Transcript Basic Roman History (1)

Basic Roman History
The Republic’s Beginnings
7 Kings Review
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Romulus
Numa Pompilius
Tullus Hostilius
Ancus Marcius
Tarquinius Priscus
Servius Tullius
Tarquinius Superbus
Superbus Review
Tullia/Tarquinius and Tullia/Tarquinius
Overthrowing Servius Tullius
Bump in the road?
Alienates the Senate
Lucius Junius Brutus
Nephew of Superbus, but not a fan
“Brutus” means “stupid” or “slow”
Fakes it to avoid suspicion
Trip to Delphi with Tarquinius’s sons
Sons: Next ruler?
Brutus trips and “kisses his mother”
The Rape of Lucretia
Sextus Tarquinius & Lucius Collatinus
Debate comes up about good wives
Visit - Collatinus’s wife Lucretia is good
Sextus Returns & Makes Advances
No fear of death
Other, more incriminating choice
Lucretia’s News
Father, Collatinus, and Brutus
Suicide rather than living with dishonor
510-509 B.C.
Brutus and Collatinus’s (and Rome’s)
vow about kings
Tarquinii driven out in 510
Brutus & Collatinus form
the Roman Republic
in 509
Consuls
The War with Clusium (c.507 BC)
• Etruscan city
• Superbus seeks help
• Lars Porsena, King of Clusium
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Horatius Cocles
“One-eyed”
Defends the
bridge
Romans tear it
down
Swims home in
armor
Mucius Scaevola
• Proposes mission to
assassinate Porsena
• Sneaks into camp
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Whom to kill?
Oops…
• Epic speech: I am Gaius Mucius, a citizen of Rome. I came
here as an enemy to kill my enemy, and I am as ready to die as I
am to kill. We Romans act bravely and, when adversity strikes,
we suffer bravely.
• Burns his own right hand off
• Scaevola means “lefty”
Porsena’s Reaction & Cloelia
300 more like Scaevola
Porsena: Uh. Nvm.
Peace treaty
Cloelia & other hostages
Cloelia sneaks out
Sent back – does return
Porsena: Girl, you brave.
Frees her & she takes half
of the males
Review
What does “Brutus” mean and how
does he fake it?
Why does Lucretia submit to Sextus
Tarquinius?
How does Mucius Scaevola scare
Lars Porsena off from Rome?