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112- Bridgebuilder
<p>We look at the reign of Ancus Marcius a second time- this time around from a civil perspective rather than all the punching. Join us for bridges, forcible deportations leading to city growth, hills being added, and a man called Lucumo who claims descent from Hercules/Heracles.</p><p><br></p><p><b>Time period</b>: 640- 616 BCE</p><p><b>Relevant individuals</b>:</p><ul><li>Ancus Marcius, 4th King of Rome</li><li>Lucius Tarquinius, commander of the cavalry</li></ul><p><br></p><p><b>Sources for this episode</b>:</p><ul><li>Appian (1972), Appian's Roman History in Four Volumes (Volume I). London and Cambridge, Massachusetts: William Heinemann Ltd. and Harvard University Press.</li><li>Cassius Dio (1961), Dio's Roman History (Volume I). Translated by E. Cary. London and Cambridge, Massachusetts: William Heinemann Ltd. and Harvard University Press.</li><li>Dionysus of Halicarnassus (1960), The Roman Antiquities of Dionysus of Halicarnassus. Translated by E. Cary. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press and William Heinemann Ltd.</li><li>Eutropius (1760), Eutropius: Epitome of the Roman History. London: Printed for W. Johnston <i>et al</i>.</li><li>Livy (1971), The Early History of Rome. Translated by A. de Selincourt. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd.</li><li>Matyszak, P. (2008), Chronicle of the Roman Republic: The Rulers of Ancient Rome from Romulus to Augustus. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd.</li><li>Orosius (1936), History Against the Pagans. Translated by I. W. Raymond. Available at Attalus.</li><li>Sextus Aurelius Victor (1825), Galerie Romaine, ou les Hommes Illustres de Rome et les Cesars. Translate by A. Caillot. Paris.</li><li>Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Tarquinia gens (online) (Accessed 03/11/2026).</li></ul>