roman monarchy

Aeneas

Trojan hero; founded Lavinium

Ascanius

son of Aeneas; founded Alba Longa

Rhea Silvia

vestal virgin; mother of Romulus & Remus

Tarpeia

Roman traitor who paid for her crime

Mettius Fufetius

Alban leader; torn to pieces

Tanaquil

Wife of Tarquinius Priscus

Tullia the Elder

murdered by her sister and husband

Tullia the Younger

ambitious daughter of Servius Tullius

Arruns Tarquin

murdered by his brother and his wife

Lucius Tarquin

ambitious son of Tarquin the Elder

Sextus Tarquin

son of Tarquin the Proud; raped Lucretia

Lucretia

the good wife; her death ended the Monarchy

Collatinus

husband of Lucretia

Brutus

the "Liberator"

Horatii

Roman triplets

Curiatii

Alban triplets

Sabines

nearby people from whom the Romans stole women

Amulius

The great uncle of Romulus and Remus, who usurped the throne from his brother Numitor.

Faustulus

The shepherd who, along with his wife Acca Laurentia, raised Romulus and Remus after they were abandoned.

Numitor

The rightful king of Alba Longa and grandfather of Romulus and Remus.

Augury

A practice used to determine the will of the gods by interpreting the flight patterns of birds, which decided who would rule the new land.

Interregnum

A period of temporary governance where senators alternated ruling every five days after Romulus.

Numa Pompilius

The second king of Rome known for promoting peace and religious practices, and for creating the Regia in the forum.

Tullus Hostilius

The third king of Rome, a warrior who fought the battle of the triplets between the Horatii and the Curiatii.

Ancus Marcius

The fourth king of Rome, credited with building the Pons Sublicius and laying the groundwork for the port city of Ostia.

Tarquinius Priscus

The fifth king of Rome who created the Circus Maximus and the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, uniting Rome into a city.

Servius Tullius

The sixth king of Rome, known for his prophetic childhood and for building the wall around Rome and establishing the centuriate system.

Cloaca Maxima

The ancient sewer system of Rome, completed under the rule of Tarquinius Superbus.

Battle of the Triplets

A significant conflict during Tullus Hostilius's reign between the Horatii of Rome and the Curiatii of Alba Longa.

Rape of Lucretia

An event that led to the uprising against Tarquinius Superbus, marking the end of the Roman monarchy in 509 BC.

Tarquinius Superbus

The seventh and last king of Rome, known as "Tarquin the Proud," whose tyrannical rule led to the end of the Roman monarchy in 509 BC. He completed the Cloaca Maxima.