Name That Roman God
They are the two brothers who started Rome.
Who are Romulus and Remus, who were raised by a wolf and once grown, they started Rome.
The Romans had many gods of various daily life items. The name for this group of gods is.
What is nūmina (nūmen in the singular). These gods represented everything from mildew to protectors of children.
This is the number of kings who governed the Romans before the change to a republic.
What is seven. There were only seven kings of Rome and after the last one, the word "rēx" was considered a despicable title to have.
This goddess is the goddess of war.
Who is Minerva. Minerva is also the goddess of wisdom and strategy which makes her perfect as the goddess of defensive war.
Of the two brothers, he was the one who founded Rome.
Who is Romulus. Romulus killed Remus with a shovel when Remus taunted him. Romulus named the city after himself.
Mētitās was the nūmen of...
What is poisonous vapors from the earth.
Who is Numa Pompilius. Numa established many of the legal and religious institutes.
This god is the brother of Jupiter and Pluto.
What is Neptune. Neptune also served for fresh water and was also a god of horses.
It is said that ancient Rome was founded on this date and it's still celebrated in modern Rome.
What is April 21, A day to the sacred festival of Pales, goddess of shepherds.
Carnea was the nūmen of...
What is doorhandles.
He was the sixth king of Rome. He also built the first wall around the city.
Who was Servius Tullius.
This planet is the only one named after a goddess.
What is Venus, goddess of love and beauty. This is one of the six goddesses where their names were used for the planets.
The "Romans" aka Trojans left Troy when they lost the war to the Greeks and left to start somewhere new (Italy). Their leader was....
Who is Aeneas. His journey and adventures were written down by the poet Vergil in a poem of over 1200 lines called the Aeneid.
Lima was the nūmen of....
What is thresholds.
He was the final king of Rome. By all accounts a very bad man.
Who was Tarquinius Superbus.
This minor goddess and her mom is the reason we have winter.
What is Proserpina. She is the one who stays with Pluto, god of the Underworld for 6 months of the year so that her mother, Ceres, the goddes of agriculture mourns and doesn't allow things to grow..
The beginning of the Republic was in 509 B.C. This man led the revolt against the last king of Rome.
Who was Brutus? Lucius Junius Brutus helped expel the last king of Rome thus changing the government from a monarchy to a republic.
Trivia was the nūmen of...
What is crossroads/intersections.
Not a king but the first emperor of Rome.
Who was Augustus Caesar. (Also acceptable Octavian). After the death of his great-uncle, Julius Caesar, Rome was thrown into chaos with at least two claimants to his power. In the end Augustus defeated Marc Anthony who had allied with Cleopatra.