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The Origins of Rome

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The Early Origins of Rome

The tyrenian coast which includes the atrusscan cities Rome but also the cities of campania have been closely connected with both Greek and Phoenician seafarers from the 8th century onwards. At some point in this sixth century it's very likely that Rome received an 11 kilometer long circuit wall around the city so takwinnis priscus said to come to Rome for maturia service tuleus who came after him or may be latin or maybe a truscan depending on our sources. The most recent archaeological investigations have worked out that under the fourth century bc wall is an earlier archaic circuit that's almost certainly that of service tulesus dating to

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