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NLE History
9th Grade National Latin Exam focused on History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 753 - 715 B.C. Regal Period - Monarch | Romulus founds city and creates Senate |
| 715 - 673 B.C. Regal Period - Monarch | Numa Pompilius (Peace - loving; religious and legal institutions) |
| 673 - 641 B.C. Regal Period - Monarch | Tullus Hostilius (Strong military leader; conquers Alba Longa) |
| 641 - 616 B.C. Regal Period - Monarch | Ancus Marcius (First bridge across Tiber; founds Ostia) |
| 616 - 579 B.C. Regal Period - Monarch | L. Tarquinius Priscus (Etruscan; begins construction of the Capitolium; lays out Circus Maximus; drains valleys of Rome) |
| 579 - 534 B.C. Regal Period - Monarch | Servius Tullius (Etruscan; Servian Wall; new constitution) |
| 534 - 509 B.C. Regal Period - Monarch | L. Tarquinius Superbus (Etruscan; completes Capitolium; overbearing; he is expelled; attempt to recapture Rome fails) |
| 509 B.C. | Foundation of the Republic |
| 494 B.C. Republic | Creation of the office of tribune to protect the plebs |
| 493 B.C. Republic | Rome joins the Latin League |
| 480 - 396 B.C. Republic | Wars against neighbors - Volscian War, attacks on Veii and the Aequi |
| 449 B.C. Republic | Roman law is codified in the Twelve Tables |
| 390 B.C. Republic | Celtic invasion of Italy reaches Rome; Rome sacked |
| 343 - 290 B.C. Republic | Wars against the Samnites. Rome now dominates central Italy |
| 282 - 275 B.C. Republic | Rome defends southern Italy against Greek Pyrrhus; following the war with Pyrrhus, Rome becomes the undisputed leader of southern Italy |
| 264 - 241 B.C. Republic | First Punic War against Carthaginians. Rome becomes a maritime power. |
| 237 - 219 B.C. Republic | The Carthaginians conquer Spain and found New Carthage. |
| 218 - 202 B.C. Republic | The Second Punic War. Hannibal crosses the Alps. After long guerrilla warfare, Hannibal leaves Italy; Rome is triumphant. |
| 200 - 146 B.C. Republic | Wars against the Macedonians in the east, and the destruction of Corinth. |
| 149 - 146 B.C. Republic | The Third Punic War and the destruction of Carthage. |
| 133 - 122 B.C. Late Republic | The Gracchi brothers (Tiberius and Gaius) carry out land reforms.Kingdom of Pergamum is bequeathed to Rome. |
| 112 - 98 B.C. Late Republic | Rise of Marius (novus homo): army reforms; Marius holds 6 consulships in 8 years |
| 90 - 88 B.C. Late Republic | Social War (allies in Italy striving for citizenship) |
| 88 - 82 B.C. Late Republic | Battle for power between Marius and Sulla |
| 82 - 79 B.C. Late Republic | Dictatorship of Sulla (strong support for Senate) |
| 70 B.C. Late Republic | Consulship of Pompey and Crassus |
| 63 B.C. Late Republic | Consulship of Cicero and the quelling of the Catilinarian conspiracy |
| 60 B.C. Late Republic | Formation of the "First Triumvirate" Pompey, Caesar and Crassus |
| 58 - 51 B.C. Late Republic | Caesar's conquest of Gaul |
| 56 B.C. Late Republic | Conference at Luca (terms of the "First Triumvirate" extended) |
| 53 B.C. Late Republic | Defeat and death of Crassus at Carrhae (in Asia Minor) |
| 52 B.C. Late Republic | Pompey sole consul |
| 48 - 44 B.C. Late Republic | Caesar's dictatorship (3 stages: 48 - 47; 46 = granted for 10 years; January 44 = granted for life) |
| 44 B.C. Late Republic | Assassination of Caesar. Ides of March. |
| 44 - 30 B.C. Late Republic | Civil War (Second Triumvirate [Octavian, Antony , Lepidus]; alliance and strife between Octavian and Antony |
| 31 B.C. Late Republic | Battle of Actium |
| 30 B.C. Late Republic | Death of Antony |
| 27 B.C. Late Republic | Octavian given title "Augustus" |
| 27 B.C. - 14 A.D. Empire | Principate of Augustus |
| 14 - 37 A.D. Empire | Principate of Tiberius |
| 37 - 41 A.D. Empire | Principate of Caligula |
| 41 - 54 A.D. Empire | Principate of Claudius |
| 54 - 68 A.D. Empire | Principate of Nero |
| 68 - 69 A.D. Empire | Year of the Four Emperors (Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian) |
| 69 - 79 A.D. Empire | Principate of Vespasian |
| 79 - 81 A.D. Empire | Principate of Titus |
| 81 - 96 A.D. Empire | Principate of Domitian |
| 96 A.D. Empire | Accession of Nerva |
| Aeneas | Trojan leader and reputed ancestor of the Romans. |
| Augustus | (Gaius Iulius Caesar Octavianus) Grandnephew and adopted son of Caesar Brought and end to civil ears of first century B.C. and started beginnings of Principate form of government. |
| Brutus | Rome's first consul in 509 B.C. Known for heroic devotion to duty by putting his own sons to death for plotting treason |
| Cato the Elder | Roman censor famed for his frugality, self-sacrifice, and devotion to duty. Lived in second century B.C. |
| Cincinnatus | Roman farmer-patriot who was called from his farm to lead a Roman army. |
| Decius Mus | Roman consul and general who brought victory to Romans by rushing into the midst of the enemy and sacrificed his life. (4th Century B.C.) |
| Battles of Trasimene, Cannae, and Zama | Battles that the Romans fought against the Carthaginians. |
| Delivered Julius Caesar's funeral oration | Marcus Antonius |
| Emperor blamed for the great fire of Rome in 64 A.D. Also built the Domus Aurea | Nero |
| 510 B.C. Responsible for the expulsion of Rome's last king and the establishment of the Republic | Brutus and Collatinus |
| Emperor that moved the capitol of the Empire to Byzantium and renamed the city after himself | Constantine |
| A Roman could learn about Lucretia, Livia, and Cornelia | By reading Livy's "From the Founding of the City" |
| Five Roman armies were defeated by a force of slaves led by | The escaped gladiator Spartacus |
| Scipio Africanus the Elder is best known for doing this | Defeating Hannibal |
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