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CBH Monarchy Flashcards

1
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Father of Rhea Silvia

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Numitor

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2
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Brother of Numitor who stole throne of Alba Longa

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Amulius

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3
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Shepherd who raised Romulus and Remus

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Faustulus

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4
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Wife of Faustulus

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Acca Larentia

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5
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Hut of Romulus

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Casa Romuli

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6
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What did Romulus call his senators?

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patres

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7
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Name of the 300 men as a personal guard for Romulus? Maybe named after a general who slew Remus instead

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Celeres

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Romulus divided the city populous into ________

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30 curiae

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9
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Romulus invited the Sabines to a festival for Neptune called what?

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Consualia

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10
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The Consualia was sacred to what Roman god?

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Neptune

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11
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What Sabine hero drove his chariot into the Lacus Curtius to fight opposite Hostius Hostilius?

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Mettius Curtius

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12
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The war between the Romans and the Sabines was stopped by whom?

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Hersilia

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13
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Wife of Romulus

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Hersilia

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14
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Romulus won the first spolia opima when he slew whom?

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Acron of the Caenina

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15
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Romulus dedicated a temple to what specific god after winning the spolia opima?

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Jupiter Feretrius

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16
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What senator claimed that Romulus appeared to him after death?

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Julius Proculus

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17
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During the interregnum, senators were split up into 10 what?

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Decuriae

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18
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Which committee was in charge of electing a new king?

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Comitia Curiata

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19
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Numa resided at what town before becoming king?

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Cures

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20
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Wife of Numa

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Tatia

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21
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Although discredited by Livy and Plutarch, some sources say that Numa was taught in philosophy by whom?

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Pythagoras of Samos

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22
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Royal residence of the kinigs built by Numa

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Regia

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23
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First Pontifex Maximus

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Numa Marcius

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24
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Sacred shields of Jupiter housed in the Temple of Mars established by Numa

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ancilia

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25
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12 patrician youth priests of Mars which Numa established

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Salii

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26
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2 months Numa added

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January and February

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27
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What temple was built by Numa at the bottom of the Argiletum?

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Temple of Janus

28
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What king was a grandson of a Roman hero?

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Tullus Hostilius

29
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Which of the Horatius killed all 3 of the Curiatii after pretending to flee?

A

Publius Horatius

30
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Publius Horatius killed his sister near the ______ for mourning one of the Curiatii to whom she was engaged

A

Porta Capena

31
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What Alban king did not obey the terms of the trio of brothers duel?

A

Mettius Fufetius

32
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Mettius Fufetius incited what town against Rome?

A

Fidenae

33
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Who was king of Alba Longa early in the reign of Tullus?

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Gaius Cluilius

34
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Where in Rome did the Albans settle?

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Caelian Hill

35
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All of Alba Longa was destroyed except for what?

A

Temples

36
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What king built the first senate house, the Curia

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Tullus Hostilius

37
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Tullus led the Romans in the battle of Mantrap Wood against whom?

A

Sabines

38
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How did the gods manifest their displeasure over Tullus’s ignoring of religion?

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

39
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To what specific god did Tullus attempt to carry out sacrifices?

A

Jupiter Elicius

40
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What daughter of Numa was the mother of Ancus Marcius?

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Pompilia

41
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What king established the Fetiales?

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Ancus Marcius

42
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What two hills were settled by Ancus Marcius?

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Aventine and Janiculum

43
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During the reign of Ancus, the Aventine was inhabited by the Latins whom the Romans had defeated at what town?

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Politorium

44
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Rome’s first prison; built by Ancus

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Tullianum / Mamertine Prison

45
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What king built the Pons Sublicius, the first bridge over the Tiber?

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Ancus Marcius

46
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An eagle took and returned the cap of what future king?

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Tarquinius Priscus

47
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First king of Etruscan origin

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Tarquinius Priscus

48
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Original name of Tarquinius Priscus

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Lucumo

49
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Father of Tarquinius Priscus

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Demaratus

50
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Wife of Tarquinius Priscus

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Tanaquil

51
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What king doubled the size of the equites?

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Tarquinius Priscus

52
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What king told his predecessor’s sons to go hunting before taking the throne?

A

Tarquinius Priscus

53
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Protege of Tanaquil who took the throne

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Servius Tullius

54
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King killed by the sons of his predecessor

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Tarquinius Priscus

55
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King whose head burst into flames

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Servius Tullius

56
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Son of a captive woman named Ocrisia from the Etruscan town of Corniculum

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Servius Tullius

57
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Original name of Servius Tullius

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Mastarna

58
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Married Tarquinia, daughter of Priscus and Tanaquil

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Servius Tullius

59
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King who established temples to Fortuna and Diana

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Servius Tullius

60
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King who established the census

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Servius Tullius

61
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Comitia that replaced the Curiata as Rome’s primary legislative body after the census was established

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Comitia Centuriata

62
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Number of Romans registered for first census

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8000

63
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Three animals sacrificed at the end of the census

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Pig, sheep, bull

64
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Two hills settled by Servius Tullius

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Quirinal and Viminal

65
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Material of the Servian Wall, the first defensive wall

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Tufa

66
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Tarquinius Superbus built or completed the temple to what specific god

A

Jupiter Capitolinus

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