Kings of Rome

Romulus

Romulus (Cont.)

• Was the son of Mars.
• Killed his brother, Remus.
• Was deified after death as the god, Quirinus
• Stole women form the Sabines
• Credited with establishing the Senate

Numa Pompilius

Numa Pompilius (Cont.)

• Credited with establishing religion.
• Credited with a calendar reform of 10 to 12 months.
• Credited with establishing Roman boundaries.
• Had Sabine origins
• Was a very peaceful ruler

Tullus Hostilius

Tullus Hostilius (Cont.)

• Just as hostile as Numa was peaceful.
• Credited with building the Curia Hostilia.
• Alba Longa was defeated and subsequently destroyed during his reign.
• Won wars with Fidenae and Venii and the sabines.
• Died of Jupiter's anger for doing a ceremony of protection incorrectly.

Ancus Marcius

Ancus Marcius(Cont.)

• Credited with the way Romans declared war.
• Added the Aventine and Janiculum hills.
• Credited with establishing the Port Ostia.
• Took the town of Politorium twice.
• Built Rome's first prison, The Mamertine prison.

Tarquinius Priscus

Tarquinius Priscus (Cont.)

• Assassinated by Ancus Marcius' sons.
• An eagle took and replaced his hat when he first came to Rome.
• Added 100 men to the senate from the highest minor families.
• Won a war with the Etruscan reinforced Sabines.
• Subsequently subdued and annexed Nomentum, Medullia, and 5 others.

Servius Tullius

Servius Tullius (Cont.)

• Established that a citizens' tribe is determined by where they lived.
• Aded the Quirinal, Viminal, and Esquiline hills.
• Credited with building the Temple of Diana.
• Credited with the first walls, but they were not built until later.
• The first to be elected by the Senate alone.

Tarqiuinus Superbus

Tarquinius Superbus (Cont.)

• Made Rome the head of the Latin League.
• Built the Cloaca Maximus, a large sewer/drainage ditch.
• Was the last Roman King.
• His downfall was his son Sextus.
• Started of his reign by killing a number of leading senators.