Roman History Drill Questions - The Republic Flashcards
Date of the founding of the republic
510 BC
The Etruscan king who fought with Tarquin against Rome
Lars Porsena
The first consul of Rome who watched his two sons executed for treason
Junius Brutus
He held off the Etruscans at the bridge
Horatius
He burnt his hand to show Roman courage
Caius Mucius
The Roman hero whose mother saved Rome from her son
Coriolanus
The elected representatives of the plebeians
tribunes
Shakespeare’s play about a Roman hero who hated the plebeians
Coriolanus
The nobles who defended the plebeians and founded a new city
Fabii
George Washington was compared to this Roman hero
Cincinnatus
He left his plow to save Rome
Cincinnatus
Date of the sack of Rome
390 BC
The darkest day in the history of the Roman republic
390 BC
These birds on the Capitol helped save Rome from the Gauls
geese
He was called the Second Romulus and the Father of his Country
M. Furius Camillus
He killed a giant Gaul and ordered his own son executed for disobedience
Manlius Torquatus
The “Queen of Roads”
Appian Way
“The greatest of his countrymen in works of peace”
Appius Claudius
This structure carried water to Roman cities
aqueduct
Greek city that insulted the Romans and laughed at their togas and speech
Tarentum
A victory that costs too much
Pyrrhic Victory
A Greek general who fought for Tarentum and used elephants
Pyrrhus
The highest political office in the republic
consul
The office responsible for collecting taxes and construction of roads and building
censor
