Crown & Conflict
He fought a war with the Sabines that ended with the unification of the two peoples under Rome.
Who is Romulus?
He established priesthoods, including the Pontifex Maximus, to formalize Rome’s religion.
Who is Numa Pompilius?
After the monarchy’s fall, Rome replaced the king with two of these officials.
What are consuls?
Table III stated that this could happen to a debtor if unpaid after 30 days.
What is being bound and enslaved or executed?
Romulus’s abduction of the Sabine women occurred during this public event
What is a festival?
He created Rome’s first census, reorganizing citizens into classes for military and voting purposes.
Who is Servius Tullius?
This Etruscan ruler, Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, also was known as.
Who is as Tarquin the Elder?
The assault on this noblewoman by Sextus Tarquinius sparked the revolt that ended the monarchy.
Who is Lucretia?
False testimony in court was punishable by this.
What is death?
This Etruscan king’s massive drainage works turned low, swampy land into a central gathering space for Romans
Who is Tarquinius Priscus
His victory over Alba Longa led to the ritual combat between the Horatii and the Curiatii.
Who is Tullus Hostilius?
After his mysterious death in a storm, he was rumored to have been taken to live among the gods.
Who is Romulus?
The daughter of this king murdered him by driving her chariot over his corpse.
Who is Servius Tullius?
This table in the Twelve Tables deals with procedures for bringing someone to court.
What is Table I?
Romulus founded Rome on this hill.
What is the Palatine Hill?
This king founded the port city of Ostia to increase Rome’s trade and naval power.
Who is Ancus Marcius?
Romulus claimed kingship after seeing this number of vultures in his augury contest with Remus.
What is twelve?
Brutus had his own sons executed for participating in a plot to do this.
What is restore the monarchy?
The laws of the Twelve Tables were inscribed on this material and displayed in the Forum.
What is bronze?
This river is where Romulus and Remus were abandoned.
What is the Tiber River?
After his expulsion, Tarquin sought aid from rulers belonging to this powerful group that once dominated central Italy.
Who are the Etruscan kings?
As a child, this Etruscan king’s head was said to burst into flame without harm, marking him for greatness.
Who is Servius Tullius?
The Senate assassinated this king for neglecting Rome’s religion during a plague.
Who is Tullus Hostilius?
Under the Twelve Tables, this agricultural crime required the guilty party to pay double the crop’s value as a penalty.
What is nocturnal crop theft?
Rome’s first fortifications enclosed these two hills.
What are the Palatine and Capitoline Hills?