Roman Myth And History

Question 1

Romulus

Answer 1

First king of Rome

Raised by she-wolf(lupa)

Question 2

Rhea Silvia

Answer 2

Mother of Romulus and Remus

Put babies on back of Tiber river

Question 3

Aeneas

Answer 3

Trojan hero escaped to Italy
Connection of Rome with Trojan
Ethically fluid identity of Romans

Question 4

Numa

Answer 4

Second king of Rome
Many religious practices
Temple, Sacrifice

Question 5

Servius Tullius

Answer 5

Etruscan king
Made political institutes
Census, assembly

Question 6

Pyrrhus

Answer 6

Greek king of Epirus
Tied with southern Italy
Pyrrhic victory, win with great loss

Question 7

Amelius Paullus

Answer 7

Fought against king Perseus of Macedonia in Third Macedonia War
Built Victory Monument
Held biggest triumph with king Perseus

Question 8

Cato the Elder

Answer 8

“Carthage must be destroyed”

Wrote Origines history story of Rome

Question 9

Fabius Cunctator

Answer 9

“Shield of Rome”

Delayed Hannnibal to advance

Question 10

Scipio Amilianus

Answer 10

Fought in Third Punic War

Famous tomb

Question 11

Polybius

Answer 11

Brought to Rome after Pydna as Greek
Friend and tutor of Scipio Africanus
Start of Latin literature

Question 12

Scipio Africanus

Answer 12

Defeat Hannibal at battle of Zama

Question 13

Cicero

Answer 13

non Roman orator from equestrian order
Defense of Sextus Roscius
Trial of Verres

Question 14

Livius Andronicus

Answer 14

“First literature”
Play about tragedy and comedy
Translated Odissei

Question 15

Quintus Enniuss

Answer 15

“Father of Roman poetry”
Called half-Greek
Brought by Cato the Elder
Annales epic poem on Roman history

Question 16

Gaius Gracchus

Answer 16

Brother of Tiberius
Bought grains and sell to people at affordable price
killed under senatus consultum ultimum

Question 17

Mithridates VI

Answer 17

Greek king fought against Rome

Mithridatic War

Question 18

Sulla

Answer 18

“Sulla Felix”
Defeated Mithridates in 1st Mithridatic War
Proscription
Constitutional reforms

Question 19

Marius

Answer 19

“Novus homo”

Reform of army

Question 20

Verres

Answer 20

Corrupted governor in Sicily

betrayed Marius

Question 21

Clodius

Answer 21

Bona Dea Scaldal

Political enemy of Cicero

Question 22

Clodia Metelli

Answer 22

Lesbia, girlfriend of Catullus

related to Sappho

Question 23

Cinna

Answer 23

Brought Parthenius to Rome
Wrote Zmyrna
Learned a epyllion(mini epic)

Question 24

Catullus

Answer 24

Best poet in Rome

Love poems targeting friend and politicians

Question 25

Parthenius of Nicea

Answer 25

Greek grammarian brought Hellenistic culture to Rome

Question 26

Crassus

Answer 26

Wealthiest man in Rome
Sold goods of his enemy
Owned fire fighters
Defeated Spartacus

Question 27

Pompey the Great

Answer 27

Fought in Civil War, Spartacus’s rebel
Commanded against Pirates
Defeated Mithridates VI of Pontus

Question 28

Julius Caesar

Answer 28

Elected pontifex maximus
Clementia
Dictator perpetuo
Ides of March

Question 29

Julia

Answer 29

Sister of Caesar, wife of Pompey

Died in child birth

Question 30

Cleopatra

Answer 30

Young queen of Egypt

Corporate with Caesar and Antony

Question 31

Mark Antony

Answer 31

Read will of Caesar

Criticized by Cicero in Philippics