Classical Studies 1000 Lecture Notes - Pear, Vestal Virgin, Latin League

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Roma goddess of rome, jupiter athena, jupiter zeus. Know the gods we spoke of in class. Julius caesar said that his family is traced back to the goddess venus. Romulus and remus twins, borne of mars, the god of war. Twins born, set in a basket down a stream. Romulus and remus decided to make a city. Romulus killed his brother, naming the city rome after himself. Romulus and remus are supposed to be the grandchildren of aeneas. King"s name reflect what they did: romulus rome, one named after a spirit numa, hostilius enemy, reinforced the army, 5th king is an etruscans (society that existed before rome, last king is superbus. Ended because the son of the last king raped a woman named lucretia who was known to be loyal, and she killed herself. One of the people who witnessed this, saw how corrupt the kingdom was, and vowed to make sure there was never any kings again.

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