1 - Basic Historical Philosophy

1 - 4 - Choice of subject (i.e. Rome) and explanation of Rome's greatness as compared to all others

5 - The Romans were originally Greek and here's how he'll prove it!

6 - Quick overview of those who have already compiled similar histories

7 - Personal biography and methodology

8 - Brief outline of entire project

9 - Earliest settlements of what is now Rome

10 - Various accounts of the demonym "Aborigines" (as a specific people group of Ancient Italy)

11 - 13 - They were Greek and here's how we can trace it!

The Aborigines (according to DH: ab + ὅρος) of Italy were from the Greek wanderings of Oenotrus

14 - 15 - Cities of Aborigines (many of which were destroyed)

16 - Wars with the Sicels and Umbrians

17 - 19 - Here come the Pelasgians!

20 - Pelasgian peace and alliance with the Aborigines, war with the Sicels.

Aside to talk about the digamma <-- very interesting to see the Greeks addressing the issue of Greek transcription of Latin

21 - Greek/Pelasgian customs still maintained in DH's day

22 - Sicels driven out of the peninsula and to the island of Trinacria, then renamed to Sicily

~1200BC

23 - 27 - Movement of Pelasgians

23 - 24 - Devastations upon the Pelasgians

25 - Pelasgian Tyrrhenians

26 - More Pelasgian movements, Tyrrhenians (whom we call the Etruscans) move in on former Pelasgian sites.

Are the Tyrrhenians indigenous or foreign immigrants? This is an issue still debated today.

27 - 30 - Tyrrhenian origins

27 - The Lydian theory (cf. Herodotus 1.94)

28 - Other theories of Tyrrhenian origins

29 - "But in my opinion, all who think the Tyrrhenians and the Pelasgians are one people are wrong." (cf. Herodotus 1.57 whom DH disagrees with)

30 - Tyrrhenians and Romans

Tyrrhenians are indigenous. Pelasgians are Greek. DH promises us a book about the Tyrrhenians which we do not have :'(

31 - 33 - More Greeks move in! Immigration of Evander

60 years before the Trojan War (ca ~1200 BC)

31 - King Faunus receives the Arcadians refugees

32 - Etymology of "Palatine"

33 - Arcadians bring religion, letters, music, and law to Italy

34 - 44 - Immigration of Herakles

34 - Worship of Kronos

35 - The name "Italy" appears

36 - 38 - Italy, amazing wonderful Italy, as domain of Kronos/Saturn

39 - 44 - Herakles in Italy (cf. Livy 1.7)

39 - 40 - Herakles, Geryon's Cattle, and Kakos

41 - Dionysius' version of the matter (fragment from the lost Prometheus Unbound by Aiskhylos/Aeschylus)

42 - 44 - Herakles has kids (Pallas and Latinus), founds Herculanium, and leaves

cf. Livy 1.1-2, Plutarch Romulus 2

c. 1200 BC

45 - Trojans make their landing at Laurentum (near Ostia, at the mouth of the Tiber)

46 - 48 - Various accounts of Aeneas' flight from Troy

49 - 53 - Wanderings of Aeneas

49 - How far did Aeneas actually wander?

Died on Thrace

Settled in Arcadian Orchomenus

OR He made it to Italy (which all the Romans and DH agree with)

50 - 52 - Dionysius traces Aeneas' movements from Thrace to Sicily

53 - They make it to Italy! (And DH will fight anyone who disagrees)

54 - 65 - Aeneas in Italy

54 - Proof Aeneas made it to Italy

55 - 56 - First sacrifice and oracle about establishment of Alba Longa

57 - 59 - War then peace between Latinus and Aeneas

60 - Unification of the peoples and recap of events thus far

61 - 62 - The Trojans are Greek too!!

63 - Building of Lavinium

64 - 65 - War with the Rutulians

1200's BC

cf. Livy 1.3

66 - Building of Alba Longa

67 - 69 - Movement of Aeneas' household gods from Dardanus to Alba Longa

70 - Ancestry and ascension of Silvius, half-brother of Ascanius; conflict with Iulus, son of Ascanius

71 - Kingship from Silvius to the rise of Romulus and Remus

The traditional date for the founding of Rome is April 21st 753 BC

cf. Livy 1.4-7, Plutarch Romulus 3-12

72 - Greek Accounts (Cephalon of Gergis, Demagoras of Samos, Agathyllus, Damastes of Sigeum, Aristotle, Callias, Xenagoras, Dionysius of Chalcis

73 - Roman Accounts (only Antiochus of Syracuse is mentioned by name, and he's not Roman)

74 - 75 - Dionysius dates the foundation of Rome (751 BC, First year of the 7th Olympiad)

76 - 89 Myth of Amulius, Numitor, and the famous twins

76 - 78 - Rise of Amulius and suppression of Numitor's line

79 - Birth and adolescence of Romulus and Remus

80 - Alternate capture story of Remus; Lupercalia

81 - 84 - Numitor, along with Romulus and Remus, overthrow Amulius

85 - Alternate version of the twins' birth, rise, and rebellion against Amulius

86 - Where to build the new city?

87 - 89 - They take the augary; death of Remus

89 - Rome is marked out by Romulus

90 - Dionysius recaps his proofs

91 - If you still don't believe him, then believe this: Latin is a mixture of Aeolic Greek and barbaric languages. (Quintilian [1.6.31] also notes that Aeolic Greek, which preserves the digamma, is the closest in form to Latin)