Ancient Rome - The dawn of Rome

17 important questions on Ancient Rome - The dawn of Rome

When was rome founded

On 21 april 753 BC

How were Romulus and Remus born

Their mother (Rea) was imprisoned by the evil brother of the king as a Vestal Virgin (no marrying and no kids) but one day the god of war (Mars) had twins with Rea.

What happened when Romulus and Remus were born

They were left in the woods to die
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Who took care of Romulus and Remus

First a female wolf nursed them, then a woodsman found them and raised the boys.

What did Romulus and Remus do after they heard their story from the woodsman

They went on to kill the king (their uncle) and freed the actual king and their mother

On how many hills was Rome build and to which river was it close to

It was build on seven hills and it was close to the River Tiber.

How was Rome first ruled as

A monarchy (one king)

Who advised the king

A group of old wise men, known as the senate.

What type of kings did Rome have

  • Good kings
  • bad kings
  • non-roman kings

How did you call non-roman kings

Etruscan kings

Why did the romans hate tarquinis superbus

He became a tyrant and he had no respect for Roman traditions

How did the tyranny end in Rome

After the roman nobles made a plan to get rid of the last king tarquinis superbus, he was sent away and romans welcomed the ending of Tyranny

What happened when the tyranny ended

Rome swore never to have one ruler again so they started a republic

What is the difference between a monarchy and a republic

In a monarchy there is one ruler (a king)
In a republic there are two rulers (two consuls)
They had two consuls so one checks the other out and vice versa like this one could not get too much power.

When could there still be one ruler during the republic

The romans could still appoint one person as the only leader but only for 6 months (dictator) someone could be a dictator for example to defeat an enemy king.

Why did rome have a surplus of men

  1. Trade
  2. Men were welcome there and not somewhere else

What are the positive and negative effects of having a surplus of men

A negative effect is that there was not enough farmland
A positive effect is that with more men Rome could attack

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