Kings of Rome

Romulus

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• 753-716 BC
• founded Rome (1st king)
• credited with establishing the Senate
• stole women from neighboring Sabines to populate Rome
• Romulus and his brother, Remus were nursed by a she wolf and then raised by a shepherd, Faustulus

Numa Pompilius

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• 715-673 BC
• Served after being picked by the Romans because the Sabians stated it was their turn to have a king
• credited with establishing religion
• credited with reforming the calendar from 10 to 12 months
• built the temple of Janus/ doors of his temple were closed during his reign because of peace

Tullus Hostilius

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• 673-641 BC
• He was a Latin
• hostile leader
• defeated the Albans and destroyed Alba Longa
• credited with building the Curia Hostilia, a larger Senate House

Ancus Marcius

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• 641-616 BC
• defeated the "Old Latins"
• added Aventine and Janiculum hills by fortifying them and including them inside the city's walls
• credited with building the first aqueduct
• credited with establishing the manner in which the Romans declared war

Tarquinius Priscus

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• 616-579 BC
• he was an Etruscan
• doubled the size of cavalry
• added 100 less wealthy noble seats to the Senate
• he was assassinated by the sons of Ancus Marcius

Servius Tullius

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• 579-535 BC
• established citizens' tribes being determined by where they lived and not by their family or amount of property
• added Quirinal, Viminal, and Esquiline hills to Rome
• credited with building the Temple of Diana
• credited with the first walls (Servian Wall)

Tarquinius Superbus

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• 535-509 BC (the last king)
• married to Tullia, who was the daughter of Servius Tullius
• made Rome the head of Latin League
• finished or built the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus or Jupiter Optimus Maximus, which became the religious focal point
• built Cloaca Maxima, a large sewer/drainage ditch