. Rome : its rise and fall ; a text-book for high schools and colleges. 3. The Legendary Kings. — For nearly two and a halfcenturies after the legendary founding of Rome (from 753to 509 ) the government was a monarchy. To span thisperiod, the legends of the Romans tell of the reigns of sevenkings,—Romulus, the founder of Rome; Numa, the lawgiver;Tullus Hostilius and Ancus Martius, conquerors both ; Tar- 6 Rome was in fact a commercial city, which was indebted forthe commencement of its importance to international commerce. —Mommsen, History of Rome, vol. i. p. 128. ROME UNDER THE KINGS. 47
. Rome : its rise and fall ; a text-book for high schools and colleges. 3. The Legendary Kings. — For nearly two and a halfcenturies after the legendary founding of Rome (from 753to 509 ) the government was a monarchy. To span thisperiod, the legends of the Romans tell of the reigns of sevenkings,—Romulus, the founder of Rome; Numa, the lawgiver;Tullus Hostilius and Ancus Martius, conquerors both ; Tar- 6 Rome was in fact a commercial city, which was indebted forthe commencement of its importance to international commerce. —Mommsen, History of Rome, vol. i. p. 128. ROME UNDER THE KINGS. 47 quinius Priscus, the great builder ; Servius Tullius, the reor-ganizer of the government and second founder of the state;and Tarquinius Superbus, the haughty tyrant whose oppres-sions led to the abolition by the people of the office of traditions of the doings of these monarchs and ofwhat happened to them blend hopelessly fact and cannot be quite sure even as to their names. Respect-ing Roman affairs, however, under the last three rulers (the. A Section of the Servian Wall. (Present condition.) Tarquins), who were of Etruscan origin, some importantthings are related, the substantial truth of which we mayrely upon with a fair degree of certainty; and thesematters we shall notice in the following paragraphs. 34. Growth of Rome under the Tarquins. — The Tarquinsextended their authority over the whole of Latium. The 48 ROME AS A KINGDOM. position of supremacy thus given Rome was naturallyattended by the rapid growth of the city in populationand importance. The original walls soon became toostrait for the increasing multitudes; new ramparts werebuilt — tradition says under the direction of the kingServius Tullius — which, with a great circuit of sevenmiles, swept around the entire cluster of seven hills on
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