The Seven Kings of Ancient Rome: A Short Introduction

By Doug West

If you want to learn about the seven kings that ruled ancient Rome but don’t have the time or patience to read a thick book, then the short and concise book “The Seven Kings of Ancient Rome: A Short Introduction” is the book for you. In this book you will read about:

•The Beginning of Ancient Rome starting with the mythical story of Romulus and Remus.

•The first king of ancient Rome, Romulus, who according to legend and myth, founded Rome
as a city in the year 753 BC.

•The second king, Numa Pompilius, was responsible for the establishment of many of Rome’s
most important religious and political institutions.

•The third king, Tullus Hostilius, was known as a warlike ruler.

•The fourth king, Ancus Marcius, expanded the city beyond the Tiber River to the Janiculum
Hill and founded the port of Ostia.

•The fifth king, Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, was the first king of the Etruscan dynasty and
expanded the power of Rome through military conquest.

•The sixth king, Servius Tullius, expanded the city and established a system of government
that was more representative of the people.

•The last king, the ruthless Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, ruled by fear and intimidation and
was exiled from the city allowing formation of the Roman Republic in 509 BC.

•And more...

The book “The Seven Kings of Ancient Rome: A Short Introduction” gives a crisp look at the Regal period of Roman history. To help explain the lives and times of the seven kings of ancient Rome the book contains: several illustrations, a glossary of some of the less familiar words, and a list of reference books for further reading.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Doug West
• Release date: Mar 14, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005841072

Doug West

Doug West is a retired engineer, small business owner, and an experienced non-fiction writer with several books to his credit. His writing interests are general, with expertise in science, history, biographies, numismatics, and “How to” topics. Doug has a B.S. in Physics from the Missouri School of Science and Technology and a Ph.D. in General Engineering from Oklahoma State University. He lives with his wife and little dog “Millie” near Kansas City, Missouri.

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The Seven Kings of Ancient Rome

A Short Introduction

Doug West, Ph.D.

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The Seven Kings of Ancient Rome

A Short Introduction

By Doug West, Ph.D.

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Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1 – The Beginning of Ancient Rome

Chapter 2 – Romulus (born circa 770 – died circa 716 BC)

Chapter 3 – Numa Pompilius (born c. 753 – died c. 673 BC)

Chapter 4 – Tullus Hostilius (born c. 710 - died c. 641 BC)

Chapter 5 – Ancus Marcius (born c. 675 – died c. 616 BC)

Chapter 6 - Lucius Tarquinius Priscus (born c. 650 – died c. 579 BC)

Chapter 7 - Servius Tullius (born c. 607 – died c. 534 BC)

Chapter 8 - Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (born c. 580 – died c. 495 BC)

Glossary

References and Further Reading

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Additional Books in the 30 Minute Book Series

Preface

Welcome to the book, The Seven Kings of Ancient Rome: A Short Introduction. This book is volume 59 of the 30 Minute Book Series, and as the name of the series implies, if you are an average reader this book should take less than an hour to read. Since this short book is not meant to be an all-encompassing history of the time when Rome was ruled by monarchs, you may want to know more about this fascinating subject. To help you with this, there are several good references at the end of this book. I have also provided a glossary in the back with words that need further definition. The words in the glossary will be in bold print the first time they appear in the book.

Thank you for purchasing this book. I hope you enjoy your time reading about the seven kings of ancient Rome.

Doug West

March 2022

Introduction

When we look back into history at the great empires that have existed, we must consider Rome as one of the most successful civilizations in the history of the world. During just a few centuries, Rome grew from a small town on the Tiber River on the western shore of the Italian peninsula to control an empire that stretched to England in the west, all of continental Europe west of the Rhine and south of the Danube, much of Asia west of the Euphrates, the northern coast of Africa, and the islands of the