A | B |
Romulus | first king of Rome |
Tarquinius Superbus | last king of Rome |
Numa Pompilius | second king-revered the gods |
Tullius Hostilius | third king, warlike and neglected the gods |
Brutus | he led the revolt to expel Tarquin |
Mucius Scaevola | during the wars with the Etruscans, he let his hand be burnt off rather than give information |
Sabines | this tribe warred with the Romans after their women were taken |
Tarpaea | this silly girl gave away information to Rome's enemies |
Coriolanus | a brilliant general who left Rome to fight with her enemies |
Horatio | this brave Roman held a bridge over the Tiber to hold off the Etruscans |
Cincinnatus | after leading the Romans to victory, he was offered perpetual rule but retired to his farm instead |
Rhea Silvia | the mother of Romulus and Remus |
Mars | the Father of Romulus and Remus |
Alba Longa | the city where Romulus and Remus were born |
Aeneas | the Trojan fugitive who founded the Roman Race |
Iulus | Aeneas' son, he founded Alba Longa |
Etruscans | these people ruled Italy before the Romans |