Geography & Founding
Tiber
Rome was ruled by how many kings before it became a republic
7
Four-letter abbreviation stood for "The Senate and People of Rome"
SPQR
Wealthy, aristocratic upper class
Patricians
The king of the Roman gods
Jupiter
Gladius
According to the myth, this animal nursed the abandoned twins
The first king of Rome
Romulus
Advisory body of elder citizens guided Roman policy.
Senate
Rome's common people
Plebeians
Name for the Roman Army
These legendary twin brothers are said to have founded Rome
Romulus and Remus
Two of these elected officials replaced the King
Consuls
A consul could block the other consul's action using this power
Veto
First written law code
Twelve Tables
Title of the eldest male of the household
Paterfamilias
Rome's early rigid formation
Phalanx
Romulus founded Rome on this hill, which later became home to emperors
Palatine Hill
Led the revolt against the last King.
Brutus
Ten officials protected the common people.
Tribunes (of the Plebs)
Name for the 200-year struggle between the classes
Conflict of the Orders
Naem for the wealthy Roman townhouse
Domus
Youngest, front-line soldiers in the manipular legion
Hastati
According to legend, Rome was founded in this year BCE
753
509
Roman magistrates served terms of this length
1 year
Plebeians most powerful weapon
Secession
Lares
Vetern reserve soldiers of the third line in the manipular legion
Triarii
This mountain range runs down the spine of the Italian peninsula like a backbone
This was the tyrannical last king of Rome who was overthrown.
Tarquinius Superbus
This Greek historian praised Rome's "mixed constitution" of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy.
Polybius
Debt bondage
Latin phrase meaning "I give so that you might give"
Do ut des
Staggered, checkerboard arrangement
Quincunx