Roman Antiquities Book 2

1 - 2 - Recap of Roman origins lined out in Book 1

3 - 4 - Establishment of the city and monarchy at the approval of the people

5 - 6 - Taking of the auspices for establishing the city

7 - 16 - Romulus establishes the government (cf. Livy 1.8, Plutarch Romulus 13, 22)

7 - 14 - Civil organization

7 - the curiae

8 - plebians and patricians

9 - civil magistrates

10 - 11- clientela system

12 - senators

13 - celeres

14 - honors and powers doled out to the king, the senate, and the people

15 - 16 - Issue of progeny and population increase

15 - Rules for infant preservation and the famous asylum (cf. Livy 1.8, Plutarch Romulus 14)

16 - Treatment for prisoners of war

17 - 29 - Dionysius admires Romulus' institutions and praises Roman religious practices above Greek ones

17 - Rome is #1

18 - Romulus is an amazing statesman

19 - 21 - Comparison of Greek and (superior) Roman myths and religious practices

22 - 29 - Romulus' foundational state and religious institutions

22 - Roman borrowings of Greek priesthood practices

23 - 25 - Marriage, confarreatio marriage, and adultery

26 -27 - children and parental regulations

28 - Romulus promotes virtuous citizenry through agriculture and warfare

29 - Trials and punishments

30 - 31 - The most positive version of the rape of the Sabine women I've ever read. (cf. Livy 1.9, Plutarch Romulus 14 - 15)

32 - 36 - War with Caenina, Antemnae, and Crustumerium (cf. Livy 1.10-11, Plutarch Romulus 16 - 17)

34 - First triumph

35 - The people of Caenina and Antemnae (who are of Greek origin of course!) are incorporated into Rome

36 - Crustumerium becomes a Roman colony too

37 - 47 - Romans and Sabines go to war (cf. Livy 1.12-13, Plutarch Romulus 17-19)

38 - 40 - Accounts of Tarpeia

41 - 42 - Mettius Curtius' battle achievements

43 - Romulus is injured and the Romans retreat

44 - 46 - The Sabine women save the day!

47 - The people are united and the women are honored

48 - 49 - History of the Sabine city, Cures, (from which Titus Tatius and his people came)

50 - Romulus and Titus Tatius expand the city

51 - 52 - Titus Tatius dies (cf. Livy 1.14, Plutarch Romulus 23)

53 - 55 - More wars with surrounding towns (Fidenae, Camerini, Veii)

56 - Death of Romulus (cf. Livy 1.16, Plutarch Romulus 27-28) (c. 716 BC)

57 - 58 - The Interregnum and election of Numa (c. 716 BC) (cf. Livy 1.17, Plutarch Numa 3)

59 - Dionysius refutes the relationship between Numa and Pythagoras (cf. Livy 1.18, Plutarch Numa 1, 8

60 - Numa becomes king (c. 715 BC) (cf. Livy 1.18, Plutarch Numa 5-7)

61 - Differing opinions on Egeria (cf. Livy 1.19, Plutarch Numa 4)

62 - 75 - Numa improves on the state (cf. Livy 1.19-21)

62 - State of disarray upon his ascension

63 - Deification of Romulus/Quirinus

64 - 73 - Establishment of priesthoods (cf. Plutarch Numa 9-14)

64 - Curiones, Flamines, Celeres, and Augers

64 - 69 - Founding of the order of the Vestal Virgins

68 - 69 - Stories of various notable Vestals

70 - 71 - Establishment of the Salii

72 - Establishment of the Fetiales

73 - Establishment of the Pontifices

74 - Interpersonal and property laws (cf. Plutarch Numa 17)

75 - Contract laws

76 - The state thrives under his kingship, the death and burial of Numa (c. 673 BC) (cf. Livy 1.21, Plutarch Numa 22)