Pelasgians, their spreading, 95 Samothrace, 96 Siculians, Italians, 97 Œnotrians, Peucetians, Liburnians, Tyrrhenians, 98 Opicans, Apulians, Volscians, Æquians, Sabellians, 98 Umbrians, 99 Siculians in Italy, Aborigines, 100 Latins, 101 The same traditions often told in contradictory ways, 101 Cascans, 103 Sacranians, _ver sacrum_, Priscans, _Prisci Latini_, 104 Origin of the Latin language, 105 Traditions concerning the Troian origin of Rome, 106 Alban chronology, 107 _Alba longa._ _Populi Albenses_, 107 Thirty Latin towns, 108 Roma, town on the Palatine mount, 110 ROMULUS. Tradition concerning his descent, 111 Interpretations of the legend, 113 Romulus and Remus. Remuria, 114 Asylum, 116 Rape of the Sabines, 117 Union of the Romans and Sabines, 118 End of Romulus, 118 Organic division of the population, 119 Sabines, 120 Towns on the Palatinus and the Quirinal, 121 Double state, 122 Union of the two states, 123 NUMA POMPILIUS, 125 TULLUS HOSTILIUS, 125 War with Alba, 126 Formular of the declaration of war, 127 Third tribe of the population, 129 ANCUS MARTIUS, 131 War with the Latins, 131 Foundation of Ostia, 132 Origin of the _Plebes_, 133 TARQUINIUS PRISCUS. His Greek descent, 133 His Latin origin, 135 Building of the _Cloaca maxima_, 138