1. Ancient Rome
There were three main ethnic groups: the Romans, who were first generation, the Sabines, and the Latins, who Romulus is descended from. The Sabines lived in the mountains east of the Tiber and north of the Latins. ... These people and their descendants are known as Patricians, from the Latin word pater, meaning father. ... Once king he had to keep the pax deorum, Latin for peace of the gods. ... He sent men to finish him off, but Tullia ran over her father with a cisium, Latin for a light, two-wheeled carriage. ...
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