Famous Men Of Rome - Numa

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Numa Pompilius

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a Sabine
chosen by the Senate to rule Rome one year after Romulus disappeared

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augurs

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fortune-tellers in Rome
claimed to tell the future by looking at how birds and animals acted

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wars

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the occupation Roman young men were brought up to practice prior to Numa's reign

there were none of these during Numa's whole reign

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trade and manufacturing

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occupations considered disgraceful by the Romans before Numa's reign

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public lands

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Numa divided Rome's land up into plots called _______, and gave one plot each to every poor Roman

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brass tablets

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what Numa engraved his laws onto, so everyone would always be able to see them

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Egeria

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a goddess, or perhaps a fairy, who lived outside of Rome; Numa married her and she taught him the magical arts

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religion

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that with which Numa was most concerned; he constantly urged the Romans to take this most seriously

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Jupiter

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the greatest of the gods; ruled both sky and earth; could send thunderbolts down from heaven; sometimes called Jove; the Greeks called him Zeus

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Juno

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Jupiter's wife, who managed many affairs on earth. The Greeks called her Hera

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Neptune

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one of Jupiter's two brothers; ruled and controlled the sea; the Greeks called him Poseidon

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Pluto

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one of Jupiter's two brothers; ruled the Underworld, where the spirits of the dead reside; the Greeks called him Hades

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Mars

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the god of war, and supposed father of Romulus and Remus; the Greeks called him Ares

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Mercury

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the messenger of the gods, and god of eloquence and commerce; the Greeks called him Hermes

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Vulcan

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the god of fires and forges; the Greeks called him Hephaestus

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Apollo

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god of music, archery, medicine, and the sun; his sister was Diana; the Greeks also called him Apollo

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Janus

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a two-faced god; one face looked forward, the other backward; presided over undertakings, and gates and doors

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Temple of Janus

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when its door was closed, there was peace; when its door was open, there was war

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Diana

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goddess of the moon and night and of hunting; brother of Apollo; the Greeks called her Artemis

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Venus

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goddess of love; the Greeks called her Aphrodite

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Minerva

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goddess of wisdom; the Greeks called her Athena

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Flora

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goddess of flowers

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50 years

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the length of Numa Pompilius' reign, during which Rome was at peace with everyone around her