Ancus Marcius (r. 640 BC – 616 BC), fourth of the Kings of Rome, and possibly legendary. Events and trends 619 BC — Alyattes becomes king of Lydia. 619 BC — Death of Zhou xiang wang, King of the Zhou The King of Rome ( Latin: rex regis) was the Chief magistrate of the Roman Kingdom. Like Numa, his reputed maternal grandfather (he was the son of Marcius II and wife Pompilia), he was a friend of peace and religion, but was obliged to make war to defend his territories. Numa Pompilius, according to Legend, was the second King of Rome, succeeding Romulus. He conquered the Latins, and a number of them he settled on the Aventine Hill formed the origin of the Plebeians. Latin is the name of various peoples or ethnicities related to the Latium region in the Italian Peninsula, to the Latin language, or to its descendants The Aventine Hill is one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built Plebs were the general body of landowners of Roman Citizens in Ancient Rome. He fortified the Janiculum, threw a wooden bridge across the Tiber, the Pons Sublicius, founded the port of Ostia, established salt-works and built a prison which was founded in 625 B. Janiculum ( Gianicolo in Italian) is a hill in western Rome. Although the second-tallest hill (after Monte Mario) in the contemporary city of The Tiber ( Latin Tiberis, Italian Tevere) is the third-longest River in Italy, rising in the Apennine mountains The earliest known bridge of ancient Rome, Italy, the Pons Sublicius, spanned the Tiber River near the Forum Boarium ("cattle forum" Ostia Antica was the Harbour of Ancient Rome and perhaps its first colonia. C. and was used to hold people until they decided what to do with them. Before this time, a popular punishment was to exile people.
Ancus Marcius is merely a duplicate of Numa, as is shown by his second name, Numa Marcius, the confidant and pontifex of Numa, being no other than Numa Pompilius himself, represented as priest. Numa Pompilius, according to Legend, was the second King of Rome, succeeding Romulus. The identification with Ancus is shown by the legend which makes the latter a bridge-builder (pontifex), the constructor of the first wooden bridge over the Tiber. It is in the exercise of his priestly functions that the resemblance is most clearly shown. Like Numa, Ancus died a natural death. He was succeeded, not by his sons, but by Lucius Tarquinius Priscus. Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, also called Tarquin the Elder or Tarquin I, was held by ancient tradition to be the fifth King of Rome, said to have reigned
| Preceded by Tullus Hostilius |
King of Rome 642–617 |
Succeeded by Lucius Tarquinius Priscus |
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- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. Tullus Hostilius (r 673 BC &ndash 641 BC was the third of the legendary Kings of Rome. The King of Rome ( Latin: rex regis) was the Chief magistrate of the Roman Kingdom. Events and trends Assyrian king Ashurbanipal founds library which includes our earliest complete copy of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Events and trends 619 BC — Alyattes becomes king of Lydia. 619 BC — Death of Zhou xiang wang, King of the Zhou Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, also called Tarquin the Elder or Tarquin I, was held by ancient tradition to be the fifth King of Rome, said to have reigned The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
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