Unit 2- the kings

Question 1

established the religion of Rome and instituted the first official lunar calendar; supposedly married to a nymph

Answer 1

Numa Pompilius

Question 2

born a slave, he was supposedly seen with a halo around his head as a baby; married one his predessecor’s daughter and so inherited the throne; enacted many government reforms and instituted the census

Answer 2

Servius Tullius

Question 3

the last king of Rome; replaced with a republic

Answer 3

Tarquinius Superbus

Question 4

the first king of Rome; rescued as a baby by a wolf and raised as a shepherd; killed his own brother while founding the city

Answer 4

Romulus

Question 5

the first Etruscan king; he forced the Romans to build the Cloaca Maxima (greatest sewer) which made them resent him

Answer 5

Tarquinius Priscus

Question 6

a warlike king; he destroyed Alba Longa; built the first senate house; burned to death inside his house after it was struck by lightning, i.e. killed by Jupiter

Answer 6

Tullus Hostilius

Question 7

built the Pons Sublicius, the Mamertine Prison, and the port at Ostia

Answer 7

Ancus Marcius