WorksheetsEarly Roman Heroes
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 6mins
Last of Rome's kings exiled in 509 BCE for his vile crimes, including executing many senators
Romulus
Horatius
Tarquinius Superbus
Cincinnatus
Tiber
the river flowing through Rome
an Etruscan king
a Roman historian
the king's scribe
Lars Porsenna
an enemy king who attacked Rome
the man who defended Rome by single-handedly guarding the bridge against an attacking army
the historian who told stories of patriotic Romans
got the nickname "Lefty" by burning off his right hand
Mucius Scaevola
the historian who told stories of patriotic Romans
got his nickname "Lefty" by burning off his right hand
an enemy king who attacked Rome
the man who defended Rome by single-handedly guarding the bridge against an attacking army
Cincinnatus
defended Rome by single-handedly guarding the bridge against attacking army
led Roman hostages to swim across the Tiber back to the safety of Rome
the enemy king's scribe
Roman farmer & military leader whose pietas inspired our country's first president
Which Roman hero led other hostages to escape across the Tiber?
Cloelia
Cincinnatus
Horatius
Mucius
Who was honored with an equestrian statue (figure on horseback) in the Forum?
Cincinnatus
Mucius
Cloelia
Horatius
The definition of pietas is...
heroism
bravery in battle
hunger for wealth and power
devotion to gods, country, and family
Held off the attacking Etruscan army single-handedly at the bridge to Rome.
Mucius
Cloelia
Horatius
Cincinnatus
Stealthily entered the enemy camp on a mission to assassinate their king.
Cloelia
Cincinnatus
Horatius
Mucius
Laid siege to Rome in an attempt to destroy the new republic and restore the monarchy.
Mucius
Romulus
Lars Porsenna
Tarquinius Superbus
Great general who was named dictator by the Senate for 6 months in order to rescue a Roman army that had been surrounded by Rome's warring neighbors.
Cincinnatus
Horatius Cocles
Mucius Scaevola
Lars Porsenna
Informed the leader of the army besieging Rome that he was just one of many Romans intent on assassinating the enemy king.
Cincinnatus
Mucius Scaevola
Lars Porsenna
Horatius
Prayed to Father Tiber to "receive this soldier into your kind waters".
Cloelia
Mucius Scaevola
Horatius Cocles
Cincinnatus
Legendary Roman woman who treasured her sons over gold and jewels.
Porsenna
the wife of Cincinnatus
Cloelia
Cornelia
Swam across the Tiber through a shower of spears to reach the safety of Rome.
Cloelia
Horatius
Cloelia and Lars Porsenna
Cloelia and Horatius
Which Roman do you believe is the most heroic?
Cloelia
Horatius Cocles
Cincinnatus
Mucius Scaevola
After serving as commanding general during the revolution and then as our nation's first president, but refusing a second term so that he could return to his farm, George Washington was known as "The American ___"
Mucius Scaevola
Cincinnatus
Horatius
Cloelia
