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Roman Civilization > People Test#1 > Flashcards

People Test#1 Flashcards

1
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Peletus &Thetis

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Parents of Achilles

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2
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Discordia/Eris

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Only one not involved with Troy

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3
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Juno

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Hera

Offered Paris something

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Minerva

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Athena

Offered Paris something

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5
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Venus

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Aphrodite
Offered Paris Helen
Won the apple

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Jupiter

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Zeus

Asked Paris to pick one of the gods to get the apple

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7
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Paris

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Is promised Helen by Venus

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8
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Helen

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Wife of Menelaus, from Sparta

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Menelaus

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Greek King, angered by the theft of Helen

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Aeneas

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Alban King #2 a Trojan Hero, the legendary founder of what would become Ancient Rome
Escaped from Troy, founds the city of Lavinium

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11
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Ascanius

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Son of Aeneas

Founds Alba Longa

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12
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Numitor

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Good Twin

Father of Rhea Silvia

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Aemulius

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Bad Twin

Kills all his brothers sons and makes Rhea become a Vestal Virgin

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Rhea Silvia

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The mythical mother of the twins Romulus and Remus

Raped by Mars to have two twin illegitimate children

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Faustulus

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The farmer that found Romulus and Remus and raise them with his wife

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16
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Romulus

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Founder King of Rome

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17
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Remus

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Killed by twins to found Rome alone

18
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Sabine Women

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The Romans negotiated unsuccessfully with Sabines, who populated the area
Fearing the emergence of a rival society, the Sabines refused to allow their women to marry the Romans
The Romans planned to abduct Sabine women

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Titus Tatius

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King along with Romulus from Latium

20
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Numa Pompilius

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Sabine

Known as a religious reformer

21
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Tullus Hostilius

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Military leader

Responsible for Romans early victories

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Ancus Marcius

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Sabine King

23
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Tarquinius Priscus

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The legendary 5th King of Rome

Etruscan

24
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Servius Tullius

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The legendary 6th King of Rome

Etruscan

25
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Tarquinius Superbus

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The legendary 7th King of Rome
Ordered the killing of Servius
Son of Priscus
Got banished along with son for the rape of Lucretia

26
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Sextus Tarquinius

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Raped Lucretia

Got expelled from Rome with his father

27
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Lucretia

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Raped by Sextus

Wife of Tarquin Collatinus

28
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Lars Porsenna

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An Etruscan King known for his war against the city of Rome

29
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Horatio Coccles

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Occupied the other side of the bridge that Porsenna needed to capture in order to reach the city Rome
He held it till it was destroyed by the Romans from behind and had to swim back to the other side

30
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Mucius Scaevola

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Tried to kill Porcenna but killed his scribe, he burnt off his right hand to prove his determination
Showing Porsenna how brave they are showing him he should turn around and give up

31
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Titus Tatius

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King along with Romulus from Latium

32
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Tullus Hostilius

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Military leader

Responsible for Romans early victories

33
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Ancus Marcius

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Sabine King

34
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Appius Claudius

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Head of the Decemviri
Becomes a dictator
Orders Virginia around acting as a slave
Then is thrown in jail and commits suicide

35
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Virginia

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treated like a slave by Claudius

36
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Virginius

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Father of Virginia
sees how his daughter is being treated
Thinks Claudius is going to rape goes after him with a knife
Denounces Claudius then stabs his daughter saying he would rather her dead then be his sex slave

37
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Pyrrhus of Epirus

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Called in by the Greeks to help them out against the Romans

Death by roof tile

38
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Ptolemy II

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King of Egypt

Asks for a treaty with Rome

39
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P. Claudius Pulcher

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Roman General
Pulcher means “handsome”
In command during the First Punic War

40
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Marcus Crassus

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Rich Roman politician

Took part in the Spartacan Revolt

Roman Civilization (13 decks)

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