CBH Monarchy

Question 1

Father of Rhea Silvia

Answer 1

Numitor

Question 2

Brother of Numitor who stole throne of Alba Longa

Answer 2

Amulius

Question 3

Shepherd who raised Romulus and Remus

Answer 3

Faustulus

Question 4

Wife of Faustulus

Answer 4

Acca Larentia

Question 5

Hut of Romulus

Answer 5

Casa Romuli

Question 6

What did Romulus call his senators?

Answer 6

patres

Question 7

Name of the 300 men as a personal guard for Romulus? Maybe named after a general who slew Remus instead

Answer 7

Celeres

Question 8

Romulus divided the city populous into ________

Answer 8

30 curiae

Question 9

Romulus invited the Sabines to a festival for Neptune called what?

Answer 9

Consualia

Question 10

The Consualia was sacred to what Roman god?

Answer 10

Neptune

Question 11

What Sabine hero drove his chariot into the Lacus Curtius to fight opposite Hostius Hostilius?

Answer 11

Mettius Curtius

Question 12

The war between the Romans and the Sabines was stopped by whom?

Answer 12

Hersilia

Question 13

Wife of Romulus

Answer 13

Hersilia

Question 14

Romulus won the first spolia opima when he slew whom?

Answer 14

Acron of the Caenina

Question 15

Romulus dedicated a temple to what specific god after winning the spolia opima?

Answer 15

Jupiter Feretrius

Question 16

What senator claimed that Romulus appeared to him after death?

Answer 16

Julius Proculus

Question 17

During the interregnum, senators were split up into 10 what?

Answer 17

Decuriae

Question 18

Which committee was in charge of electing a new king?

Answer 18

Comitia Curiata

Question 19

Numa resided at what town before becoming king?

Answer 19

Cures

Question 20

Wife of Numa

Answer 20

Tatia

Question 21

Although discredited by Livy and Plutarch, some sources say that Numa was taught in philosophy by whom?

Answer 21

Pythagoras of Samos

Question 22

Royal residence of the kinigs built by Numa

Answer 22

Regia

Question 23

First Pontifex Maximus

Answer 23

Numa Marcius

Question 24

Sacred shields of Jupiter housed in the Temple of Mars established by Numa

Answer 24

ancilia

Question 25

12 patrician youth priests of Mars which Numa established

Answer 25

Salii

Question 26

2 months Numa added

Answer 26

January and February

Question 27

What temple was built by Numa at the bottom of the Argiletum?

Answer 27

Temple of Janus

Question 28

What king was a grandson of a Roman hero?

Answer 28

Tullus Hostilius

Question 29

Which of the Horatius killed all 3 of the Curiatii after pretending to flee?

Answer 29

Publius Horatius

Question 30

Publius Horatius killed his sister near the ______ for mourning one of the Curiatii to whom she was engaged

Answer 30

Porta Capena

Question 31

What Alban king did not obey the terms of the trio of brothers duel?

Answer 31

Mettius Fufetius

Question 32

Mettius Fufetius incited what town against Rome?

Answer 32

Fidenae

Question 33

Who was king of Alba Longa early in the reign of Tullus?

Answer 33

Gaius Cluilius

Question 34

Where in Rome did the Albans settle?

Answer 34

Caelian Hill

Question 35

All of Alba Longa was destroyed except for what?

Answer 35

Temples

Question 36

What king built the first senate house, the Curia

Answer 36

Tullus Hostilius

Question 37

Tullus led the Romans in the battle of Mantrap Wood against whom?

Answer 37

Sabines

Question 38

How did the gods manifest their displeasure over Tullus's ignoring of religion?

Answer 38

Shower of stones on the Alban Mountain (to which the initial response was a 9 day celebration)

Question 39

To what specific god did Tullus attempt to carry out sacrifices?

Answer 39

Jupiter Elicius

Question 40

What daughter of Numa was the mother of Ancus Marcius?

Answer 40

Pompilia

Question 41

What king established the Fetiales?

Answer 41

Ancus Marcius

Question 42

What two hills were settled by Ancus Marcius?

Answer 42

Aventine and Janiculum

Question 43

During the reign of Ancus, the Aventine was inhabited by the Latins whom the Romans had defeated at what town?

Answer 43

Politorium

Question 44

Rome's first prison; built by Ancus

Answer 44

Tullianum / Mamertine Prison

Question 45

What king built the Pons Sublicius, the first bridge over the Tiber?

Answer 45

Ancus Marcius

Question 46

An eagle took and returned the cap of what future king?

Answer 46

Tarquinius Priscus

Question 47

First king of Etruscan origin

Answer 47

Tarquinius Priscus

Question 48

Original name of Tarquinius Priscus

Answer 48

Lucumo

Question 49

Father of Tarquinius Priscus

Answer 49

Demaratus

Question 50

Wife of Tarquinius Priscus

Answer 50

Tanaquil

Question 51

What king doubled the size of the equites?

Answer 51

Tarquinius Priscus

Question 52

What king told his predecessor's sons to go hunting before taking the throne?

Answer 52

Tarquinius Priscus

Question 53

Protege of Tanaquil who took the throne

Answer 53

Servius Tullius

Question 54

King killed by the sons of his predecessor

Answer 54

Tarquinius Priscus

Question 55

King whose head burst into flames

Answer 55

Servius Tullius

Question 56

Son of a captive woman named Ocrisia from the Etruscan town of Corniculum

Answer 56

Servius Tullius

Question 57

Original name of Servius Tullius

Answer 57

Mastarna

Question 58

Married Tarquinia, daughter of Priscus and Tanaquil

Answer 58

Servius Tullius

Question 59

King who established temples to Fortuna and Diana

Answer 59

Servius Tullius

Question 60

King who established the census

Answer 60

Servius Tullius

Question 61

Comitia that replaced the Curiata as Rome's primary legislative body after the census was established

Answer 61

Comitia Centuriata

Question 62

Number of Romans registered for first census

Answer 62

8000

Question 63

Three animals sacrificed at the end of the census

Answer 63

Pig, sheep, bull

Question 64

Two hills settled by Servius Tullius

Answer 64

Quirinal and Viminal

Question 65

Material of the Servian Wall, the first defensive wall

Answer 65

Tufa

Question 66

Tarquinius Superbus built or completed the temple to what specific god

Answer 66

Jupiter Capitolinus