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1️⃣ Week 1 Certamen Flashcards

1
Q

For his defeat of what king of Caenina did Romulus earn the first ever Spolia Opima?

A

Acron

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2
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Name the shepherd and his wife who discovered Romulus and Remus.

A

Faustulus & Acca Larentia

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3
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Who was the wife of Romulus?

A

Hersilia

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4
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What woman was deified as the goddess Hora after the death of her husband Romulus?

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Hersilia

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5
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The Fetiales, Flamines, Pontices, and Vestal Virgins were among the priestly colleges established by which king of Rome?

A

Numa Pompilius

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Which king of Rome was said to receive prophecies from a water nymph named Egeria?

A

Numa Pompilius

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Who established a twelve month lunar calendar and established various priestly colleges during his peaceful reign as second king of Rome?

A

Numa Pompilius

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The consecration of the temple of Jupiter Elicius, the creation of a twelve month lunar calendar, and the insitution of twelve Salii all occurred during the reign of which Roman king?

A

Numa Pompilius

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9
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Name the three original tribes of Rome which were established by Romulus.

A

Ramnes, Tities, and Luceres

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10
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Who leapt over the pomerium upon seeing six vultures and was killed instantly by his brother?

A

Remus

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11
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Which king of Rome had a co-regent, a Sabine named Titus Tatius?

A

Romulus

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12
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Which king of Rome assumed the deified name Quirinus?

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Romulus

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13
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What man, having seen 12 vultures fly overhead, interpreted that he would be the rightful king of Rome and killed his brother?

A

Romulus

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14
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Who killed Acron and earned the first ever Spolia Opima?

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Romulus

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15
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Who attempted to populate the city of Rome by holding a festival in honor of the god Consus in order to attract the nearby Sabine women?

A

Romulus

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16
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Which king of Rome was raised by a shepherd named Faustulus and his wife Acca Larentia?

A

Romulus

17
Q

What two bothers were raised by a she-wolf until they were discovered by the shepherd Faustulus and his wife?

A

Romulus & Remus

18
Q

What two young men killed Amulius and restored their grandfather Numitor to his rightful throne of Alba Longa?

A

Romulus & Remus

19
Q

Which king of Rome, often identified with the Etruscan hero Mastarna, took the first census, divided the city into four regions, and sourrounded its seven hills with a wall?

A

Servius Tullius

20
Q

What woman after treacherously allowing the Sabines into Rome was thrown from a rock which now bears her name?

A

Tarpeia

21
Q

What woman vowed to allow the Sabines into Rome if they gave her the gold on their arm but was instead crushed by their shields?

A

Tarpeia

22
Q

Which king of Rome was killed when the palace roof was struck by lightning causing a fire?

A

Tullus Hostilius

23
Q

Which king, a grandson of Numa, built a bridge across the Tiber and annexed the Janiculum hill?

A

Ancus Marcius

24
Q

The construction of the Mamertinum and the Pons Sublicius both ocurred during the reign of which king of Rome?

A

Ancus Marcius

25
Q

Which Roman king added to the Senate a hundred members, who were called minores gentes?

A

Tarquinius Priscus

26
Q

Tarquinius Priscus enlarged the Senate by adding another 100 members, many of whom were probably Etruscan. What were these new members called?

A

Minores Gentes

27
Q

Which Roman king was the son of Demaratus of Corinth, who fled to Etruria?

A

Tarquinius Priscus

28
Q

Name the wife of L. Tarquinius Priscus whom tradition credits for his succession to the kingship of Rome.

A

Tanaquil

29
Q

Under what king was the forum drained to become the center of commercial, social, and political life?

A

Tarquinnius Priscus

30
Q

What son of Ocrisia, a captive of war, became the sixth king of Rome?

A

Servius Tullius

31
Q

Which king of Rome oversaw the first Roman coinage, constructed a temple to Diana with help from neighboring Latin cities, and was the victim of a deadly conspiracy involving his daughter?

A

Servius Tullius

32
Q

According to legend, who was predicted to become king of Rome when flames were observed around his head as he slept in his crib?

A

Servius Tullius

33
Q

What king of Rome was killed when it became clear that his adopted son Servius Tullius was being groomed as his successor?

A

Tarquinius Priscus

34
Q

According to Livy, who organized the coup which overthrew Tarquinius Superbus and established the Roman Republic?

A

Lucius Junius Brutus

35
Q

Who took refuge at Caere in Etruria after he and his sons were banished from Rome in 509 BC?

A

Tarquinius Superbus

36
Q

Which king of Rome purchased three of the Sibylline books only after allowing the other six to be burned?

A

Tarquinius Superbus

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