Rome Before Rome

[Onasander]

Alba Longa

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alba_Longa

 

Lavinium

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavinium

 

From my understanding so far, the Romans originally colonist who hailed from Lake Alba, and they in turn Lavinium.

 

Is this correct, or am I getting this wrong?

[Onasander]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicels

 

I read this tribe is the alternative origin for the Roman people. Supported by a few roman historians in antiquity.

[Onasander]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_kings_of_Alba_Longa

 

A very questionable list of Latin kings 400 years prior to the establishment of Rome.

[Onasander]

Supposedly, the Tiber River was known as Albula (or not), until a latin king named Tiberinus Silvius managed to drown in it, which js the only thing he is known for.

 

Apparently, people either liked him enough, or hated him and were just thrilled with his passing that they made him the god of the Tiber River.

 

He had a temple built for him at Volturnia.

 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberinus_Silvius

 

Tiber, the descended of Aeneas who lived many generations after 'Aeneas' came, apparently was already dead and a God in this link, creating one hell of a Grandfather Paradox:

http://www.pantheon.org/articles/t/tiberinus.html

 

So take this one however you wish.

Edited May 29, 2014 by Onasander

[Onasander]

Origins of the Aventine Hill:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aventinus_of_Alba_Longa

 

It apparently had a lot of birds. Also, a nearby river (the Tiber?) is supposedly the root the Samnites gave to the hill's name, as the hill was named after the river.... unless by river they mean a stream....