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when did the monarchy era begin and end
753 b.c. to 509 b.c.
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who was the first king
romulus
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who was the last king
tarquinius Superbus
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how many kings were there
7
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what was the fasces
symbolized the king
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what is the era for the republic
509 b.c. to 27 b.c.
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who started the republic
brutus
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who ruled the republic
consuls
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what era was empire
27 b.c. to 476 a.d.
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who started empire
octavian, augustus ceaser
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who were augustus, cladius, tiberius, caligua, nero, trajan, adrain, constantine
famous emperors
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romulus Augustus?
last empoerer
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what was the senate
most powerful body that existed in alll threee eras
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what does SPQR stand for
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- the senate and the roman people
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what was the course of offices which was the order for various offfices of high posiion
Cursus Honorum
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what were consuls
there were two who ruled for one year and were chief executives
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who were public treasuries
qaestor
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who was in charge of public games, amusements, public works, markets, streets etc
aedile
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who founded rome and on which hill
romulus in 753 b.c. on capitoline hill
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what was the area where rome was situated
latium
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what was romes outlet to the sea
ostia
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what was forum
marketplace that contained law courts, senate house, and speakers platform
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what were law courts
basilica
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what was the senate house
curia
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what was the speakers platform
rostra
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what is the via appia
connected rome and brundisium
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what was the spacious front hall
atrium
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what was the opening in the ceiling of the atrium
compluvim
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what was marble basin to catch rainwater from opening
impluvium
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what was study or office
tablinum
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what was open courtyard
peristylium
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what was dining room
triclinium
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what is bedroom
cubiculum
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what were country homes
villae
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what is praenomen
our given name comes first
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what is nomen
family name
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what is cognomen
branch of the gens
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what did men normally where
tunica
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what was the formal garment of roman citizens
toga
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what was the pure white toga worn by a man seeking public office
toga candida
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what did women wear over a tunic
stolla/ palla
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what was the toga for children
toga praetexta
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what were normal shoes
sandals
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what was light breakfast
ientaculum
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what was great amplitheater where gladiators fought
colesseum
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what was used for chariot races
circus maximus
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what was dividing wall around chariots
spina
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what was area for military training
campus martius
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what was chief priest called
pontifex maximus
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which roman and greek gods were king of gods
jupiter/zeus
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messenger of gods
mercury/hermes
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god of sea
neptune/poseidon
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god of harvest
saturn/cronus
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god of sun song and prophecy
apollo/apollo
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god of fire
vulcan/hephaestus
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god of wine
bacchus/dionysus
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goddesses of love and beauty
venus/aphrodite
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goddesses of wisdom
minerva/athena
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goddesses of the chase and moon
diana/artemis
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goddesses pf agriculture
ceres/demeter
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goddesses ofthe hearth
vesta/hestia
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god of beginnings and doorways and deoicted wiht two faces
janus
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gods of the household
lares and penates
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who is Aenas
ancestor of romulus who was trojan leader
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who is brutus
rome's first consul
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who is cincinnatus
roman farmer/patriot who defeated an enemy but returned to farming instead of ruling
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who were the Gracchi brothers gaius and tiberius
tribunes of people
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who was horatius
defended bridge over tiber from etruscans
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who was mucius scaevola
roman patroit who burnt his hand
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who were baucis and philemon
old couple who helped jupiter and mercury
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who were ceres and proserpina
proserpina is in undreworld for one third of year
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who were daedalus and icarus
flight with wings but icarus flew to close to sun and died
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who were orpheus and eurydice
orpheus went to hades to save wife but looked back and lost her
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who were perseus and andromeda
slew a sea monster and married the girl he saved
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who wer pyramus and thisbe
famous lovers that romeo and juliet were based off of
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what is ad nauseum
point of disgust
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art for art's sake
ars atis gratia
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beware of the dog
cave canem
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with a grain of salt
cum grano salis
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to err is human
errare humanum est
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by virtue of office
ex officio
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make haste slowly
festina lente
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into the midst of things
in medias res
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by the very fact itself
ipso facto
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a slip of the tongue
lapsus linguae
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a sound mind in a sound body
mens sana in corpore sano
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father of his country
pater patriae
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peace be with you
pax vobiscum
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an unwelcome person
persona non grata
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for an against
pro and contra
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for the time being
pro tempore
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something for something
quid pro quo
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always faithful
semper fidelis
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always prepared
semper paratus
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indispensable
sine qua non
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A.D.
anno domini in the day of our lord
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A.M.
ante meridiem before noon
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e.g.
exempli gratia for example
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et al.
et alii and others
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etc.
et cetera and the rest
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p.m.
post meridiem after noon
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p.s.
post scriptum post script
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