During their wars against the Samnites, the Romans switched from fighting in a phalanx to fighting in this more flexible unit.
What is a maniple?
100
Rome was sacked in 387BC after an invasion by this group from the north.
What is the Gauls?
100
This last king of Rome got into hot water when one of his sons raped Lucretia.
What is Tarquinius Superbus?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: name the man who would declare that they should seek vengeance on the king and overthrow the monarchy.
100
The Latin term for the head of the Roman family.
What is paterfamilias?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: can you provide the Latin term for the power that this man possessed?
200
Ideally, this powerful office was only meant to be held for a short period of time (6 months) during a time of a crisis.
What is dictator?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: can you provide an early republican example of the ideal dictator?
200
As a result of their lengthy siege of this city, Rome finally introduced pay for soldiers.
What is Veii?
200
The Romans established a number of these in their new territory – just to make sure they stayed in control.
What is COLONIES?
200
This king apparently established a lot of Roman religious institutions and altered the calendar.
Who is Numa Pompilius?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY? Can you remember the ethnicity of Numa?
200
This is the name given to the first written set of laws of Rome.
What is the Twelve Tables?
300
There should be this many years in between each magistracy that you hold.
What is two?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: how many years should there be before you can hold the same office again?
300
Following the Battle at Lake Regillum, Rome signed a treaty with this group.
What is the Latin League?
300
Rome was defeated by this king in 280 & 279 - but the cost was so great that he was reported to have said "One more victory like that over the Romans will destroy us completely!"
Who is Pyrrhus of Epirus?
300
The establishment of the census and the classes is attributed to this hot-headed king.
Who is Servius Tullius?
300
The three Latin terms for the three names generally held by an upper class Roman citizen.
What is the praenomen, nomen, and cognomen?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: can you provide the term for the extra cognomen or given an example of a cognomen?
400
This magistrate was in charge of the senatorial roll and monitoring public morality.
What is the censor?
400
By 270 BC, Rome had all of this territory under its control.
What is Magna Graecia?
400
Following the defeat by Pyrrhus, the Romans signed a mutually defensive treaty with this nation.
What is Carthage?
400
Ancus Marcus took possession of this salt plain during his reign.
What is Ostia?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: if you can provide one other development from the reign of this king.
400
This historian wrote a history of Rome from the founding of the city.
Who is Livy?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: can you remember when Livy was composing his work?
500
Historians think that the plebeians gained the right to elect their own officials, the tribunes, around this year.
What is 494BC?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Explain the office of the tribune.
500
This group had the right to move to Rome and become a citizen - as long as a son of military age remained behind in the colony.
What is the Latin allies?
500
Rome fought a series of wars with this mountain tribe from 338-290.
What is the SAMNITES?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: either outline the changes that Rome made to their army during this period OR name the other groups that supported the Samnites during this conflict.
500
This Etruscan king may have captured Rome briefly during the early days of the Republic.
Who is LARS PORSENNA?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: if you can tell us one of the tales about a heroic Roman from this period.
500
These laws from 367BC stated that at least one of the consuls should be a plebeian.