Kings of Rome
This is the number of kings (and hills!) Rome had.
What is 7?
This goddess is Aeneas' mother.
Who is Venus?
This man founded Rome.
Who is Romulus?
This is the Roman goddess of war.
Who is Bellona?
This civilization is where Rome took inspiration from when making sculptures.
Who were the Greeks?
This became the new form of government in Rome after the monarchy.
What is the Republic?
Aeneas lost track of this family member when he fled from Troy.
Who is his wife (Creusa)?
Romulus and Remus were raised by this animal.
What is a she-wolf (or lupa)?
This god is where we get the word January from; he is the god of beginnings and endings.
Who is Janus?
A typical Roman would have this many names.
What are three names?
One of Julius Caesar's assassins was descended from this guy, who led the reforms after the assassination of the last king of Rome.
Who is Brutus?
Gaius Julius Caesar traces his family name back to this person/Aeneas' son.
Who is Iulus (or Ascanius)?
Rhea Silvia was a priestess of this goddess.
Who is Vesta?
Quirinus is the deified name for this figure after he died in the Campus Martius.
Who is Romulus?
Name one of the two cities where some of our best examples of Roman fresco and mosaic are found.
What are Pompeii and Herculaneum?
This king brought religion, government, the calendar, and bridges to Rome; he was called Pontifex Maximus.
Who is Numa Pompilius?
This woman vowed that Carthage would always be an enemy to Rome after Aeneas left her to travel to Italy.
Who is Queen Dido?
Name one of Romulus and Remus' parents.
Who is Rhea Silvia or Mars?
Jupiter Indiges (or Numicus) is the deified name for this figure after he died.
Who is Aeneas?
This group of men became the original senators in Rome.
Who are the patricians?
This was the first wall set up in Rome and was built by the sixth king, Servius Tullius.
What is the Servian Wall?
Aeneas took these household gods with him when he fled from Troy.
(give us the Latin term!)
What are the lares?
This number is how many eagles Remus saw in the augury (sign from the gods).
What is 6?
The Querquetulanae are these type of nymph.
What are oak tree nymphs?
These are items placed in sacred spaces to honor and seek favor from a deity.
What are votives/votive offerings?