The History of Rome - Table of Contents Tarquins

Around 575 BC. the Etruscans inhabited Rome and their kings (an aristocratic family known as the Tarquins) ruled Rome for the next 66 years. Rome had really benefited from their influence because they were so advanced. They taught the Romans their alphabet and how to build their houses with tile roofs. They also taught them many other building techniques, including the famous "arch" which had, later on, been attributed to Rome for its invention. The streets were laid out over the once mosquito infested swamps, and at the center of the city was the great square called the Forum, which became the seat of Roman government and law. The Tarquins also built temples and taught the Romans their many religious rituals.

The History of Rome - Part One 743 - 136 B.C.

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