Monarchy Flashcards
Romulus’ great grandfather and where he was king of?
Proca
King of Alba Longa
Proca’s children?
older: Numitor
younger: Amulius
Relationship of Numitor and Amulius to Romulus and Remus?
Numitor: grandfather
Amulius: evil great-uncle who stole Numitor’s throne
Numitor’s daughter?
Rhea Silvia (Ilia)
What did Amulius force Numitor’s daughter to become?
Vestal Virgin
Parents of Romulus and Remus?
Mars and Rhea Silvia
What happened directly after Romulus and Remus were abandoned at birth?
suckled by a she-wolf
Who were Romulus and Remus found by after being abandoned?
found by a shepherd named Faustulus
Adoptive parents of Romulus and Remus?
Faustulus and Acca Laurentia
Where did Romulus and Remus each set up?
Romulus: Palatine
Remus: Aventine
How many vultures did Romulus and Remus each see?
Romulus: 12
Remus: 6
What happened after Romulus and Remus’ bird watching competition?
Romulus was king!
Why was Remus killed?
Romulus killed him for jokingly jumping over the boundaries between their cities
Romulus’ wife?
Hersilia
What was Romulus’ first act?
to fortify the Palatine Hill
Where did Romulus live?
Palatine Hill
Who fortified the Palatine hill?
Romulus
What was the only foreign rite Romulus adopted?
The rite of sacrificing to Herculius
What did Romulus make the Capitoline hill?
An asylum for criminals
What were senators called during Romulus’ reign?
patres
What did Romulus create 100 of?
senatorial seats
What festival did Romulus institute?
Consualia
In whose honor did Romulus create a festival
Neptune or Consus
Whom did Romulus invite to his festival?
Sabines, Antmenae, Postumium and Caenina (the women from them)
Who seized the most beautiful girl?
Thalasius
What and why do Romans shout out at weddings?
They shout Thalasius because he seized the most beautiful girl
Who lead Caenina against Rome?
King Acron
What did Romulus receive when he killed Acron?
the first spolia opima (when a Roman commander slays an enemy commander with his own hands)
What did Romulus do directly after killing Acron?
took Acron’s armor to the Capitol
What and where was the first temple consecrated in Rome?
a temple to Jupiter Feretrius on the Capitol
Who consecrated the first temple in Rome?
Romulus
Who among the attendants to Consualia also attacked Rome and was defeated by Romulus?
Postumium
Who was the king of the Sabines?
Titus Tatius
Who was the commander of the Roman citadel when Titus Tatius attacked Rome?
Spurius Tarpeius
What happened to Tarpeia?
she was bribed by Titus Tatius to open the gates
How was Tarpeia killed?
The Sabines threw their shields at her after she let them in, she fell of the Tarpeian rock (named after her)
Who was the Sabine champion?
Mettius Curtius
What happened to the Sabine champion?
he was bogged down in a swamp by his horse, which lends the lake the name Lacus Curtius
Who was the Roman champion?
Hostius Hostilius
Who was the grandfather of Tullus Hostilius?
Hostius Hostilius
When Romulus’ forces were retreating, who did he pray to?
Jupiter Stator
Who co-ruled with Romulus?
Titus Tatius
What were the three “tribes” created under Romulus?
centuries of knights
What were the separate names for the three tribes created under Romulus?
The Ramnes, Tities, and Luceres
Where was Titus Tatius murdered?
Lavinium
Why was Titus Tatius murdered?
because some of his kinsmen had attacked envoys from Lavinium
What did Romulus do instead of avenging Titus Tatius?
He concluded a treaty with Lavinium
With whom did Rome sign a treaty with and for how long under Romulus’ reign?
The Veii for 100 years
After what event did Rome sign a treaty under Romulus?
after defeating the Veii and Fidenae
What was Romulus’ 300 person cavalry called?
the Celeres
What supposedly happened to Romulus?
taken up to heaven by a storm
With whom did Romulus speak with before his death?
the wise senator Julius Proculus
What probably happened to Romulus?
killed by the senators
years of Numa Pompilius’ reign?
717-673 BC
Where was Numa Pompilius born?
at Cures
Who was Numa Pompilius’ father?
Pomponius
Who was the daughter of Titus Tatius?
Tatia
Who was Numa Pompilius married to?
Tatia
Who was Numa Pompilius’ daughter?
Pompilia
What did Numa Pompilius build?
the Temple of Janus
What did it mean when the Temple of Janus was closed?
Rome was at peace
What did Numa Pompilius divide the year into and it what did it do?
12 lunar months, fixed the calendar
What kind of college did Numa Pompilius establish?
established priestly colleges along with the flamines
what did the flamines include?
the flamen dialis (priests of Jupiter), the flamen martialis (priests of Mars), and the flamen quirinalis (priests of Quirinus, the deified Romulus)
What did Numa Pompilius import from Alba Longa?
the cult of Vesta
What 12 priests did Numa Pompilius introduce?
the Salii- the jumping/dancing persists of Mars Gradivus
What did the Salii carry?
ancilia (sacred shields)
What temple did Numa Pompilius consecrate and where?
Jupiter Elicius on the Aventine
To what did Numa Pompilius dedicate a national ceremony?
troth keeping
What lawful and unlawful days did Numa Pompilius fix and for what?
fas and nefas for conducting business
Whom did Numa Pompilius appoint as pontifex maximus
Numa Marcius