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THE BEGINNINGS
Although not related to the previous king, Tullus was a member of a well-known and respected family. He was a grandson of a war hero called Hotsilius, who made a name for himself in the Roman war against the Sabines.
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According to some sources (e.g. Dionysius of Halicarnassus), his grandma was a woman named Hersilia who was chiefly responsible for the peace treaty concluding the Roman-Sabine war that was led after the Rape of the Sabines.
As soon as he was elected king, he made several steps to secure his position and gain some points in the popular opinion.
With the title of the king, came also a huge land inherited from the previous kings. He decided to give this lad away to the poor. Moreover, he expanded the city to include a hill Caelian and built houses there to help find real estate for every Roman citizen that didn’t have one.
With his domestic position secured, he turned his attention to foreign relations.
THE TROUBLES OF STARTING A WAR
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