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as well as to the interpretation of many laws.

From Valentinus Forsterus.

First Roman administration.

AS the beginnings of Roman Law were various, so also were its progresses. The first administration in the city was Royal. At that time many laws were enacted by the Kings, suitable for those ancient times but foreign to our own; for they were concerned with the performing of their sacred rites, the appointing of magistrates, the confirming of paternal power, and other necessary matters of the rising Republic.

ROMAN KINGS.

From the supplement of Oldendorpius.

Years before Christ		Number of Kings	Years of Reign
871	ROMULUS	1	37
714	Numa Pompilius	2	41
673	Tullus Hostilius	3	32
641	Ancus Martius	4	23
618	L. Tarquinius Priscus	5	35
583	Servius Tullius	6	34
549	L. Tarquinius Superbus	7	35

From Titus Livius.

He was expelled from the kingdom because of the violation of Lucretia's modesty by his son Sextus Tarquinius. The Roman royalty, as Livy says, bore the example of a tragic crime, so that through the weariness of Kings a more mature liberty might arrive: and that the last kingdom might be that which was born of crime.