The Romans

Question 0

The story of Aeneas according to Virgil and Livy (4)

Answer 0

• Hector appears in Aeneas’ dream and tells him to escape Troy
• a flame above the head of Ascanius, a shooting star, and Venus persuade him to leave too
• the ghost of his wife tells him to start a new kingdom as he leaves

Question 1

The Etruscans

Answer 1

Lived in northern Italy
Heavily influenced by da Greeks
They made the bronze she wolf from the Romulus and Remus myth

Question 2

The reasons the Trojans were disliked by Juno no:1

Answer 2

The beauty contest
- Eris throws a apple with “for the fairest” in between Juno, Venus and Minerva
They asked Paris to choose and he chose Venus’ bribe
- with the bribe he snatched Helen and caused the Trojan war
- Venus loved him and the Trojans but Juno was bitter about anything to do with the Trojans

Question 3

The reason Juno was angry with the Trojans no:2

Answer 3

Ganymede

• Jupiter snatches Ganymede from earth because of his charm
• Ganymede received the status of the personal wine waiter of Jupiter
• But Juno was Jel and hated the Trojans

Question 4

The reasons eh Juno hated the Trojans no:3

Answer 4

Carthage

• Juno loved fido the queen of Carthage
• There was prophecy that the descendants of the Trojans; the Romans would conquer Carthage
• So Juno hated what the descendants of the Trojans were going to do

Question 5

The two versions of what happened when the Trojans met king Latinus

Answer 5

1. There was a fight and king Latinus was defeated and so gave his daughter to Aeneas
2. King Latinus asks about their travels and was impressed so gave Aeneas his daughter to make a family tie

Question 6

Aeneas’ death

Answer 6

• The Etruscans and the Rutulians attacked the Latina because Turnus was the wife of Lavinia
• Aeneas charged out to attack the Etruscans and kills Turnus but later gets killed

Question 7

The story of Romulus and Remus according to Livy

Answer 7

• Rhea Silvia a vestal virgin bore the twins of Mars
• Amuleis ordered the twins to be thrown into the river but they were placed by the banks because the river was overflowing
• A Shepard named Faustulus finds them and with Laurentia he raised them

Question 8

The overthrowing of Amuleis

Answer 8

Remus was arrested for robbery by Amuleis
Faustulus tells Romulus about his origins and Numitor thinks that he is sure after seeing Remus
Romulus kills Amuleis and seizes power

Question 9

The death of Remus

Answer 9

• After the death of Amuleis an argument broke out between the twins on who ought to be king
• Remus saw the first omen of six vultures and Romulus saw a second of twelve vultures
• Remus was either killed by a rock from the crowd or the “jumping over the wall” story