By: Terra Hall
• Servius Tullius was said to be the son of a
slave in a royal household, the Queen of
Tarquinius Priscus adopted him and raised
him like a son.
• The previous king Tarquinius Priscus lay
dying and his wife told Servius to assume
the role of king.
• This was because he proved a worthy
successor to the first Tarquin.
• This opportunity allowed Servius to secure
his position as ruler before the king was
dead.
Accomplishments
• Started and organized class
structure.
• The classes depended on how
much armor each man could
afford.
• Servius gave the wealthier more
political power.
• Only the wealthy classes could
vote and every man had to
register his class
• He was given credit for building
many different buildings like: the
Servian wall, the temple to Diana
on the Aventine hill.
• Servius enlarged the city and enclosed the
seven hills within a single wall.
• He also made a treaty with the Latins
• He solidified his status with a victory in war
against Veii.
• He organized the Roman society, and he
ordered the first census.
• Servius Tullius was a respected king
• Servius knew the 2 true sons of Tarquins had
some say in the claim for the throne.
• He saw this problem early on so he married
his two daughters to the 2 true sons of
Tarquin Priscus; their names were Arruns and
Tarquin.
• Arruns married the older Tullia who later died
and Tarquin married the other Tullia.
Death
 Once Tullia and Tarquin were married they began to
conspire about how they could overthrow the king
Servius.
 They began this by winning the support of the noble
families of Rome, often bribing them with gifts.
 Tullia constantly nagged her husband to act now and not
to wait until her father died.
 So one day Tarquin went into the Senate and
summoned all the senators to convene the senate.
 Tarquin persuaded them into doing this because he
reminded them of how he became king in the first place.
Death Continued
Even though some did not
approve, they knew that
Servius was doomed.
Tarquin sent Tullia home in
a chariot because it was too
dangerous for her to be at
the Senate
While this was going on,
Servius appeared at the
back and Tarquin picked
him up and threw him into
the street, and he was killed
by two of Tarquins men.
On Tullia’s way home she
drove over her father’s dead
body.
The death resulted in
Tarquin the Proud
becoming the new king.
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