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Rhea Silva | She was the daughter of Numitor Silvius, king of Alba Longa and The mother of Romulus and Remus |
Romulus | The founder of Rome he founded rome in 753 BC and he was one of the twin sons of Mars by the Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia |
Numa Pompilius | The 2nd king of Rome, and he was credited with reforming the Roman calender to include January and Feburary. |
Ancus Marcius | 4th king of Rome and ruled from 641-617. He also founded the port city of Ostia. |
Tarquinius Superbus | 6th king of Rome that ruled from 534-509 BCE. He was Tarquin The Elders grandson and he murdered Servus Tullius. |
Tarquinus Priscus | 5th king of Rome and ruled from 616-579 BCE. He was the last official elected king and he was Etruscian not Roman. He added important structures to rome like the Circus Maximus. |
Remus | He was Romulus twin brother, who was also killed by his brother Romulus |
Sabine Women | In ancient mythology where the men of Rome abducted Sabine women from other cities around Rome and raped them. |
Tarquinius Sextus | He was the third and youngest son of the last king of Rome. He was the son of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus. He raped Brutus's wife Lucreatia which caused him and his family to be exiled from Rome. This marked the end of the monarchy and the start of the republic. |
Lucretia | She was a noble women and the wife of Brutus she was raped by Tarquinus Sextus , which caused the over throw of the Roman Monarchy. |
Brutus | He expelled the Tarquin family from Rome after his wife Lucretia was raped by the kings son Tarquinius Sextus. |
Faustulus | A shepherd who found Romulus and Remus as babies, who were being taken care of by a female wolf. He took them in and raised them |
Numitor | The grandfather of Romulus and Remus who was the king of the city Alba Longa in 752 BC |
Amulius | He was younger brother of Numitor. He forced Rhea Silva to become one of the vestal virgins. He tried to kill Romulus and Remus when they were small. |
Collatinus | He was one of the first two counculs of rome, founded the Repubic with Brutus. |
Horatius Cocles | A Roman General defeated the troops of Lars Poresena during the Punic War. He defended the Sublician bridge alone from the invading troops of Lars Porsena. |
Mucius Scaevola | The strongest Roman fighter of all time. He was struck in the eye by an arrow and survived. Then shot in the shoulder and knee and still survived and killed intensely. When he was captured he put his left hand into fire to prove he would resist tourture. |
Curtius Manlius | He is said to have jumped armed and on horseback into a chasm in Roman forum to fulfill an oracle about saving his country. |
Lars Porsena | He was an Etruscain King who attacked Rome, and occupied it. He eventually retreated because he would lose more than he gained by taking Rome. |
Servius Tullius | He was Lucius son in law and ruled from 577-535 BCE. He was adopted by tarquin the elder, and married his daughter. He was killed by his son-in-law and daughter, because he favored the poor over the rich |
Tarpeia | She was the daughter of the commander of the Capitol in Rome during the Sabine. And was crushed by the Sabine army shields |
Egeria | She was a nymph and she imparted laws and rituals pertaining to ancient Roman religion. |
Tullus Hostilius | 3rd king to rule Rome from 673-642 BCE he was a war like king, and was credited with building the first senate house and capuring the land of many neighbors around Rome. |