OCR GCSE Ancient History: The
Foundations of Rome: the Roman kings
Questions & Answers
Name our two main sources on the foundation of Rome - ANSWERS- Livy, The History
of Rome
- Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities
When was Livy's History of Rome written? - ANSWERSAround 29BCE
When was Dionysius' Roman Antiquities written? - ANSWERSAround 7BCE
Name the earliest Roman historian, referenced by both Livy and Dionysius, but whose
works are now lost. When was he writing? - ANSWERS- Quintus Fabius Pictor
- between 215 and 200BCE
Which survivor of the Trojan Wars from Homer's Iliad is woven into Rome's foundation
myths? - ANSWERSAeneas
When do the sources say that Rome was founded? By whom? - ANSWERS- 753BCE
- Romulus
Who was Romulus' grandfather and where was he king? - ANSWERS- King Numitor
- Alba Longa
Name three aspects of Rome that the literary tradition credits to Romulus - ANSWERS-
The original city walls, built around the Palatine Hill
- The patron-client system of patricians and plebians
- The Senate - 100 patricians serving as advisors to the king, who ruled by decree
Name the assembly on which each of the Roman tribes, each represented by 10 curiae
or wards, had an equal vote under Romulus - ANSWERSThe Comitia Curiata
By what name do we know the story in which Romulus invites neighbouring cities to a
festival and abducts their young women? - ANSWERSThe Rape of the Sabine Women
Name the Sabine king with whom Romulus shared power - ANSWERSTitus Tatius
Give the name and dates of Rome's second king - ANSWERSNuma Pompilius, 715-
673BCE
Foundations of Rome: the Roman kings
Questions & Answers
Name our two main sources on the foundation of Rome - ANSWERS- Livy, The History
of Rome
- Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities
When was Livy's History of Rome written? - ANSWERSAround 29BCE
When was Dionysius' Roman Antiquities written? - ANSWERSAround 7BCE
Name the earliest Roman historian, referenced by both Livy and Dionysius, but whose
works are now lost. When was he writing? - ANSWERS- Quintus Fabius Pictor
- between 215 and 200BCE
Which survivor of the Trojan Wars from Homer's Iliad is woven into Rome's foundation
myths? - ANSWERSAeneas
When do the sources say that Rome was founded? By whom? - ANSWERS- 753BCE
- Romulus
Who was Romulus' grandfather and where was he king? - ANSWERS- King Numitor
- Alba Longa
Name three aspects of Rome that the literary tradition credits to Romulus - ANSWERS-
The original city walls, built around the Palatine Hill
- The patron-client system of patricians and plebians
- The Senate - 100 patricians serving as advisors to the king, who ruled by decree
Name the assembly on which each of the Roman tribes, each represented by 10 curiae
or wards, had an equal vote under Romulus - ANSWERSThe Comitia Curiata
By what name do we know the story in which Romulus invites neighbouring cities to a
festival and abducts their young women? - ANSWERSThe Rape of the Sabine Women
Name the Sabine king with whom Romulus shared power - ANSWERSTitus Tatius
Give the name and dates of Rome's second king - ANSWERSNuma Pompilius, 715-
673BCE
