After the Council of Troy the Trojans were massacred and then Aenaes and Antenor would not get along. Then the Trojans Enetians, together, defeated the Eugania. The Trojans also took over many other neighborhoods. The city of Troy was then defeated and a treaty was signed to keep peace. A city was then built called Lavinium. The Trojans and Aborgines went at war with the Turnus. Then Latinus died so Aeneas took his forces into war and he then died. Then his son Ascanius took his thrown. Then Silvius took thrown. Then the line of kings kept going and they died for many different reasons. Numitor eventualle became king but he was a very violent person and he cause many problems. Then the twins, Romulus and Remus, were born and they were thrown in a river. The twins stayed afloat and were rescued by a she-wolf who took care of them. Romulus and Remus joined the Lupercalia festival which was on Palentine Hill, where man ran about naked playing sports. Romulus was able to defend himself but Remus was taken prisoner. After Romulus found about this he killed the king. One day Numitor saw an enemy attacking the palace and he drew soldiery to come defend the palace. Then many people came to congratulate him and he then became king. He told Romulus and Remus to build a city. They were twins so no one had more authority because of who was older so they went to the tutelary deities to find out whose name the city would be after and who would rule the city. Both of them got omens and they fought over whose omen was better. Remus was killed and Romulus became the king and the city was named after him. He was talking about how to worship gods and he had a story about Hercules. After they figured out their religion Romulus called a council and he gave them laws and created senators.
Tacitus: The End of the Republic. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/tacitus-ann1a.html
When Rome first started it was ruled by kings. Then freedom and consulship was established. All the people that came to rule and the rules that were made did not last long. This time in Rome was recorder by different historians but they did not want to write about Augustus until the sweet talk scared him away. The history about some people was changed because they were afraid and they wrote about their death because they hated them. Some more about Augustus- After Brutus and Cassius were destroyed Augustus was able to win over the soldiers and the other people. He grew greater and he worked on the senate, magistrates, and laws. Nobody would oppose Augustus because if they did they would have fallen into battle, while the remaining nobles, the readier where slaves. The provinces didn’t like the state of things because they didn’t trust the senate and people. The laws were useless and they were always getting ruined so it was a waste of time.
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