Italy before Rome
What river runs through Rome?
The Tiber
What was the name of the wolf who saved Romulus & Remus?
Lupa
How many kings did Rome have?
7
How many Consuls were elected each year?
2
How many Punic Wars were there?
3
Who sacked Rome in the 300s BCE?
The Gauls
What city was Numitor the king of?
Alba Longa
What king came directly after Romulus ?
Numa Pompilius
What was the name of the Roman version of Knights?
Equites
Where is Carthage?
North Africa or Tunisia
Who were the Romans first powerful rivals?
The Etruscans
What city did Aeneas visit in North Africa?
Carthage
Which king build Rome's first bridge across the Tiber?
Ancus Marcius
What was the name of the upper class in Rome?
The Patricians
In the first Punic War what island were the Romans and the Carthaginians fighting over?
Sicily
Magna Graecia was the name of the Greek area of Italy, what does Magna Graecia mean?
Great Greece
How many vultures did Remus see from his hill?
6
Who built the Circus Maximus?
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus
By the 3rd century BCE Rome had conquered most of Italy. What fraction of the population had Roman citizenship?
1/3
What is the name of the device the Roman's attached to their ships so they could beat Carthage?
A Corvus
Name the 4 important groups in Italy before the Romans.
1.
2.
3.
4.
1. Etruscans
2. Greeks
3. Gauls
4. Samnites
What is the name of the local king who welcomes Aeneas to Italy?
Latinus
What was the name of the women who was assaulted by the kings son?
Lucretia
What was the name of the struggle between the Patricians and the Plebians?
The Conflict of Orders
What did Cato the Elder say at every meeting of the Senate when he wanted Rome to declare war on Carthage?
"Carthago delenda est" ("Carthage must be destroyed").