Eutropius Test

1st king of rome

romulus, named the city after him after he killed his brother, stole sabine women to have as wives, believed to have ascended to the gods after a storm

2nd king of rome

Numa Pompilius, didnt wage wars, established roman traditions and laws, established the calendar

3rd king of rome

Tullus Hostilius, hit by lightning for neglecting the gods, conquered many territories

4th king of rome

Ancus Marcius, grandsom of numa, added aventine and janiculum hill, died of illness

5th king of rome

tarquinius priscus, builds circus maximus, conquers sabines, creates the roman games

6th king of rome

servius tullus, ordered the first census, killed by tarquinius superbus

7th king of rome

tarquinius superbus, last king of rome, removed from power by brutus after the rape of lucretia

rape of lucretia

tarquinius junior raped lucretia, a most noble and chaste woman, and she complained to her father, husband, and other friends, then killed herself. the injustice she faced caused tarquinius superbus to be removed from power

parative genitive

a small quantity in relationship to a larger whole