Roman Heroes
He defended the Sublician Bridge against Lars Porsena.
Who is Horatius Cocles?
This Etruscan king allied with Tarquin Superbus.
Who is Lars Porsena?
The year the Gauls sacked Rome.
What is 390 BC?
The greatest disgrace a soldier could endure.
What is passing under the yoke?
Roman ruler called “Publicola,” meaning friend of the people.
Who is Publius Valerius?
This Roman burned his right hand to prove loyalty to Rome.
Who is Caius Mucius?
These people invaded Rome in 390 BC and were led by Brennus.
Who are the Gauls?
This war began because the Latins wanted equal rights with Rome.
What are the Latin Wars?
A victory not worth the cost.
What is a Pyrrhic Victory?
The Roman general called the “Second Romulus.”
Who is Marcus Furius Camillus?
This Roman left his plow to serve as dictator and returned to it afterward.
Who is Cincinnatus?
This tribe lived northeast of Rome and was forced to “pass under the yoke” by Cincinnatus.
Who are the Aequians?
This humiliating event occurred at Caudine Forks.
What is passing under the yoke?
The “Queen of Roads,” stretching from Rome to Capua.
What is the Appian Way?
This Roman almost invaded Rome but was persuaded by his mother not to.
Who is Coriolanus?
This Roman was awakened by geese when the Gauls climbed Capitoline Hill.
Who is Marcus Manlius (Marcus Capitolinus)?
This southern Italian Greek city called Pyrrhus for help against Rome.
What is Tarentum?
The war that gave Rome control of central Italy.
What is the Third Samnite War?
The most sacred hill in Rome.
What is Capitoline Hill?
The skilled orator who advised Rome to seek peace with Greece.
Who is Cineas?
This Roman consul sacrificed himself by charging into the Latin army.
Who is Decius Mus?
These mountain warriors trapped the Romans at Caudine Forks.
Who are the Samnites?
This Greek general introduced war elephants into battle against Rome.
Who is Pyrrhus?
The gold neck ring worn by the Gauls.
What is a torque?
The Roman consul trapped by the Aequians before Cincinnatus rescued him.
Who is Minucius?