The Legend
These twin brothers founded Rome according to legend.
Romulus and Remus
This is the number of kings Rome had.
seven
Rich and powerful men who helped overthrow the last king.
nobles
I was raised by a she-wolf. I killed my brother. I founded Rome. Who am I?
Romulus
This is the year the nobles overthrew the last king of Rome.
509 BCE
This animal raised Romulus and Remus like a mother.
she-wolf
This is the number of years Rome was a monarchy.
244
A wild animal that acted like a mother to Romulus and Remus.
she-wolf
I was the twin brother of Romulus. He killed me during an argument. Who am I?
Remus
These rich and powerful men overthrew the last king.
nobles
Romulus did this to Remus when they argued about where to build their city.
killed him
A government ruled by a king or queen.
monarchy
This word means "to choose" – what citizens do in a republic.
elect
I am a government ruled by a king or queen. Rome had me for 244 years. What am I?
monarchy
This word means "forced someone out of power."
overthrew
After killing his brother, Romulus built a city and named it this.
Rome
A leader who is mean, unfair, and abuses their power.
tyrant
A family member from long ago (like Aeneas was to Romulus and Remus)
ancestor
I am a government where citizens elect leaders. Rome created me in 509 BCE. What am I?
Republic
The new kind of government the Romans created after the monarchy.
republic
A story from long ago that may be partly true and partly made up.
A legend
The last king of Rome was described as this type of cruel leader.
tyrant
The Trojan hero who was an ancestor of Romulus and Remus.
Aeneas
I was the last king of Rome. What kind of leader was I? What happened to me?
I was a cruel tyrant. The nobles overthrew me.
A republic is also called this type of democracy where citizens elect leaders.
representative democracy