Livy, History of Rome (coloured)

Livy, History of Rome (coloured)

1. Aeneas x Lavinia -> son called Ascanius

2. Trojans vs Latins

   • Turnus (prince of Rutuli) defeated by Aeneas & Latinus.
     • Latinus people lost leader

3. Turnus joined with Mezentius (king of Etruscans)

   • The Etruscans had a lot of power

4. Aeneas joined with Latinus' people with name "Latins".

   • strong bond formed between Trojan and Latinus people

5. Latins + Aeneas fight Etruscans and WIN

   • Aeneas dies (buried @ Numicus)

6. Ascanius = too young for authority THEREFORE Lavinia instead

   • Nobody really knew the origin of Ascanius --> he left to find a new settlement on Alban Hills
     • found ALBA LONGA (founded 30 years after Lavinium)
       • A treaty was formed between Latins & Etuscans: river Albula (now tiber) = territory boundary

7. by Phoebe Farrelly

8. Ascanius descendant = Proca ----> who had 2 sons

   • Numitor: eldest & left for Silvian family
     • Numitor has children: Rhea Silvia (vestal virgin) & twin sons
   • Amulius: seized the throne
     • Amulius flung Rhea into prison & ordered twins to be drowned in river
       • DESTINY intervened & river Tiber overflowed & flooded -> preventing twin drownling
         • deed-men abandoned infants by the first flood-water found (nowadays a fig tree)
           • Infants cared for by she-wolf
             • Faustulus (kings herdsman) found infants and brought them back to his hut where his wife (Larentia) nursed them
       • Amulius forces Rhea to become a Vestal Virgin
         • Rhea declared Mars as father which angered Amulius
         • (she cannot have predecessors)

9. When fully grown, the twins (Romulus & Remus) were strong & attacked robbers & shared goods

   • This annoyed Brigands - thus they set traps and managed to catch Remus
     • who was then handed over to Amulius
       • Faustulus suspected all along he brought up royal children & was unwilling to declare information
         • tells Numitor the whole story
       • Amulius hands Remus to Numitor to kill

10. Romulus (w/ herdsmen) met at King's house & killed the King

    • Beforehand, Numitor (now aware the twins are his grandchildren) pretended an enemy had broken into town which drew off Military men to garrison the inner fortress (thus helping Romulus and Remus)

11. Romulus & Remus were known as Royal

    • Alba had excess population so they sought a new settlement in the location of their "drowning"/where they were brought up
      • as they didn't know who seniority belonged to (they were twins) they waited for a Augury ('omen')
        • Remus got the FIRST sign (6 vultures)
          • Romulus recieved double (12 birds)
            • Remus killed & Romulus obtained power
              • thus ROME
            • Palatine Hill
          • Aventine