The Cursus Honorum
The highest elected magistrates in the Roman Republic
What are the consuls?
The fourth planet from our Sun is named after this Roman god.
Who is Mars?
Without this dangerous mountain range, Hannibal's invasion of Italy probably would have been a lot easier.
What are the Alps?
The 1st Punic War was fought on the sea, where the Romans used this special boarding device.
What is a corvus?
From 753 to 509 BCE, Rome was ruled by _____.
What are kings?
This government official's title means "one who commands."
What is a dictator?
This god of the sky gave Roman battle standards their characteristic eagle.
Who is Jupiter?
Tuscan, Latium, Campanian, are all examples of this kind of geographic feature.
What are plains?
Carthage found itself short on funds after the 1st Punic War, leading to this 4-year conflict.
What is the Mercenary War?
In 509 BCE, he led an uprising and established the Roman Republic.
Who is Brutus?
You might start out as a military _______, but if you're a little farther along the path of honor, you could be one for the lower class of citizens.
What is a Tribune?
Romulus and Remus were nursed at a cave the Romans called the Lupercal, the lair of this legendary creature.
What is a she-wolf?
The valley carved by this river in northern Italy was home to hostile tribes of Gauls.
What is the Po River?
This family was fond of names beginning with the letter "H": Hamilcar, Hannibal, Hasdrubal.
Who are the Barcids (or Barcas)?
In 202 BCE, Scipio and Hannibal faced off in this decisive battle.
What is the Battle of Zama?
Members of this council, which was supposedly established by Romulus, serve for life.
What is the Senate?
The mythical king Amulius forced his niece to dedicate herself to this Roman goddess of the hearth-fire, in order to prevent her from having children who could challenge his rule.
Who is Vesta?
The sites of Hannibal's major victories in Italy: Cannae, the Trebia River, and ____________________.
What is Lake Trasimene?
In the 2nd Punic War, Hannibal's battle tactics relied heavily on his superior cavalry, who were recruited from this region of North Africa, west of Carthage.
What is Numidia?
This conflict between two of Rome's social classes dragged out from 494 to 287 BCE.
What is the Struggle of the Orders?
These officials looked after the treasury of Rome, but they could also be assigned to maintain a legion's finances.
What is a Quaestor?
When Remus quarreled with his brother Romulus, he crossed this sacred boundary, justifying his subsequent murder in the eyes of the Romans.
What is the pomerium?
The 3 largest islands in the Western Mediterranean Sea are Sicily, Sardinia, and this one, the smallest of the three.
What is Corsica?
After the Romans destroyed the city of Carthage, they placed this on the site, to ensure that nobody would resettle the area.
What is a curse?
It's said that in 753 BCE, Romulus and Remus left this city to establish a new settlement, which would become much more famous.
What is Alba Longa?