HIST 1A Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Alba Longa, Trojan War, Military Recruitment
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On the east bank of the tiber are 7 hills: incorporated into rome early. On the west side are 2 more hills: eventually incorporated into the city. Ancestors were trojans who lost the trojan war. Mars impregnated a virgin and gave birth to romulus and remus. Taken in by a sheppard who raises them. Grew up wanted to found a city: romulus killed remus. Herodotus said that the etruscans were immigrants from asia minor. Others said that they were italian natives: etruscan is probably neither indo- european of semetic. Etruscans influenced romans on religion and the concept of the monarchy: etruscan liver: learning from weird traditions like looking at livers. No scholar accepts this list of 7 kings as it stands. No one believes in a leader known as romulus. Roman king: controlled the roman army: possessed imperium: right to command army. King was the high priest of the roman state.
