Rome: The Geography, Beginnings, and The Kingdom - Test Flashcards
Prequel to the story of Rome named
Aeneas
Aeneas has a destiny, so
he must leave his wife (Dido)
Dido is left devastated after being left; she
takes her life
Blames Aeneas for princess Dido’s death
Carthage
Romulus and Remus are demigod twins of
Mars and Rhea
Amulius imprisoned
Rhea
The Twins floated down ____________
the Tiber in a basket
Eventually ______ kills _______
Romulus; Remus
Aeneas (the person) was
citizen of Troy; during Trojan War he led a group to restart Troy
Rome is founded on
the East bank of the Tiber; on top the seven hills
influences/surrounding of Rome
Latins
Etruscans
Greeks
Etruscan art showed _____ unlike Greeks
Couples
Etruscan were _____ Rich civilizations
very
Etruscans were rigidly divide by ___
class
Most Etruscans were
poor
A Faces is
a battle axe with ranging sized shields base off military status
2 slaves fought to the death when
an Etruscan noble died; inspired coliseum