Roessler Unit 2 Ch 1

Question 1

Give the specific date of Rome’s founding?

Answer 1

April 21, 753 BC

Question 2

Name the first king of Rome?

Answer 2

Romulus

Question 3

Name the constituents that made up the fasces

Answer 3

Bundle of rods tied together with an axe handle

Question 4

What Roman king established the Patres, also known as the Senate?

Answer 4

Romulus

Question 5

Romulus established that how many lictors accomany the king as a symbol of their imperium?

Answer 5

12

Question 6

The descendants of the first 100 Patres, as created by Romulus, were what class?

Answer 6

Patricians

Question 7

During Rome’s first fight against the Sabines, name the two famous heroes that fought against each other; one of which was the grandfather of Tullus Hostilius.

Answer 7

Roman: Hostius Hostilius, Sabine: Mettius Curtius

Question 8

Mettius Curtius, on his horse, went headlong into what area in the forum, perhaps giving an explanation to a relief depicting the same thing in Rome today?

Answer 8

Lacus Curtius

Question 9

According to Livy, who was the Lacus Curtius named after?

Answer 9

Marcus Curtius

Question 10

What Roman hero sacrifices himself by putting on his full armor and diving headfirst into the chasm in the Lacus Curius?

Answer 10

Marcus Curtius

Question 11

Who earned the first spolia opima, and by killing who?

Answer 11

Romulus by killing Acron

Question 12

From what tribe was Acron?

Answer 12

Caenina

Question 13

After Romulus defeated Acron, to what temple/god did he dedicate his spoils to?

Answer 13

Temple of Jupiter Feretrius

Question 14

Romulus may have been killed near what area in the Forum?

Answer 14

Lapis Niger

Question 15

What senator told everyone that Romulus came to him in a vision after he died, helping the people believe that he really did disappear in a storm?

Answer 15

Julius Proculus

Question 16

After he dies, what is Romulus’ deified name?

Answer 16

Quirinus

Question 17

After she dies, what is Hersilia’s deified name?

Answer 17

Hora

Question 18

After the end of the Roman/Sabine war, where does Titus Tatius and the Sabines settle?

Answer 18

Quirinal Hill

Question 19

What Roman king built the Regia?

Answer 19

Numa Pompilius

Question 20

What structure housed the Roman kings and later Pontifex Maximus, built by Numa Pompilius?

Answer 20

Regia

Question 21

What did the Romans call the period between two kings?

Answer 21

Interregnum

Question 22

What Roman king was thought to have studied with Pythagoras, though it’s most likely untrue?

Answer 22

Numa Pompilius

Question 23

Jupiter sent this object to Numa Pompilius when a plague was killing everyone in Rome. With this object, Rome was said to “rule the world.”

Answer 23

ancile, a shield.

Question 24

Who were the people that guarded the ancile, and paraded them around in a procession once per year?

Answer 24

Salii

Question 25

Translate the priests known as *salii*?

Answer 25

Leaping priests

Question 26

How many *salii* were there?

Answer 26

12

Question 27

Who was the surviving triplet of the Horatii vs. Curiatii battle?

Answer 27

Publius Horatius

Question 28

Why did Publius Horatius sentence his own sister to death?

Answer 28

Because she was engaged to one of the now-dead Curiatii, and hence mourning; but the Curiatii were the enemy...

Question 29

Where did Publius Horatius sentence his sister to death?

Answer 29

Near the Porta Campania

Question 30

Name the grandson of Hostius Hostilius?

Answer 30

Tullus HOstilius

Question 31

After Alba Longa is destroyed, where do they settle?

Answer 31

Caelian Hill

Question 32

What Roman king built the very first Curia?

Answer 32

Tullus Hostilius

Question 33

The Curia, or Roman senate-house, that you see today is not the original. Who *started* the version you see today?

Answer 33

Julius Caesar

Question 34

Who completed the final version of the Curia as seen today?

Answer 34

Augustus

Question 35

The Curia's version, as seen today, is called what?

Answer 35

Curia Iulia

Question 36

To what god (full name) did Tullus Hostilius perform rites to?

Answer 36

Jupiter Elicius

Question 37

Why does Tullus Hostilius think to perform rites to Jupiter Elicius?

Answer 37

A plague hit Rome, and Tullus thinks he should bring back some of the religious customs that Numa Pompilius did to maybe help.

Question 38

When he performs rites to Jupiter Elicius incorrectly, what Roman king is killed by being struck by a bolt of lightning?

Answer 38

Tullus Hostilius

Question 39

What Roman king created a college of priestes called the *festiales*?

Answer 39

Ancus Marcius

Question 40

What did the priests known as *fetiales* do?

Answer 40

Set the rules for Rome declaring war

Question 41

Part of the rules created by the *fetiales* was throwing what object to the enemy camp to let them know that Rome was declaring war?

Answer 41

Pilum (javelin used for throwing)

Question 42

What Prison was located on the Capitoline Hill?

Answer 42

Mamertime Prison

Question 43

Where was the Mamertime Prison located?

Answer 43

Capitoline Hill

Question 44

What Roman king built the Mamertime Prison?

Answer 44

Ancus Marcius

Question 45

Where was Jugurtha imprisoned after being captured by Marius/Sulla?

Answer 45

Mamertime Prison

Question 46

Where was Vircingetorix imprisoned after being caputred by Caesar?

Answer 46

Mamertime Prison

Question 47

Where was Sejanus imprisoned after being caputred by Tiberius?

Answer 47

Mamertime Prison

Question 48

Where were Saints Peter and Paul imprisoned after being captured by the Romans?

Answer 48

Mamertime Prison

Question 49

In what manner were prisoners to enter the Mamertime Prison?

Answer 49

By being dropped in through a hole in the ceiling

Question 50

What omen told Tanaquil that her husband, Lucumo, would be king?

Answer 50

An eagle taking Lucumo's hat then returning it

Question 51

Who was the father of Tarquinius Prisucs?

Answer 51

Demaritus

Question 52

What Roman king was the son of Demaritus?

Answer 52

Tarquinius Priscus

Question 53

From what city did Demaritus immigrate from to Etruria?

Answer 53

Corinth

Question 54

From what city did Lucumo immigrate from to Rome?

Answer 54

Etruria

Question 55

This temple may have been *started* by Tarquinius Priscus?

Answer 55

Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus

Question 56

Who gets credit for *completing* the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus?

Answer 56

Tarquinius Superbus

Question 57

What Roman king *started* the Cloaca Maxima?

Answer 57

Tarquinius Priscus

Question 58

What Roman king gets credit for *completing* the Cloaca Maxima?

Answer 58

Tarquinius Superbus

Question 59

As a baby, this Roman king's head burst into flames.

Answer 59

Servius Tullius

Question 60

Name the mother of Servius Tullius

Answer 60

Ocrisia

Question 61

Name the son of Ocrisia, a Roman king?

Answer 61

Servius Tullius

Question 62

Give the actual name of Servius Tullus

Answer 62

Mastarna

Question 63

Mastarna became what Roman king?

Answer 63

Servius Tullius

Question 64

What Roman king built a temple to Diana on the Aventine?

Answer 64

Servius Tullius

Question 65

Servius Tullius builds this temple to what god on the Aventine Hill?

Answer 65

Diana

Question 66

Where is the Temple of Diana, as built by Servius Tullius, located?

Answer 66

Aventine Hill

Question 67

From what Temple does Servius Tullius take inspiration from to build the Temple to Diana?

Answer 67

Temple to Artemis at Ephesus

Question 68

What books were supposed to tell Rome what to do in all kinds of different situations?

Answer 68

Sibylline Books

Question 69

What was thought to have owned the Sibylline Books before selling them?

Answer 69

Cumean Sibyl

Question 70

What was the name of the Cumean Sibyl (during the late monarchy) thought to be?

Answer 70

Almathea

Question 71

What Roman king buys three of the Sibylline Books after Almathea burns the other six?

Answer 71

Tarquinius Superbus

Question 72

When Superbus sees a snake and considers it a bad omen, where does he travel to to see what to do?

Answer 72

Oracle at Delphi

Question 73

Who was the priestess of Delphi during the reign of Tarquinius Superbus?

Answer 73

Pythia

Question 74

Name the sons of Tarquinius Superbus?

Answer 74

Sextus, Titus, and Arruns Tarquin

Question 75

Who accompanies Tarquinius Superbus and his sons to the Oracle of Delphi?

Answer 75

Lucius Junius Brutus

Question 76

What does Pythia tell the Tarquin family about the "bad omen?"

Answer 76

"Whoever kisses their mother will rule Rome."

Question 77

When Pythia tells the Tarquin family (and L. Junius Brutus) of her prophecy, who cleverly fulfills it and how?

Answer 77

L. Junius Brutus pretended to trip and kiss the Earth, the mother of all things

Question 78

Name the first two consuls of Rome

Answer 78

L. Junius Brutus and Collatinus

Question 79

When does the Monarchy end and Republic begin?

Answer 79

509 BC