Monarchy Flashcards
What are the years of the monarchy?
753 BC - 510 BC
What is the start date of the monarchy?
April 21st, 753 BC
Who were romulus’ parents?
Mars and Rhea Silvia
Who raised Romulus and Remus?
Faustulus and Acca Laurentia
Who is Romulus’ grandfather that was restored to the throne of Alba Longa?
Numitor
Who did Numitor and Romulus retake the throne of Alba Longa from?
Amulius
Where did Romulus build his city?
Palatine Hill
Where did Remus build his city?
Aventine Hill
Who was Romulus’ wife?
Hersilia
Who did Romulus co-rule with?
Titus Tatius
Where was Titus Tatius from?
Sabinia (He was a Sabine)
What was Romulus’ deified as after his death?
Quirinus
Which king of Rome made the calendar?
Numa Pompilius
Which Roman King is said to have made organized religion?
Religion
Who was Numa Pompilius’ nymph consort?
Egeria
Which Roman King destroyed Alba Longa?
Tullus Hostilius
Which king of Alba Longa was destroyed by Tullus Hostilius?
Mettius Fufetius
Who won between the Horatii and the Curiatii?
Roman Horatii
Where were the Curiatii from?
Alba longa
Which Roman king is said to have built the Curia?
Tullus Hostilius
What is the Curia?
The Senate house
Which Roman King is said to have built the Pons Sublicius?
Ancus Marcius
What was the Pons Sublicius?
The first bridge across the Tiber
Where was Tarquinius Priscus from?
Etruscan
What does the name Priscus mean?
The elder
Who was the wife of Tarquinius Priscus?
Tanaquil
Which Roman king is said to have drained the forum?
Tarquinius Priscus
What Roman king began work on the Circus Maximus?
Tarquinius Priscus
Which Roman king was supposedly born a slave?
Servius Tullius
Which Roman king built the Serbian wall?
Servius Tullius
Who killed Servius Tullius?
His daughter, Tullus and her husband, Superbus
What does the name Superbus mean?
The Proud
Which Roman king built the Cloaca Maxima?
Tarquinius Superbus
What was the Cloaca Maxima?
The great sewer
What river were Romulus and Remus thrown in?
Tiber River
Which brother had the superior augury?
Romulus; so he got to decide where to put the city
How many vultures did each founding brother see?
Romulus saw 12 vultures, and Remus saw 6
Who does Romulus open the city up to?
Criminals and outcasts
Who does Romulus select to become patricians and senators?
100 of the most noble and most wealthy
How did Romulus die?
In a whirlwind after making a sacrifice on the Campus Martius; senators probably killed him
