Monarchy Flashcards
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Romulus’ great grandfather and where he was king of?
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Proca
King of Alba Longa
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years of Romulus’ reign?
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753-717 BC
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Proca’s children?
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older: Numitor
younger: Amulius
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Relationship of Numitor and Amulius to Romulus and Remus?
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Numitor: grandfather
Amulius: evil great-uncle who stole Numitor’s throne
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Numitor’s daughter?
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Rhea Silvia (Ilia)
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What did Amulius force Numitor’s daughter to become?
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Vestal Virgin
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Parents of Romulus and Remus?
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Mars and Rhea Silvia
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What happened directly after Romulus and Remus were abandoned at birth?
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suckled by a she-wolf
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Who were Romulus and Remus found by after being abandoned?
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found by a shepherd named Faustulus
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Adoptive parents of Romulus and Remus?
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Faustulus and Acca Laurentia
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Where did Romulus and Remus each set up?
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Romulus: Palatine
Remus: Aventine
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How many vultures did Romulus and Remus each see?
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Romulus: 12
Remus: 6
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What happened after Romulus and Remus’ bird watching competition?
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Romulus was king!
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Why was Remus killed?
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Romulus killed him for jokingly jumping over the boundaries between their cities
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Romulus’ wife?
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Hersilia
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What was Romulus’ first act?
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to fortify the Palatine Hill
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Where did Romulus live?
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Palatine Hill
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Who fortified the Palatine hill?
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Romulus
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What was the only foreign rite Romulus adopted?
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The rite of sacrificing to Herculius
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What did Romulus make the Capitoline hill?
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An asylum for criminals
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What were senators called during Romulus’ reign?
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patres
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What did Romulus create 100 of?
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senatorial seats
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What festival did Romulus institute?
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Consualia
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In whose honor did Romulus create a festival
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Neptune or Consus
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Whom did Romulus invite to his festival?
Sabines, Antmenae, Postumium and Caenina (the women from them)
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Who seized the most beautiful girl?
Thalasius
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What and why do Romans shout out at weddings?
They shout Thalasius because he seized the most beautiful girl
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Who lead Caenina against Rome?
King Acron
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What did Romulus receive when he killed Acron?
the first spolia opima (when a Roman commander slays an enemy commander with his own hands)
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What did Romulus do directly after killing Acron?
took Acron's armor to the Capitol
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What and where was the first temple consecrated in Rome?
a temple to Jupiter Feretrius on the Capitol
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Who consecrated the first temple in Rome?
Romulus
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Who among the attendants to Consualia also attacked Rome and was defeated by Romulus?
Postumium
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Who was the king of the Sabines?
Titus Tatius
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Who was the commander of the Roman citadel when Titus Tatius attacked Rome?
Spurius Tarpeius
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What happened to Tarpeia?
she was bribed by Titus Tatius to open the gates
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How was Tarpeia killed?
The Sabines threw their shields at her after she let them in, she fell of the Tarpeian rock (named after her)
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Who was the Sabine champion?
Mettius Curtius
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What happened to the Sabine champion?
he was bogged down in a swamp by his horse, which lends the lake the name Lacus Curtius
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Who was the Roman champion?
Hostius Hostilius
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Who was the grandfather of Tullus Hostilius?
Hostius Hostilius
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When Romulus' forces were retreating, who did he pray to?
Jupiter Stator
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Who co-ruled with Romulus?
Titus Tatius
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What were the three "tribes" created under Romulus?
centuries of knights
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What were the separate names for the three tribes created under Romulus?
The Ramnes, Tities, and Luceres
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Where was Titus Tatius murdered?
Lavinium
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Why was Titus Tatius murdered?
because some of his kinsmen had attacked envoys from Lavinium
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What did Romulus do instead of avenging Titus Tatius?
He concluded a treaty with Lavinium
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With whom did Rome sign a treaty with and for how long under Romulus' reign?
The Veii for 100 years
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After what event did Rome sign a treaty under Romulus?
after defeating the Veii and Fidenae
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What was Romulus' 300 person cavalry called?
the Celeres
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What supposedly happened to Romulus?
taken up to heaven by a storm
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With whom did Romulus speak with before his death?
the wise senator Julius Proculus
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What probably happened to Romulus?
killed by the senators
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years of Numa Pompilius' reign?
717-673 BC
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Where was Numa Pompilius born?
at Cures
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Who was Numa Pompilius' father?
Pomponius
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Who was the daughter of Titus Tatius?
Tatia
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Who was Numa Pompilius married to?
Tatia
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Who was Numa Pompilius' daughter?
Pompilia
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What did Numa Pompilius build?
the Temple of Janus
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What did it mean when the Temple of Janus was closed?
Rome was at peace
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What did Numa Pompilius divide the year into and it what did it do?
12 lunar months, fixed the calendar
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What kind of college did Numa Pompilius establish?
established priestly colleges along with the flamines
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what did the flamines include?
the flamen dialis (priests of Jupiter), the flamen martialis (priests of Mars), and the flamen quirinalis (priests of Quirinus, the deified Romulus)
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What did Numa Pompilius import from Alba Longa?
the cult of Vesta
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What 12 priests did Numa Pompilius introduce?
the Salii- the jumping/dancing persists of Mars Gradivus
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What did the Salii carry?
ancilia (sacred shields)
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What temple did Numa Pompilius consecrate and where?
Jupiter Elicius on the Aventine
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To what did Numa Pompilius dedicate a national ceremony?
troth keeping
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What lawful and unlawful days did Numa Pompilius fix and for what?
fas and nefas for conducting business
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Whom did Numa Pompilius appoint as pontifex maximus
Numa Marcius
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Who did Numa Pompilius visit for advice?
the nymph Egeria
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years of Tullus Hostilius?
673-641 BC
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Where was Tullus Hostilius born?
Rome
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Who was Tullus Hostilius' grandfather?
Hostius Hostillius, who died fighting the Sabines during the reign of Romulus
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What trait did Romulus and Tullus Hostilius have in common?
both raised by shepherds
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What government building did Tullus Hostilius build the first of?
The Curia Hostilia, Rome's first senate house
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Where did Tullus Hostilius build his palace?
The Caelian hill
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Where did Tullus Hostilius defeat the Sabines?
Mantrap Wood
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What caused the war with Alba Longa?
a series of reciprocal cattle raids
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Who was the king of Alba Longa?
Cluilius
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Which commander succeeded Cluilius as king of Alba Longa?
Mettius Fufettius
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What happened to Mettius Fufettius?
Tullus Hostilius had him drawn and quartered
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Where did the Horatii triplets fight for?
Rome
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Where did the Curiatii triplets fight for?
Alba Longa
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Which Horatius remained after the battle?
Publius Horatius
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Why did Horatius' sister, Horatia, weep?
She was engaged to one of the deceased Curiatii
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What happened when Horatia wept?
Publius Horatius killed her
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What happened after the Horatii defeated the Curiatii?
The Romans and Albans concluded a treaty
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Who were the Albans supposed to help Rome fight?
the Fidenae and Veii
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What did the Albans do instead of helping the Romans in their fight?
Fufettius waited to see who would win
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What happened after Mettius Fufettius refused to help Rome?
He was drawn and quartered for his treachery
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How did Rome double its population?
by transferring Alba Longa's population to their own
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What did Rome do to Alba Longa?
sacked and destroyed it
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How did Tullus Hostilius die?
struck by a lightning bolt?
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Why did Tullus Hostilius die?
for performing the rites of Jupiter Elicius improperly
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years of Ancus Marcius' reign?
640-616 BC
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Who was the mother of Ancus Marcius?
Pompilia
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Who is Ancus Marcius' grandfather?
Numa Pompilius
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Who built the Pons Sublicius?
Ancus Marcius
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What infamous structure did Ancus Marcius build?
Tullianum
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What was the Tullianum?
The infamous dungeon of the Mamertine
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What city was founded by Ancus Marcius?
the port city of Ostia
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What was constructed in Ostia?
salt works
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What class was created by Ancus Marcius?
the plebeian class
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Which hill was added by Ancus Marcius?
the Janiculum Hill
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Which legal procedure did Ancus Marcius adopt and for what purpose?
ius fetiale, a legal procedure for declaring war
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Where was ius fetiale from?
the tribe of the Aquicolae
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What happened in the ius fetiale?
after 33 days of discussion, the Fetial priests would throw a spear into enemy territory
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What trench did Ancus Marcius build?
Quirites' trench
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What forest did Ancus Marcius add to Rome and to where did this extend the boundaries to?
The Maesian forest extended Roman holdings to the Mediterranean Sea
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years of the Tarquinius Priscus' reign?
616-579 BC
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Who was Rome's first Etruscan king?
Tarquinius Priscus
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Who was the father of Tarquinius Priscus?
Demaratus of Corinth
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What was Tarquinius Priscus's original name?
Lucumo
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To whom was Tarquinius Priscus an important advisor?
Ancus Marcius
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What allowed Tarquinius Priscus to become king rather than Ancus Marcius' sons?
His sons were on vacation
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Who killed Tarquinius Priscus?
the sons of Ancus Marcius
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How was Tarquinius Priscus killed?
axe blow to the head
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What happened to the sons of Ancus Marcius?
they voluntarily went into exile to Suessia Pomitia
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Who was Tarquinius Priscus' wife?
Tanaquil
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What did Tanaquil notice about Tarquinius Priscus when they were going to Rome?
that an eagle was flying around his head
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What did Tanaquil predict after their journey to Rome?
that Tarquinius Priscus would become king
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Who was Tarquinius Priscus' brother?
Arruns
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Who was Tarquinius Priscus' nephew
Egerius, son of Arruns
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Who was Tarquinius Priscus' son?
Arruns
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Who was Tarquinius Priscus' other son and who did he eventually become?
Lucius, eventually Tarquinius Superbus
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What original idea did Tarquinius Priscus have, although it was actually carried out by another king?
he had an idea for a wall around a city
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What temple did Tarquinius Priscus lay the foundation for?
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
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Who built the Cloaca Maxima?
Tarquinius Priscus
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What had to be done before the Cloaca Maxima could be built?
Tarquinius Priscus had to drain the forum
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What was Tarquinius Priscus planning to do until his augur convinced him otherwise?
he was going to add mounted troops to the army
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Who was Tarquinius Priscus' augur?
Attius Navius
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How did Tarquinius Priscus' augur convince him?
by cutting a whetstone with a razor
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What did Tarquinius Priscus do instead of adding mounted troops?
he only doubled the number of knights
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What town did Tarquinius Priscus capture and from who?
the town of Apiolae from the Latins
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years of Servius Tullius' reign?
578-535 BC
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Servius Tullius was the first king to be chosen as king how?
without the consultation of the plebs
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What did Tanaquil see that was special about Servius Tullius?
his head spontaneously burst into flame (red haired)
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What did Tanaquil do after she noticed Servius Tullius' peculiar trait?
raised him as a prince, interpreting his head flame as a sign that he would one day become king
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Who was Servius Tullius' father?
The prince of Corniculum, Servius Tullius
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Who was allowed to live with Tanaquil?
Servius Tullius the Elder's wife
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How did Tanaquil respond to Tarquinius Priscus' death?
she said he was merely ill and made Servius Tullius regent, which eventually became a permanent thing
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What were the names of Servius Tullius' daughters?
they were both named Tullia
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Who did Servius Tullius' daughters marry?
they married Arruns and Lucius
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Who was Servius Tullius later associated with?
the Etruscan king Mastarna
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Who took the first census?
Servius Tullius
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What did the first census do?
divided the Roman people into five classes
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How many people were counted in the first census?
80,000
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What did Servius Tullius do in addition to dividing the people into five classes?
he divided Rome into four regions
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Which hills did Servius Tullius add to Rome?
the Quirinal, Viminal, and Esquiline
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Where did Tullius live?
the Esquiline
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What did Tullius build around Rome?
the Servian Wall (originally Tarquinius Priscus' idea)
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What did Tarquinius Priscus build of the Aventine?
a Temple of Diana
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Who did Tullia conspire with and to do what?
Tarquinius Superbus to murder her sister and take the throne from her father, Servius Tullius
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How was Servius Tullius killed?
he was run over by a chariot driven by Tarquinius Superbus and Tullia
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Where did Servius Tullius die?
the Via Scelarata
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years of Tarquinius Superbus' reign?
535-510 BC
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Who was Tarquinius Superbus' son-in-law?
Mamillius Octavius
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Where did Tarquinius Superbus' son-in-law fight?
Mamillius Octavius fought for the Latins against the Roman Republic at Lake Regillus in 496 BC
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Where did Tarquinius Superbus get spoils from?
The conquest of Suessia Pomitia
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What did Tarquinius Superbus use the spoils for?
to build the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
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Who was worshipped in the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximis?
the Capitole triad (Jupiter, Juno, Minerva)
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Who did Tarquinius Superbus frame?
Turnus Herdonius of Aricia
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Where did Tarquinius Superbus call a meeting for the Latin leaders?
The Grove of Ferentia
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What happened at the meeting for Latin leaders?
Tarquinius Superbus showed up late, and Turnus Herdonius started to berate him
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How did Tarquinius Superbus frame Turnus Herdonius?
he put weapons in his camp and executed him as a traitor
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Who did Tarquinius Superbus fight and send his son to?
Gabii
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What happened to the Gabii?
they were sacked by Tarquinius Superbus?
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Who was Tarquinius Superbus' nephew, the son of his sister Tarquinia?
Lucius Junius Brutus
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Who did Tarquinius Superbus send to consult the oracle?
Brutus (his nephew), Titus, and Arruns (his two sons)
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What did they consult the oracle about?
a snake coming out of a crack in a pillar in the palace
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What city did Tarquinius Superbus besiege?
The Rutulian city of Ardea
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What did Tarquinius Superbus obtain, but only after some were destroyed?
the Sybilline books (only after he let some burn)
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Where did Tarquinius Superbus and his two sons go into exile?
Caere
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Where did Tarquinius Superbus die?
Caere
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What happened to Arruns after being exiled?
he fought against Rome
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What war did Tarquinius Superbus begin?
a 200 year long war against the Volscians
