Early Republic

Question 1

In what year do we consider the beginning of the Roman Republic?

Answer 1

509 BCE

Question 2

What leadership replaces the Roman kings at the beginning of their Republic?

Answer 2

two consuls, typically elected annually

Question 3

Who are the first two Roman consuls in the Republic (509 BCE)? [Give their full names for extra practice]

Answer 3

L. Iunius Brutus and L. Tarquinius Collatinus

Question 4

Who is the wife of L. Tarquinius Collatinus?

Answer 4

Lucretia

Question 5

Why does L. Tarquinius Collatinus step down from consulship in 509 BCE?

Answer 5

he has “Tarquinius” in his name

Question 6

Who is elected to the consulship to replace L. Tarquinius Collatinus in 509 BCE? [Give their full names for extra practice]

Answer 6

P. Valerius Publicola

Question 7

What battle marks the first battle of the Roman Republic in 509 BCE?

Answer 7

Battle of Silva Arsia

Question 8

Before the Battle of Silva Arsia, who is said to have executed his sons for conspiring against him and supporting Tarquinius Superbus?

Answer 8

L. Iunius Brutus

Question 9

Who were the sons of L. Iunius Brutus?

Answer 9

T. Iunius Brutus and Ti. Iunius Brutus

Question 10

L. Iunius Brutus dies fighting what man at the Battle of Silva Arsia?

Answer 10

Arruns Tarquinius

Question 11

Who is the father of the general Arruns Tarquinius from the Battle of Silva Arsia?

Answer 11

Tarquinius Superbus

Question 12

What hill does P. Valerius Publicola try to build his house on?

Answer 12

Velian Hill

Question 13

What prevents P. Valerius Publicola build his house on the top of the Velian Hill?

Answer 13

the people became upset, thinking he was trying to become king

Question 14

Where does P. Valerius Publicola end up building his house?

Answer 14

the foot of the Velian Hill

Question 15

How many times does P. Valerius Publicola serve as consul?

Answer 15

four

Question 16

What does the agnomen Poplicola mean?

Answer 16

friend of the people

Question 17

What battle occurrs in 496 BCE?

Answer 17

Lake Regillus

Question 18

Which parties fight in the Battle of Lake Regillus?

Answer 18

A. Postumius Albinus leading the Romans vs. Oct. Mamilius leading the Latin League

Question 19

According to legend, which mythological figures aid the Romans in the Battle of Lake Regillus?

Answer 19

the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux

Question 20

Who is the father-in-law of Oct. Mamilius?

Answer 20

Tarquinius Superbus

Question 21

Who is considered the first dictator of Rome?

Answer 21

A. Postumius Albinus

Question 22

What pivotal political event of the Roman Republic occurred in 494 BCE?

Answer 22

the First Secession of the Plebeians

Question 23

How many secessions of the plebeians occur throughout Roman history?

Answer 23

five

Question 24

To where do the plebeians secede in 494 BCE and threaten to build a new town?

Answer 24

the Mons Sacer (Aventine Hill)

Question 25

Who convinces the plebeians to return form succession?

Answer 25

Menenius Agrippa

Question 26

What law establishes the office of tribune for the plebeians?

Answer 26

the Lex Sacrata

Question 27

What town is taken 493 BCE?

Answer 27

the Volscian town of Corioli

Question 28

Who took the Volscian town of Corioli in 493 BCE?

Answer 28

C. Mucius Coriolanus

Question 29

Who convinces C. Mucius Coriolanus not to attack Rome with the Volscians he had earlier defeated?

Answer 29

his wife Volumnia and his mother Veturia

Question 30

What battle is fought in 458 BCE?

Answer 30

Battle of Mt. Algidus

Question 31

Which parties fight in the Battle of Mt. Algidus?

Answer 31

L. Quinctius Cincinnatus leading the Romans vs. Aequi

Question 32

Whose army is trapped during the Battle of Mt. Algidus?

Answer 32

the army of L. Minucius

Question 33

What are established in 451–450 BCE?

Answer 33

Laws of the Twelve Tables

Question 34

What group completes the Twelve Tables?

Answer 34

the Decemviri

Question 35

What event instigates the foundation of the Twelve Tables?

Answer 35

the Second Secession of the Plebeians

Question 36

Who is the only member of the Decemviri to serve on both commissions?

Answer 36

Ap. Claudius Crassus

Question 37

What ultimately causes the death of Ap. Claudius Crassus?

Answer 37

his lust for Verginia

Question 38

What law is passed in 445 BCE?

Answer 38

Lex Canuleia

Question 39

What is the purpose of the Lex Canuleia?

Answer 39

allows for the intermarriage between the plebeians and the patricians

Question 40

Who proposes the Lex Canuleia?

Answer 40

C. Canuleius

Question 41

Who is responsible for capturing the Etruscan city of Veii in 396 BCE after a ten year siege?

Answer 41

M. Furius Camillus

Question 42

What battle occurs in 390 BCE?

Answer 42

Battle of Allia River

Question 43

Who leads the Gauls against Rome at Allia River?

Answer 43

the Senonian chieftain Brennus

Question 44

Which part of Rome is the only place in Rome Brennus does not capture?

Answer 44

The Capitoline Hill

Question 45

Who is woken by the sacred geese of Juno and rallies the Romans on the Capitoline Hill?

Answer 45

M. Manlius Capitolinus

Question 46

What does Brennus famously say after conquering Rome and what does it mean?

Answer 46

Vae Victis—Woe to the Conquered

Question 47

What two titles are associated with Camillus after his encounters with Brennus?

Answer 47

Pater Patriae and "Second Founder of Rome"

Question 48

What law is passed in 367 BCE?

Answer 48

Lex Licinia-Sextia

Question 49

Who passes the Lex Licinia-Sextia?

Answer 49

C. Licinius Stolo and L. Sextius

Question 50

What does the Lex Licinia-Sextia do?

Answer 50

it makes it so one of the two consuls can be a plebeian