Lucius Tarquinius Priscus Flashcards
Lived during
616BCE-579BC
Who he was
An ambitious Etruscan
A good man but a trickster
The journey to Rome
Went to Rome with the intention to become powerful
During the journey an eagle removed his hat and put it back on (an omen that said he would be king)
How he became king
Sent Ancus Marcius’s sons on a hunting trip
Got the people to vote him in while they were away
What he completed
Increased the size of the senate Made war successfully on the Latins Planned out the circus Maximus Established games Improved the forum Improved Rome's walls I proved Rome's sewers Laid the foundations for the temple of Jupiter on the capitoline hill
Priscus’s rudeness
During the war with the Sabines
He tried to rearrange the cavalry (name some after himself)
He was told he could not do this without consulting the bird omens
He was very rude about this, asking if what he thought was possible, Navius said yes
Was proved wrong by the priest Navius who cut a sharpening stone in half with a razor
How he defeated the Sabines
A big fire was made
It floated down the river
Burnt the bridge that the Sabines would escape across
Priscus made an offering to Vulcan (god of fire) Nd invaded the Sabine land, they surrendered
Priscus made peace with them
His death
Killed by shepherds hired by the sons of Ancus Marcius
The shepherds pretended to argue
Priscus concentrated on one and the other hit him with an axe
His wife
An ambitious woman named Tanaquil
