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Tax payers got a refund if the Roman army got enough booty
What is true
100
He was sacrificed for the founding of Rome.
Who is Remus?
100
The sister of Octavian
Who is Octavia?
100
Who was the first Roman emperor?
Augustus
100
What was the calends and the ides?
kalends is the first of the month and ides is the 13th or 15th of the month (or the middle of the month)
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What was the tax rate under normal circumstances in the Roman Republic
What is 1%
200
He was the first king of Rome.
Who is Romulus?
200
The rape of this woman caused the formation of the Roman Republic
Who was Lucretia?
200
Name the 4 worst emperors.
Caligula, Nero, Domitian, Commodus.
200
What were the feriae conceptivae?
movable feasts (very similar to Easter or Thanksgiving)
300
what were publicani
What is tax collectors
300
He was the last king of Rome.
Who is Lucius Tarquinius Superbus?
300
This Roman woman betrayed Rome to the Sabines for jewelry
Who was Tarpeia?
300
Which emperor reigned for the shortest time, and for how long?
Otho; 8 1/2 weeks.
300
the kalends of martius(March) was known to the Romans as...?
The original Roman New Year
400
Taxes were originally justified for
What is maintaining the army
400
The kingdom ended on this date.
When is 509?
400
From whom did Cloelia rescue Roman captives?
Who was Lars Porsenna?
400
Which Roman emperor was a stoic philosopher?
Marcus Aurelius.
400
what was the difference between the feriae and the ludi?
Feriae were paid for by the state, national holidays, while ludi were funded by wealthy individuals
500
Primary source of taxes came from
What is landowners
500
The term 'interregnum' would be used during this time.
When is the period between kings.
500
Name of the mother who poisoned her husband with mushrooms to get her son, Nero, on the throne
Who was Agrippina the Younger
500
Which two Roman emperors had walls named after them?
Hadrian and Antoninus Pius.
500
what happened on March 1st?
the perpetual fire was rekindled at the temple of Vesta and fresh laurels were hung on public buildins