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| Aeneas | Trojan hero who escapes the carnage of the Trojan war and settles in Italy. |
| Latinus | King of the Laurentine territory whose daughter marries Aeneas |
| Lavinia | Wife of Aeneas and daughter of Latinus |
| Ascanius | Son of Aeneas and founder of Alba Longa |
| Numitor | King of Alba Longa, father of Rhea Silvia |
| Rhea Silvia | Vestal virgin who gave birth to Romulus and Remus |
| Larentia | Foster-mother of Romulus and Remus sometimes called "she-wolf" |
| Romulus | Warrior-king founder and namesake of the city of Rome |
| Remus | Killed by his brother for allegedly jumping the city wall |
| Numa Pompilius | Priest king of early Rome to whom many religious institutions are attributed |
| Tullus Hostilius | Interregnum king of Rome who fought two wars against Alba |
| Horatia | Women killed by her brother for whom the "sister beam" was named |
| Mettius | Double-crossing king of Alba who was pulled apart by chariots |
| Tarquin the Proud (Sextus Tarquinius Superbus) | Etruscan-born king of Rome who raped the wife of his friend |
| Lucretia | Wife of Collatinus who would rather commit suicide than live without honor |
| Lucius Iunius Brutus | Avenger of Lucretia who swears to eliminate the monarchy - becomes one of the Roman Republic's first consuls |
| Mars | The one named as the father of Romulus and Remus |
| Venus | Mother of Aeneas, one of two patrons of the city of Rome |
