Rome History Flashcards
Who were the first Romans, according to legend?
Romulus and Remus
Where were Romulus and Remus born?
Alba Longa
Who were Romulus and Remus’ parents?
Mother: Rhea Silva Father: Mars (God)
Who was King when Romulus and Remus were born?
Amulius
Who ordered Romulus and Remus seized and discarded?
King Amulius
Where in Rome did Romulus want to settle for a city?
Palatine Hill
How did Romulus try to attract people to settle in his new city of Rome?
Declared it an asylum for runaway slaves, criminals, and refugees.
How did Livy justify the Rape of the Sabine women?
By the fact that the Sabines rejected a proposed treaty that would have permitted intermarriage.
Who was the god of the sky, lightning, and thunder, and the king of all gods?
Jupiter
Who was Jupiter?
King of the Gods. God of the sky, lightning, and thunder.
Who is Juno?
The queen of the gods. Goddess of marriage and protector of women.
Who is the Queen of the gods?
Juno
Who is the goddess and protector of women?
Juno
Who was the God of the Sea?
Neptune
Who was Neptune?
God of the Sea
Who is Minerva?
Goddess of thousands of works, ruler over wisdom, poetry, crafts.
Who is the “Goddess of Thousands of Works”?
Minerva
Who was the God of War?
Mars
Who was Mars
God of War
Who is the Goddess of Love?
Venus
Who was Venus?
Goddess of beauty, love, desire, sex, victory, and fertility
Who was Apollo?
God of the Sun
Who was the God of the Sun?
Apollo
Who was the goddess of the hunt?
Diana
Who was the God of Fire?
Vulcan
Who was Diana (goddess)?
Goddess of the Hunt
Who was Vulcan?
God of Fire?
Who was Mercury?
God of trade, profit, trickery, and communication, known as being playful, loyal, bright, and trustworthy
Who was the goddess of agriculture?
Ceres
Who was Ceres?
Goddess of the harvest and agriculture
Who was the goddess of hearth and home?
Vesta
Who was Vesta?
Goddess of hearth and home
What did the first Romans do the get women in their city?
Rape of the Sabine Women
Who succeeded Romulus as emporer?
Numa Pompillius
Who preceded Numa Pompillius as emporer?
Romulus
Where was Numa Pompillius from?
He was a Sabine
Who succeeded Numa Pompillius?
Tullus Histillus
What year was Rome founded, according to legend?
753 BC
When did Romulus serve as emporer?
753 BC to 715 BC
When did Numa Pompillius serve as emporer?
715-673 BC
When did Tullus Hostillius serve as emporer?
673-642 BC
When did Ancus Martius serve as emporer?
642-616 BC
When did Tarquim the Elder (Tarquinnius Priscus) serve as emporer?
616-579 BC
What was Tarquin the Elder’s name?
Tarquinius Prisucs
When did Servius Tullius become emporer?
579 BC
When did Servius Gullius serve as emporer?
579 - 535 BC
When did Tarquin the Proud serve as emporer?
535 -509 BC
When did the first Roman kingdom end?
509 BC
What led to the end of the kingdom and beginning of the Roman Republic?
The rape of Lucretia
Who were the first consuls of Rome?
Brutus and Collitanus
Who was Lucretia’s husband?
Collitanus
Who was Collitanus?
Husband of Lucretia and one of the first consuls of Rome
How long did conculs serve for?
1 year
When did Rome defeat Veii?
404 BC
Who led Rome in its conquest of Veii?
Marcus Camillus
When did the Gauls sack Rome?
390 BC
