2. The life of Ancus Marcius 640 BC The beginning of his reign. According to ancient historians, he tried to restore in Rome the almost forgotten worship of the gods. He was forced to engage in wars with aggressive neighboring Latin tribes and with the Etruscans. ( They were a sophisticated people, with an alphabet based on the Greek alphabet, an original sculptural and painting tradition, a religion based on Olympian type gods which they had learned from the Greeks.) He built a prison, evidence of a prison for public criminals, built in his day, some historians have concluded that he made a distinction between public and private crimes. a bridge across the Tiber, called the Sublican Bridge. from among his Latin prisoners he e stablished the port of Ostia at the mouth of the Tiber. Rome's port on the Tyrrhenum Sea (the Mediterranean Sea west of Italy). 616 BC Died.

3. Attack of the Latin's Ancus Marcus, the grandson of Numa Pompillius, was the fourth king of Rome. As monarch, he acted wisely, and, like his grandfather, wanted to avoid confrontation. However, at the time Rome was being fiercely attacked by the Latins, and Ancus acted quickly, destroying the Latin city and leading its population back to Rome to inhabit the Aventine Hill. During his reign, a wooden bridge was built across the Tiber, and by means of this the Janiculum was joined with the city. A prison was built beneath the Capitoline and Ostia, Rome's chief port, was founded. He extended the territory of Rome to the sea.

4. Ancus Marcius was the grandson of Numa Pompilius. He became the fourth king of Rome, after the death of Tullus Hostilius. He was both peaceful and religious When he was attacked by his enemies, he was also a capable warrior. He conquered the Latins, and moved many of them into the city of Rome, they formed the original plebeian settlement on Aventine hill. He built a bridge across the Tiber, he built a prison, and he founded the port of Ostia at the mouth of the Tiber river.

5. Fun Facts to know about absolutely nothing! Platonic: Transcending physical desire and tending toward the purely spiritual or ideal Aristotelian: A person whose thinking and methods tend to be empirical, scientific, or commonsensical Stoic: One who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain. Epicurean: Devoted to the pursuit of sensual pleasure, especially to the enjoyment of good food and comfort

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