kings of Rome

Romulus and remus (753-716 BC)

facts

• he killed his brother
• he founded rome
• is credited with establishing the senate
• known as quirinus after his deification
• died doing a thunderstorm

numa pompilius (715-673 bc)

facts

• credited with establishing the boundaries of rome
• built the temple of Janus
• credited with a calendar reform
• credited with establishing religion
• relvctantly served after having been picked by the romans because the sabines stated it was their urn to have a king

tullius hostilius (673-641 BC)

facts

• tullius was hostile
• he deafeated the albans
• is credited with building the curia hostila
• he sent three brothers to fight for his country
• he was struck by lighting

ancus marcius (641-616 bc)

facts

• defeated the Old Latin
• added the Aventine and Jancium hills by fortifying them
• is credited with building the first aqueduct
• is credited with establishing the part ostia
• is credited with creating the manner in which the romans declared war.

tarquinus pricus (616-579 bc)

facts

• was an etruscan
• married to a lady named tanquil
• doubled the size of the Calvary
• added 100 less wealthy noble seats to senate
• was assassinated by the sons of Ancus Marcuis

servius tullius

facts

• he was married to tanaquils daughter
• he is credited with building the temple of diana
• he is credited with the first walls
• the first census numbered 80,000 capable of bearing arms
• he added the quirinal, viminal,and esquiline hills to rome

tarquinius superbus

facts

• was married to tullia
• made rome the head of the latin league
• finished the temple of lupiter
• built the cloaca maxima
• he went to the senate claiming that servivs was just a slave

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