Overview of Roman History

1184, B.C.: Trojan War

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Founding of Rome

753 B.C.

Romulus

First King

Numa Pompilius

Second King

Tullus Hostilius

Third king Tullus was the grandson of Hostius

Hostilius who was a Roman hero and served under Romulus.

Tullus Hostilius came to power in 673 BC.

Ancus Marcius

Fourth King

Tarquinius Priscus

Fifth King

Servius Tullius

Sixth King

Tarquinius Superbus

Seventh King Superbus means 'the haughty one' descendant from an Etruscan family son of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus married to Tullia, the daughter of Servius

Tullius Killed tullias father the become king 535-510

No election repealed the recent reforms in the

constitution Waged wars with the Latins and

Etruscans Capitoline Temple (Jupiter Capitolinus) Cloaca Maxima, the sewerage system

that discharged into the Tiber less politically astute irritated the people by the burdens he

placed upon them behaved like an autocrat

Rise of the Republic

10 B.C.

First Consuls

Cursus Honorem

2 consuls: Co-presidents

Citizen Army

Expantion of Rome

Heroes of the Roman Republic

Horatius Cocles Mucius Scaevola Cloelia Lucius Quinctus Cincinnatus

Horatius Cocles

Guarded the bridge to Rome The Etruscans were attacking Had his comrads destroy the bridge

behind him Held of the Etruscans untill his men had

destroyed the bridge behind him After a quick prayer to the god of the

river, he jumped into the river and swam to safety

Gaius Mucius Scaevola Swore to assassinate the Etruscan King Snuck into the camp on a day when the soldiers were

being paid Did not know which was the king and who was the

scribe Guessed and killed the man who was the kings scribe The king had him arrested and threatended to burn

him To prove to Porsenna the he would not yield, he stuck

his hand in the fire on the alter He was allowed to leave the camp alive because he

had shown no pain while his hand burned He arrived back at Rome a hero and was nicknamed

‘Lefty’ because he had destroyed his right in the fire.

Cloelia

Porsonna offered to withdraw his troops in exchange for Roman hostages

Cloelia, along with the oother girls, was exchanged for Roman freedom

When she saw the camp was near the Tiber river, she led a few other girls and they swam across through a shower of spears

Porsonna demanded the return of the girl, and sent her and her choice of the other hostages home again

Honored her by doing this and erecting a statue of a girl on a horse in the Forum in her honor

Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus

The entire Roman army and their commander was surrounded As a desperate measure, the counsel elected Cincinnatus as

dictator The met and gave him this news after finding him plowing in a

field He sent his wife for his toga while he wiped off the dust and

sweat As soon as he put on his toga, he was named dictator and

whisked off to Rome He ordered all the men of military age to carry five days of food

and 12 poles to build a palisade around the Etruscans The palisade was built and the enemy surrendered, having

nowhere to go. Within days of Romes victor, he resigned and went back to his

home