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Who attacked Rome right after Tarquinius Superbus was expelled and why?

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Tarquinia and the Veii, attempting to put Tarquinius Superbus back on the throne. They were defeated.

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What neighbors did Rome fight with in the fifth century?

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the Latins, Sabines, Hernici, Aequi, Volsci, and Etruscans

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Who attacked Rome 5th century BC and captured the city? (although Roman historians deny it)

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The Etruscan Lars Porsenna of Clusium

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Who single-handedly held off the soldiers of Clusium from the Pons Sublicius?

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Horatius Cocles

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Who swam across the Tiber in order to rescue hostages taken by Lars Porsenna?

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Cloelia

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Who was taken by the forces of Lars Porsenna as prisoner and thrust his right arm into a fire, resulting in his release because of his bravery?

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Mucius Scaevola (“Lefty”)

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What battle occurred in 496 BC?

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Lake Regillus

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Who was fighting in the Battle of Lake Regillus?

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Rome vs. the Latin League

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Who was the Roman commander at Lake Regillus?

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the dictator, Aulus Postumius

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Who were the Latin leaders at Lake Regillus?

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the former king Tarquinius Superbus and his son-in-law Mamillius Octavius of Tusculum

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Which deity supposedly intervened at Lake Regillus?

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Castor and Pollux

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In whose honor did Aulus Postumius order a forum?

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Castor and Pollux

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What was the result of Lake Regillus?

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a “Roman Victory” but really, the battle was indecisive

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In the year 493 BC, what was negotiated between the Latins and Romans, and what purpose did it serve?

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the foedus Cassianum, which provided a common defense drawn from both the Latin League and Rome

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Who negotiated the foedus Cassianum with the Latins in 493 BC?

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the plebeian leader Spurius Cassius

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What battle occurred in 479 BC?

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The Battle of the Cremera

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What happened at the Battle of the Cremera?

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The Veii slaughters the Roman Fabii family

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Which Fabii survived the Battle of the Cremera?

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Fabius Vibulanus, a child at the time

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What battle occurred in 458 BC?

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The Battle of Mount Algidus

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Where is Mount Algidus?

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in Latinum

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Who was Rome fighting at Mount Algidus?

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the Aequi

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Who did the Aequi trap, resulting in the Battle of Mount Algidus?

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a Roman army under the consul Minucius Esquilinus

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Who was called from his plow to become dictator?

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Cincinnatus

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For which battle did Cincinnatus serve as dictator?

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Mount Algidus

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His long did Cincinnatus serve as dictator?

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16 days

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What occured in the year 426 BC?

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Rome takes Fidenae

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Who seized the Veian garrison town of Fidenae?

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Aulus Cornelius Cossus

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Who received the spolia opima in 426 and by killing who?

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Aulus Cornelius Cossus by killing the Veian king Tolumnius

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What battle occured in 396?

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The Battle of Veii

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Who was “The Second Founder of Rome”?

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Marcus Furius Camillus

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What city was seized at the Battle of Veii?

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the Etruscan city of Veii

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How was Camillus decorated for his triumph at the Battle of Veii?

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he was painted red like Jupiter

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How many times was Camillus dictator?

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5 times

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Who took Falerii?

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Camillus

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Where was Camillus exiled to and why?

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Ardea, and for not getting plunder and “embezzlement”

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What battle occured in 390 BC?

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The Battle of the Allia River

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Who was involved in the Battle of the Allia River?

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Rome vs Gauls

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Who was the Gallic leader at the Battle of the Allia River?

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Brennus

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What city did Brennus threaten, resulting in the Battle of the Allia River?

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Clusium

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What was the result of the Battle of the Allia River?

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Gauls sack Rome

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Who was warned by Juno’s sacred geese?

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Marcus Manlius

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What did Juno’s sacred geese warn Manlius of?

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a Gallic siege of the Capitoline

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What did Brennus say at the Battle of Allia River and what does it translate as?

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Vae Victis, Woe to the Conquered

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What city provided refuge for the Vestal Virgins during the Gallic attack?

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Caere, an ally against Veii

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What cities did Rome exchange private rights of citizenship with?

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Caere and Massilia

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What city helped pay the Gallic ransom?

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Massilia

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What city became the first Roman municipium?

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Tusculum

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What did Tusculum become in 381 BC?

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the first Roman municipium

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What happened in 370 BC?

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Rome conquers Velitrae

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What laws were made in 367 BC?

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The Licinio-Sextian Laws

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What did the Licinio-Sextian Laws do?

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  1. Restored the consulship and made sure one consul is a plebeian 2. Land regulations for newly acquired territories
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What cities grew alarmed at Rome’s powers and attacked the city during the fifth century?

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Tarquinii, Falerii, and Caere

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What city did Rome negotiate a treaty with in 509 BC (according to Polybius)?

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Carthage

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What were the conditions of the treaty between Rome and Carthage made in 509 BC?

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Carthage could attack the Latin coast so long as they did not capture at of Rome’s allies or keep the booty from a Latin city subject to Rome

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What were the years of the First Samnite War?

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343-341 BC

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What caused the First Samnite War?

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the Samnites attacked the Sidicine, a small group on the northern border of Capua, Italy’s second largest city

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What battle occurred in 432 BC?

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The Battle of Mount Garus

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What dictator led the Romans in the Battle of Mount Garus?

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Corvus

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Who won the Battle of Mount Garus?

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Romans

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