founding of Rome Flashcards
latinus
native king local king alliance with aneas and gives daughter to aneas for him to mary her
livy
roman historian, recorded history of rome from its founding down to his own time, the 1st century bce
lavinia
2nd wife of aneas
lavinium
a town named by aneas after lavinia
turnus
italian king and was lavinias husband to be prior to aneas
ascanius/iulus
ancestor of ceasar son of aneas and creusa- founded a new city after his fathers death
alba longa
established by iulus ater his fathers death
Silvius
( name means, born in the woods) son of ascanius, suceeded his father and ruled for 30 years
amulius
alban prince brother was numitor
numitor
king, murdered by amulius
rhea silvia
neace of amulius preistess of vesta murdered by amulius
romulus
twin soon of rhe siiiilva and mars brother to remus, founder of Rome
remus
twin soon of rhe siiiilva and mars brother to romulus, founder of Rome
faustulus
kin sheperd saved twins and took care of them
the date of the fouding rome
april 21st 753BC