Lucius tarquinius priscus biography of abraham lincoln
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List of heads of state and government who were assassinated or executed
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THE 7 KINGS OF ROME
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1. ROMULUS (753-715 BCE)
1st king of Rome
Said to have disappeared in a thunderstorm.
Was worshipped as a roman god, Quirinius.
Advancements:
First citizens were all male fugitives.
Laid grounds for roman culture.
2. NUMA POMP
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V. THE ETRUSCAN DOMINATION
About 655 B.C., proceeds the tradition, Demaratus, a rich merchant banished from Corinth, came to live in Tarquinii, and married an Etruscan woman.38 His son Lucius Tarquinius migrated to Rome, rose to high position there, and, on the death of Ancus, either seized the throne or, more probably, was chosen to it by a coalition of Etruscan families in the city. “He was the first,” says Livy, “who canvassed for the crown, and delivered a set speech to secure the support of the plebs”39—i.e., those citizens who could not trace their ancestry to the founding fathers. Under this Tarquinius Priscus the monarchy increased its power over the aristocracy, and Etruscan influence grew in Roman politics, engineering, religion, and art. Tarquin fought successfully against the Sabines, and subjugated all Latium. He used the resources of Rome, we are told, to adorn Tarquinii and other Etruscan cities, but also he brought Etruscan an