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1
Q

The Roman hero whose mother saved Rome from her son

A

Coriolanus

2
Q

The elected representatives of the plebeians

A

tribunes

3
Q

Shakespeare’s play about a Roman hero who hated the plebeians

A

Coriolanus

4
Q

The nobles who defended the plebeians and founded a new city

A

Fabii

5
Q

Date of founding of Rome

A

753 BC

6
Q

Three periods of Roman history

A

monarchy, republic, empire

7
Q

They were raised by a she-wolf

A

Romulus and Remus

8
Q

The hill on which Romulus began his city

A

Palatine

9
Q

The story about the Romans’ first wives

A

the Sabine women

10
Q

The council of old men who helped to rule Rome

A

Senate

11
Q

The noble people of Rome

A

patricians

12
Q

The common people of Rome

A

plebeians

13
Q

Rome is on this River

A

Tiber

14
Q

The second king of Rome

A

Numa Pompilius

15
Q

Numa Pompilius established this as the basis of the Roman economy

A

farming

16
Q

Two main occupationsof men of early Rome

A

farming, soldiering

17
Q

The four pillars of Roman Culture

A

family, faith, farming, fighting

18
Q

The two sets of brothers who fought to decide if Alba or Rome should rule

A

Horatii, Curiatii

19
Q

Three plains on west coast of Italy

A

Etruria, Latium, Campania

20
Q

Where public meetings were held

A

Forum

21
Q

A male seer or prophet

A

augur

22
Q

A female prophetess

A

sibyl

23
Q

Symbol of king’s authority

A

fasces

24
Q

The large racetrack built by Tarquin

A

Circus Maximus

25
Q

The kings who came from Etruria

A

Tarquin, Servius Tullius, Tarquin Superbus

26
Q

The holy books bought by Tarquin Superbus

A

Sibylline Books

27
Q

Rome is the city of seven

A

hills

28
Q

He led the revolution to overthrow the monarchy

A

Junius Brutus

29
Q

The port city of Rome

A

Ostia

30
Q

Date of the founding of the republic

A

510 BC

31
Q

The Etruscan king who fought with Tarquin against Rome

A

Lars Porsena

32
Q

The first consul of Rome who watched his two sons executed for treason

A

Junius Brutus

33
Q

He held off the Etruscans at the bridge

A

Horatius

34
Q

He burnt his hand to show Roman courage

A

Caius Mucius

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