Numa P Reforms
The parcels of land distributed between the people by Numa.
What were pagi?
The Trojan warrior who sailed to Italy and would build the foundations for Rome.
Who was Aeneas?
The first king of Rome who died mysteriously.
Who was Romulus?
A chief priest of Rome.
What is a pontifex?
The last king of Rome who was overthrown by his nobles.
Who was Lucius Tarquinius Superbus? (Tarquin the Proud)
The two groups in rivalry that Numa tried to lower tensions by dividing them by trades.
What were Romans and Sabines?
The trick used by the Greeks to finally defeat Troy.
The sign for Romulus that he thought confirmed his kingship.
What were the 12 vultures?
The period between kings, usually led by some other authority.
What is an interregnum?
A chief magistrate of Rome, of which there were two elected annually.
What was a consul?
The priestesses who were given unusual rights for women in this time, but also harsh punishments for breaking their vows.
What are the Vestal Virgins?
The city in which Aeneas and Dido fell in love, of which Dido was queen.
What was Carthage?
Killed by his brother when they argued about who should lead the new city they were given.
Who was Remus?
A Greek ruler who also made many reforms in Sparta and is often compared to Numa Pompilius.
Who was Lycurgus?
The leader of the Roman revolt, and ancestor of the assassin of Julius Caesar.
Who was Lucius Junius Brutus?
The bodyguard of Romulus that Numa disbanded to instill trust in the people.
What were the celeres?
The god who led Aeneas and commanded that he continue to sail to Italy.
Who was Juno?
What was the Rape of the Sabine women?
The god whose temple contained the gates of war, which could not be closed during times of war.
Who was Janus?
The son of the king, who raped a noblewoman, which caused the revolt.
Who was Sextus Tarquinius?
The two gods that Numa built new temples to.
Who were Terminus and Faith?
The godly mother of Aeneas.
Who was Aphrodite (Venus).
The grandfather of Romulus and Remus who was ousted from the throne.
Who was Numitor?
A depiction of a God as human or animal.
What is an icon?
The Roman noblewoman raped by the king's son.
Who was Lucretia?