Kings of Early Rome
This first king is said to have founded Rome and given the city its name.
Who is Romulus?
These twin brothers are the legendary founders connected to Rome’s beginning.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
A story that mixes some history with a lot of myth, like the story of Romulus and Remus, is often called this.
What is a legend?
Rome is located on this peninsula, which sticks out into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Italian Peninsula?
Rome’s early government, ruled by kings, is known by this term.
What is a monarchy?
Romans believed they had this many original kings.
What is seven?
Romulus became the first king of this city.
What is Rome?
The chief Roman sky god, often identified with the Greek Zeus, ruled from the top of the pantheon.
Who is Jupiter?
This group of leading men advised the king and later became a key body in the republic.
What is the Senate?
In the republic, important leaders were chosen in this way.
What is by election/voting?
The final king's bad behavior led the Romans to create this new government without a single ruler.
What is a republic?
As babies, the twins were famously cared for by this animal before being raised by a shepherd.
What is a she-wolf?
A sign from the gods, like a bird flying a certain way, that Romans watched for.
What is an omen?
The early Romans lived near this tribe to their south, from whom they got the name of the language they spoke.
Who are the Latins?
The Romans deeply feared this problem, when one person gains too much power and rules unfairly.
What is tyranny?
The second king of Rome, Numa Pompilius, was known for being this five-letter "P" word meaning "devoutly religious."
What is pious?
The twins were said to be sons of this war god, linking Rome to divine ancestry.
Who is Mars?
In Roman religion, worship of many gods and goddesses is called this.
What is polytheism?
This river runs beside Rome and appears in stories where the twins are set adrift.
What is the Tiber River?
In the early republic, leading officials who replaced the king and were elected each year had this title.
What are consuls?
This Latin word for “king” was so hated later that Romans vowed never to have one again after Tarquinius Superbus.
What is “rex”?
Romulus and Remus argued over signs from these animals, which they believed showed the gods’ will.
What are birds (omens from birds)?
Romans believed this group to the north, who influenced their religion and symbols, helped shape early Rome’s culture.
Who are the Etruscans?
This open public space in the middle of the city became the center of Roman political and social life.
What is the Forum?
Around this century BCE, Romans traditionally say they overthrew their last king and started the republic.
What is the 6th century BCE (around 509 BCE)?