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servius tullus

"FIRE HEAD!!!! We stan a ginger king (literally)."

Edie Crow, St. Joseph's Academy, LA

THIS OR THAT: ROMAN KING EDITION · Summer 2024 · Torch: U.S.

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ancus marcius

"He's the waterboy duh. Ancus built so much vital infrastructure and pretty much did nothing else. Oversaw 24 years of relative peace and growth, founded Ostia, annexed the Janiculum, codified the religious doctrines, and built the Pons Sublicius. Waterboy Anci 4 eva."

Josh Kohm, Thomas Edison High School, VA

numa pompilius

"He's one of the more peaceful rulers of Rome..."

Joseph Nardo, Blessed Sacrement Homeschool Group, TN

tarquinius priscus

"He was ingenious with how he was able to acheive power, coming from "out of town", and he also built a lot of cool edificiary like the cloca maxima and the temple to Jupiter."

John Baltz, Blessed Sacrement Homeschool Group, TN

"Built bridge. Bridges are cool."

Will Gramm, Memphis University School, TN

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7.7%

"He built a lot of neat stuff."

Logan Ferris, Oak Hall School, FL

tarquinius superbus

"I really like his census and he did a lot of good building projects, just kinda a cool dude!"

Isaac Dixon, Oak Hall School, FL