| A | B |
|---|
| Latins | Central Europeans who found Latium |
| Phoenicians | N. Aricans who found Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica |
| Etruscans | People from Asia Minor who found Etruria |
| April 21, 753 BC | Legendary founding of Rome |
| Aeneas | Trojan prince who escaped to Laurentum |
| Ascanius | Son of Aeneas; founder of Alba Longa |
| Remus | Founded Aventine hill; killed by Romulus |
| Lupa | She-wolf/prostitute that raised Romulus & Remus |
| Sabines | Neighboring, peaceful tribe; women raped to populate |
| Litotes | Double-negatives; used by Dionysius about Italy |
| 7 Hills | Hills that made up Early Rome |
| Palantine | 1st hill founded by Romulus; wealthy |
| Aventine | HIll chosen by Remus; home of plebeians |
| Capitoline | Hill of Roman gov't; earliest fortresses |
| Caelian | Home of many patricians during Roman Republic |
| Esquiline | Walled city |
| Viminal | Smalles and last hill to be included |
| Quirinal | Home of Sabines |
| Servians Walls | Walls surrounding the 7 Hills |
| Campus Martius | "Field of Mars," plains west of Rome |
| Tiber River | River through Rome; separates Etruria & Latium |
| Ostia | Rome's seaport |
| Veii | City in southern Etruria; base of Etruscans |
| Magna Graecia | Home of many Greek immigrants |
| Fasces | Rods with an axe; symbol of strength through unity |
| Lictor | Asst. to a political ruler |
| Cloaca Maxima | "Great Sewer" |
| Pons Sublicus | First bridge across Tiber River |
| "Just War" | War can only be started for religion/protection |
| Tarquins | The Etruscan monarchs of Rome |
| Seven Kings of Rome | Men who ruled from founding to Republic |
| Romulus | Founded Palantine Hill (+5); rape of Sabines; Senate |
| Numa Pompilius | "Philosopher King," peaceful, religious |
| Tulius Hostilius | Harsh; captured Alba Longa; suffered plague |
| Ancus Marcius | Founded Ostia; Pons Sublicius; "Just War" |
| Tarquinius Priscus | Cloaca Maxima; Laid out Circus Maximus |
| Servius Tulius | Classes; Servian Walls; Political reformer |
| Tarquinius Superbus | Colonies of Rome; Violent; Sextus (son) |
| Gens | Chain of related ROman families |
| Curiae | 30 groups of gentes that made up Rome |
| Paterfamilias | Father/leader of a gens |
| Centuries | Groups of 100 soldiers |
| Proletarii | Helpers to armed men |
| Comitia Curiata | An assembly of all curiae; nominated king |
| Comitia Centuriata | An asembly of all centuries |
