![]() ![]() ![]() At the death of Ancus Marcius, Tarquinius became king. His wife, who was skilled in the Etruscan art of augury, regarded the eagle as a messenger from heaven, and its act as a sign that her husband was to acquire honor and power. The story is told that, as he approached the city, an eagle came from the sky, and, lifting his cap from his head, replaced it. Tarquinius Priscus.The first of these new kings, it is said, came from the Etruscan city of Tarquinii, from which he derived his name. These new kings, instead of being Romans or Sabines, were Etruscans, who gave to Rome something of the character of an Etruscan city. ![]() We shall see that Rome now came under foreign princes and that the city was greatly improved, and its institutions were changed in many respects. ![]() The history is still based upon legends but these legends are somewhat more trustworthy than the older ones. The Later Kingdom.≺s we come to the later kingdom, we shall see that many changes took place which made Rome quite different from what it was in the early period. The Traditions of the Later Kings, I. The Etruscan Influence, II. The Growth of the City, III. New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: American Book Company (1901). ![]()
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