1. The Kings, Tarquins and Early Republic Name five Founding Fathers?

2. Romulus Responsible for beginning Rome’s development Established the 100 patres, founding the patrician class and senate Made Capitoline Hill an asylum for fugitives w/o women Rape of Sabine women happened under him, Roman men raided a Sabine festival and carried off the women, convince women to stay on their own before a war breaks out, two groups merge

3. Titus Tatius Leader of the Sabines lived at same time as Romulus Enlarged the city Started several religious cults

4. Numa Pompilius Founded religious temples and offices –Vestal Virgins –Pontifus maximus, chief priest of Rome Possibly a Sabine leader as well

5. Tullus Hostilius Established Rome’s Senate house the Curia Hostilia Conquered Alba Longa a city founded by Aeneas’ son Vicious warrior, word hostile traced back to how he treated people

6. Ancus Marcius Enlarged Rome’s territorial control by capturing Etruscan land to the North Captured port of Ostia

7. Tarquinius Priscus Also know as Tarquin the Elder, came to Rome from Etruria, bringing Etruscan customs, culture and builders w/ them Built earliest public works, temples on Capitoline hill, a public sewer, fought wars with neighboring cities Arrogant made enemies of the royal clans

8. Servius Tullius A slave in the Tarquin household, became king when a Tarquin was murdered Remembered as mild and kind, instituted the census and the assembly Built a wall around Rome still called the Servian wall

9. Lucius Tarquinius Superbus Known as Tarquin the Proud, urged by wife to assassinate her father Servius, left his body in the street, let his wife drive her chariot over her dead father’s body Last king of Rome, driven out by aristocrats for being cruel and arrogant and is son Sextus raping, Lucretia who had been doing the right things and even entertained him as a guest Lucretia told her husband and then killed her self to right the matter, led to a rebellion against the Tarquins led by Brutus, who had acted liked an idiot to avoid being killed Brutus became one of 1 st consuls, killed his own sons for trying to returns the Tarquins to Power

10. The Republic The Senate made up of 300 upper class men called patricians, common citizens called plebeians Only patricians could hold office, led by 2 consuls, senate advised consuls who then ruled, consuls had veto power which means I forbid Dictators could be appointed in an emergency, most famous Cincinnatus who was plowing his fields left to lead the army and returned to his mule in one day Longest rule by a dictator was Sulla who ruled and took the power away from the Senate and Patricians for two yrs Last Dictator was Julius Caesar