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Latin Lesson 4
the Tarquins
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| King Ancus Marcius | fourth king; built the harbor city Ostia |
| King Tarquin | Lucumo; built the Capitol, Temple of Jupiter, circus |
| circus maximus | racetrack built by Tarquin; could seat 250,000 |
| King Servius Tullius | Son in law of Tarquin; first to take census |
| Augurs | male fortune tellers |
| Capitol | a government building |
| lictors | police officers |
| fasces | an ax in a Bundle of rods cornered by lictors |
| porticoes | Covered walkways |
| Census | a counting of a population |
| Sibyls | female fortune tellers |
| Papyrus | a plant pounded to make paper |
| volume | a roll of paper or parchment |
| describe the events that led Tanaquil to predict that her husband would be king | an eagle swooped down, took his cap and put it back on his head. And she said that it was a sign for him to be king |
| on what hill did Tarquin build the Temple of Jupiter | Capitoline Hill |
| what events took place in the circus Maximus and in the forum | circus Maximus- horse races, games, and shows (served entertainment purposes) Forum- public meetings, politics speeches, courts of law |