Roman Monarchy Flashcards
Who was the wife of Romulus?
Hersilia
Who are the parents of Romulus & Remus?
Mars & Rhea Silvia
As what Roman god was Romulus deified?
Quirinus
What punishment did Mettius Fufetius face after breaking the terms of the triplet-duel with Rome?
Drawn and Quartered
What Roman king was abducted by a storm and became deified as the god Quirinus?
Romulus
What priest was the chief priest in Rome?
Pontifex Maximus
Where would the Romans conduct the Census as established by Servius Tullius?
Campus Martius
What three animals were sacrificed at the end of the census as part of the suovetaurilia?
pig, sheep, & bull
What man does Tarquinius Superbus and his wife kill along the Vicus Sceleratus?
Servius Tullius
After a year in the Interregnum period, the Romans traveled to Cures to recruit what wise, old man to serve as king?
Numa Pompilius
What “big-wife-guy” became so enraged over the death of his wife Lucretia that he teamed up with Brutus to overthrow Tarquinius Superbus?
Collatinus
Who threw herself into the middle of Roman and Sabine soldiers and called for peace?
Hersilia
After Hersilia’s bravery, the Sabines integrated themselves into the city of Rome under what new name?
Quirites
On what hill did Remus want to found a city since he saw 6 vultures fly overhead?
Aventine Hill
What Etruscan king does Tarquinius Superbus befriend and convince to war with Rome?
Lars Porsenna
What royal residence for kings was built by Numa Pompilius?
Regia
While Tarquinius Priscus “heals”, what man does Tanaquil install as regent of Rome?
Servius Tullius
Who kills his brother after he insulted the Palatine hill?
Romulus
Who took notice of Servius Tullius after his head lit aflame with no pain and took him under her wing as her protégé?
Tanaquil
What type of priestess was Rhea Silvia forced to become by Amulius?
Vestal Virgin
What was the original Etruscan name of Tarquinius Priscus before he immigrated to Rome from Etruria?
Lucumo
Along what road is Servius Tullius killed by Tullia and Tarquinius Superbus?
Vicus Sceleratus
Following Romulus’s disappearance, Rome entered with period “in between kings”?
Interregnum
What omen did Tanaquil see that foretold Tarquinius Priscus’s ascension to the throne?
An eagle stealing and returning Priscus’s hat
What king of Rome was fittingly the son of Hostius, who fought in the war against the Sabines?
Tullus Hostilius
Hoping to earn gold bracelets, who instead met her death after being crushed by shields and Sabine soldiers?
Tarpeia
Who was the 2nd Sabine king of Rome and grandson of Numa Pompilius?
Ancus Marcius
What Roman king was the first to introduce currency?
Servius Tullius
What strange omen happened on the Caelian hill perhaps because of Tullus Hostilius’s neglecting of religion?
Shower of stones
What chief priest of Jupiter had a number of insane restrictions such as the inability to touch anything metal or to ride a horse?
Flamen Dialis
From what region were both Tanaquil and Tarquinius Priscus?
Etruria
Where did Ancus Marcius build a saltwater port just southwest of Rome?
Ostia
What one-eyed Roman hero bravely defends the Pons Sublicius against an incoming horde of Etruscans?
Horatius Cocles
Tullia, the daughter of Servius Tullius, marries what arrogant man?
Tarquinius Superbus
What bridge over the Tiber was constructed by Ancus Marcius?
Pons Sublicius
On what hill did Romulus want to found a city since he saw 12 vultures fly overhead?
Palatine Hill
Who is the fourth king of Rome?
Ancus Marcius
What son of Tarquinius Superbus was sent to fraternize with the nobility in Gabii to destroy the city from the inside?
Sextus Tarquinius
What three triplets fought for Alba Longa against the Roman Horatii?
Curiatii
To what Etruscan capital does Tarquinius Superbus flee, where he befriends the king Lars Porsenna?
Clusium
What award, which Romulus won first for slaying Acron, is given to a Roman who defeats an enemy commander in single combat?
spolia opima
If a Vestal Virgin were to have a child, what punishment would they face?
Buried Alive
What Etruscan woman did Tarquinius Priscus marry?
Tanaquil