Kings of Rome
This Roman king built the Pons Sublicius to connect Rome to the nearby, recently fortified Janiculum Hill.
Who is Ancus Marcius?
This loosely-bound nation to the East of Rome was in early contact with Italy and much else of the world, and inspired much of Roman literature and art.
What is Greece?
Hannibal's siege of this Greek city in Spain kicked off the Second Punic War.
What is Saguntum?
This Roman general returned with his army from Gaul, despite orders from the Senate to disband his army before returning to Rome.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This position gave one supreme command of the armies when at war.
What is a consul?
This Roman king was chased from the throne by the angry Roman populace after his son assaulted Lucretia, another man's wife.
Who is Tarquinius Superbus?
In the 300s B.C., this nation conquered large swaths of land in Europe and Asia, bringing down with it the Persian Empire. It quickly disintegrated, however.
What is Macedonia?
This extremely wealthy Greek city in Italy called upon Pyrrhus to defend her against the Roman threat.
What is Tarentum?
This Roman general returned from self-exile just in time to save Rome from total destruction by the Gauls.
Who is Camillus?
While serving in this position, one's body was considered sacred and could not come under harm.
What is a tribune?
The first king of Rome, Romulus, found wives for the men of his city by taking them from what people?
Who are the Sabines?
The land north of Italy that was a constant source of danger to the young Roman nation.
What is Gaul/France?
This treacherous city had its inhabitants killed or sold into slavery by the Romans as an example to other Italian cities during the Second Punic War.
What is Capua?
This Roman general and consul suffered a disastrous defeat against Hannibal at the battle of Lake Trasimene.
Who is Flaminius?
This law, seeking to expand the rights of the plebeians, assured that anyone had the right to appeal to the people if they had been accused of a crime.
What is the Valerian Law?
This Roman king introduced gladiatorial games to Rome.
Who is Lucius Tarquinius Priscus?
This island became the meeting point between Rome and Carthage.
What is Sicily?
This Greek city is known as the birthplace of democracy.
What is Athens?
This Roman general adopted a policy of delay in response to losses sustained by Rome at the hands of Hannibal.
Who is Fabius Maximus?
These laws mandated that the laws had to be written down and presented in public for all to see.
What are the Laws of the Twelve Tables?
This king had flames hover over his head when he was just a baby.
Who is Servius Tullius?
The city of Rome was founded upon this hill.
What is the Palatine?
This is the city of which Lars Porsena was king at the time when the Etruscans were at war with Rome.
What is Clusium?
This Roman general and first consul of Rome defeated the first attempt by the Etruscan Tarquin family to regain kingship over Rome, but also died in the battle.
Who is Brutus?
Rome accrued wealth from abroad in two main ways: first, she seized plunder from a conquered city or nation; the second method, which was more peaceful, was this: