39
Q

What three Roman brothers were chosen to fight the Curiatii to decide the outcome of the war with Alba Longa?

A

Horatii

40
Q

What three Alban brothers were chosen to fight the Horatii to decide the outcome of the war with Rome?

A

Curiatii

41
Q

How did the last survivor of the Horatii defeat the three Curiatii?

A

pretended to run away then turned around and killed them one by one

42
Q

Who was killed by her brother for mourning the Curiatii?

A

Horatia

43
Q

Which king of Rome build the Senate house in Rome?

A

Tullus Hostilius

44
Q

What was the full name of the Senate house in Rome?

A

Curia Hostilia

45
Q

What senate house did Tullus Hostilius build in Rome?

A

Curia Hostilia

46
Q

Who was the fourth king of Rome?

A

Ancus Marcius

47
Q

Which king built the Pons Sublicius, the first bridge across the Tiber?

A

Ancus Marcius

48
Q

What bridge did Ancus Marcius build across the Tiber?

A

Pons Sublicius

49
Q

What distant 8th hill across the Tiber did Ancus Marcius add to the city?

A

Janiculum

50
Q

What bridge across the Tiber connected the Janiculum hill to Rome?

A

Pons Sublicius

51
Q

Which king started a settlement at Ostia where the Tiber meets the Mediterranean?

A

Ancus Marcius

52
Q

What settlement did Ancus Marcius establish where the Tiber meets the Mediterranean?

A

Ostia

53
Q

What was the chief port city of Rome?

A

Ostia

54
Q

Who was the fifth king of Rome?

A

Tarquinius Priscus

55
Q

Of what origin was Tarquinius Priscus?

A

Etruscan

56
Q

Who was the father of Tarquinius Priscus?

A

Demaratus

57
Q

Which king was the son of Demaratus?

A

Tarquinius Priscus

58
Q

Which king was believed to have originally been named Lucomo?

A

Tarquinius Priscus

59
Q

What was believed to be the original name of Tarquinius Priscus?

A

Lucomo

60
Q

Who was the wife of Tarquinius Priscus?

A

Tanaquil

61
Q

Which king’s wife was named Tanaquil?

A

Tarquinius Priscus

62
Q

Who was the sixth king of Rome?

A

Servius Tullius

63
Q

What was the original Etruscan name of Servius Tullius?

A

Mastarna

64
Q

Which king’s original Etruscan name was Mastarna?

A

Servius Tullius

65
Q

Which king was the son of Ocrisia who had been a prisoner of war in the court of Tarquinius Priscus?

A

Servius Tullius

66
Q

Name the mother of Servius Tullius who had been a prisoner of war in the court of Tarquinius Priscus?

A

Ocrisia

67
Q

Which king established the cult of Diana on the Aventine hill?

A

Servius Tullius

68
Q

Which diety’s cult did Servius Tullius establish on the Aventine hill?

A

Diana

69
Q

On which hill did Servius Tullius establish the cult of Diana?

A

Aventine Hill

70
Q

What daughter of Servius Tullius married Tarquinius Superbus?

A

Tullia

71
Q

Who helped Tarquinius Superbus kill her father?

A

Tullia

72
Q

On what road did Tullia ride over her father’s body with a chariot?

A

Via Scelerata

73
Q

What happened on the Via Scelerata?

A

Tullia ran over Servius Tullius’ body with a chariot

74
Q

Who was the seventh king of Rome?

A

Tarquinius Superbus

75
Q

What does “Superbus” mean?

A

Proud

76
Q

Which king completed the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline?

A

Tarquinius Superbus

77
Q

What is the alternate name of the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus?

A

Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus

78
Q

Which temple did Tarquinius Superbus complete on the Capitoline?

A

Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus / Capitolinus

79
Q

Which king completed the Cloaca Maxima, Rome’s great sewer?

A

Tarquinius Superbus

80
Q

What great sewer did Tarquinius Superbus complete?

A

Cloaca Maxima

81
Q

What is the Cloaca Maxima?

A

Rome’s great sewer system

82
Q

In what temple were the three Sibylline Books kept?

A

Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus / Capitolinus

83
Q

What is the term for the 3 books of sacred prophecy in Rome?

A

Sibylline Books

84
Q

How many Sibylline books were there originally?

A

9

85
Q

Why did the Sibyl burn 6 of the original Sibylline Books of prophecy?

A

Tarquinius Superbus refused to pay the price (twice)

86
Q

What did the Sibyl do each time Tarquinius Superbus refused to pay the price for the Sibylline books?

A

burned 3 of them

87
Q

What did the Romans consult in times of great crisis?

A

Sibylline Books

88
Q

What son of Tarquinius Superbus abused royal power by taking advantage of Lucretia, the wife of Collatinus?

A

Sextus Tarquinius

89
Q

What woman did Sextus Tarquinius take advantage of?

A

Lucretia

90
Q

Who was the husband of Lucretia?

A

Collatinus

91
Q

Which two men over threw the Tarquins and became the first consuls of the Republic?

A

Collatinus & Lucius Junius Brutus

92
Q

How did Collatinus and Brutus become the first Roman consuls?

A

overthrew the Tarquins

what (29 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions