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| Who were the first two consuls? | Brutus and Collatinus |
| Against whom does Brutus die fighting in battle? | Arruns, son of Tarquin the Proud |
| Why did Collatinus step down as consul? | He was related to the Tarquins |
| Who defended the Pons Sublicius single-handedly? | Horatius Cocles |
| Who failed to assassinate Lars Porsenna and burned off his right hand to his bravery? | Mucius Scaevola |
| Which maiden escaped from Lars Porsenna, but returned voluntarily? | Cloelia |
| In what year did the plebeians secede from Rome? | 494 B.C. |
| To what location did the plebeians secede? | Mons Sacra |
| Whom did the decemvir, Appius Claudius, attempt to rape? | Verginia |
| Which Roman general, after being exiled, led the enemy Volsci against Rome? | Coriolanus |
| Who stopped Coriolanus from attacking Rome? | his wife Volumnia and mother Veturia |
| Who left his plow to be dictator? | Cincinnatus |
| Against whom did Cincinnatus lead the Roman army? | Aequi |
| How long did Cincinnatus hold on to his dictatorship? | 16 days |
| What was the Foedus Cassianum? | Treaty between Romans and Latins (493 B.C.) marking the end of the war between the two |
| Who oversaw the 10 year siege of Veii which ended in 396 B.C.? | Camillus |
| Whom did the Romans recall after Brennus invaded? | Camillus |
| Who is known as the Second Romulus/Founder of Rome? | Camillus |
| Who brought peace between the patricians and plebeians and put a temple in the forum to commemorate this? | Camillus |
| How much gold did Brennus want? | 1000 lbs. |
| Who warned Manlius Capitolinus that the Gauls were sneaking into the arc? | sacred geese |
| What great disaster befell the Roman army in 321 B.C. | Caudine Forks |
| What enemy trapped the Roman army at the Caudine Forks? | Samnites |
| How many wars did Rome have with the Samnites? | 3 |
| What southern Italian city did Pyrrhus come to the aid of? | Tarentum |
| What first did Pyrrhus present the Romans with? | elephants in warfare |
| What is a Pyrrhic victory? | one won at an excessive cost |
| With whom did Rome fight in the Battle of Beneventum? | Pyrrhus |
| What sea battle did Claudius Pulcher lose after the sacred chickens incident? | Battle of Drepana |
| Where was Rome's first naval victory | Battle of Mylae - 1st P.W. |
| Where did the prows on the rostra in the Roman forum come from? | ships captured at the Battle of Mylae - Rome's first sea victory? |
| Which Roman commander was captured during the 1st P.W., and taken to Rome to convince the senate to surrender? | Regulus |
| Which battle was the last of the 1st P.W.? | Battle of Aegates Islands |
| What are the dates for the 1st Punic War? | 264 - 241 B.C. |
| What are the dates for the 2nd P.W.? | 218-201 B.C. |
| Over what city in Spain did the 2nd P.W. begin? | Saguntum |
| Where was the first battle of 2nd P.W.? winner | Ticinus River 218 B.C./Hannibal |
| Where/When was 2nd battle of 2nd P.W.? | Battle of Trebia 218/Hannibal |
| Where/when was the 3rd battle of 2nd P.W.? | Lake Trasimene 217/Hannibal |
| Where/when was the 4th battle of 2nd P.W.? | Battle of Cannae 216/Hannibal |
| Which battle was Rome's worst defeat in its history? | Battle of Cannae 216 |
| Who, as dictator, used delaying tactics against Hannibal? | Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (Cunctator - "The Delayer") |
| Whose head was cut off and thrown into Hannibal's camp? | his brother Hasdrubal |
| What was the final battle of the 2nd P.W.? When? | Battle of Zama - 202 B.C. |
| What was Rome's first province? | Sicily |
| Over what region did the 1st P.W. begin? | Sicily |
| Who was the Roman general who defeated Hannibal? | Publius Cornelius Scipio (Africanus) |
| Whom did Scipio (Africanus) rescue in the first battle of the 2nd P.W.? | his father |
| What two important allied cities defected to Hannibal? | Capua and Tarentum |
| How much silver was Carthage forced to pay as an indemnity after the 2nd P.W.? | 10,000 talents |
| What group of Italian mercenaries did Rome back, starting the 1st P.W.? | Mamertines |
| During what war were the battles of Ecnomus, Agrigentum, Drepana & Tunis fought | 1st P.W. |
