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Who were the first Romans, according to legend?

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Romulus and Remus

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Where were Romulus and Remus born?

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Alba Longa

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Who were Romulus and Remus’ parents?

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Mother: Rhea Silva Father: Mars (God)

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Who was King when Romulus and Remus were born?

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Amulius

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Who ordered Romulus and Remus seized and discarded?

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King Amulius

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Where in Rome did Romulus want to settle for a city?

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Palatine Hill

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How did Romulus try to attract people to settle in his new city of Rome?

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Declared it an asylum for runaway slaves, criminals, and refugees.

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How did Livy justify the Rape of the Sabine women?

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By the fact that the Sabines rejected a proposed treaty that would have permitted intermarriage.

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Who was the god of the sky, lightning, and thunder, and the king of all gods?

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Jupiter

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Who was Jupiter?

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King of the Gods. God of the sky, lightning, and thunder.

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Who is Juno?

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The queen of the gods. Goddess of marriage and protector of women.

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Who is the Queen of the gods?

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Juno

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Who is the goddess and protector of women?

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Juno

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Who was the God of the Sea?

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Neptune

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Who was Neptune?

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God of the Sea

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Who is Minerva?

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Goddess of thousands of works, ruler over wisdom, poetry, crafts.

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Who is the “Goddess of Thousands of Works”?

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Minerva

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Who was the God of War?

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Mars

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Who was Mars

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God of War

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Who is the Goddess of Love?

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Venus

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Who was Venus?

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Goddess of beauty, love, desire, sex, victory, and fertility

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Who was Apollo?

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God of the Sun

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Who was the God of the Sun?

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Who was the goddess of the hunt?

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Who was the God of Fire?
Vulcan
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Who was Diana (goddess)?
Goddess of the Hunt
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Who was Vulcan?
God of Fire?
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Who was Mercury?
God of trade, profit, trickery, and communication, known as being playful, loyal, bright, and trustworthy
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Who was the goddess of agriculture?
Ceres
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Who was Ceres?
Goddess of the harvest and agriculture
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Who was the goddess of hearth and home?
Vesta
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Who was Vesta?
Goddess of hearth and home
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What did the first Romans do the get women in their city?
Rape of the Sabine Women
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Who succeeded Romulus as emporer?
Numa Pompillius
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Who preceded Numa Pompillius as emporer?
Romulus
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Where was Numa Pompillius from?
He was a Sabine
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Who succeeded Numa Pompillius?
Tullus Histillus
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What year was Rome founded, according to legend?
753 BC
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When did Romulus serve as emporer?
753 BC to 715 BC
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When did Numa Pompillius serve as emporer?
715-673 BC
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When did Tullus Hostillius serve as emporer?
673-642 BC
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When did Ancus Martius serve as emporer?
642-616 BC
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When did Tarquim the Elder (Tarquinnius Priscus) serve as emporer?
616-579 BC
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What was Tarquin the Elder's name?
Tarquinius Prisucs
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When did Servius Tullius become emporer?
579 BC
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When did Servius Gullius serve as emporer?
579 - 535 BC
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When did Tarquin the Proud serve as emporer?
535 -509 BC
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When did the first Roman kingdom end?
509 BC
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What led to the end of the kingdom and beginning of the Roman Republic?
The rape of Lucretia
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Who were the first consuls of Rome?
Brutus and Collitanus
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Who was Lucretia's husband?
Collitanus
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Who was Collitanus?
Husband of Lucretia and one of the first consuls of Rome
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How long did conculs serve for?
1 year
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When did Rome defeat Veii?
404 BC
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Who led Rome in its conquest of Veii?
Marcus Camillus
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When did the Gauls sack Rome?
390 BC

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