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Do Now—complete Exercise 30B:

Rhea Silvia – Rhea Silvia was Numitor’s daughter. She was ordered by Amulius to remain a virgin; however, claiming she was raped by the god Mars, Rhea Silvia gave birth to twin boys – Romulus and Remus – the mythical founders of Rome who were ordered killed by Amulius but who were saved and nursed by a she-wolf until found and raised by a shepherd.

Titus Tatius – Titus Tatius was the king of the Sabines. After the Sabines attacked Rome in order to retrieve their women, Titus Tatius agreed to a truce with Romulus, and the two kings brought their states together under a single government.

Read:

p. 363

p. 365, ¶ 3 – p. 366, ¶ 2

p. 367, ¶ 4 – pg. 368, ¶ 5

p. 369, ¶ 3 – end of Ch. 50

HW—Exercise 30C—Your answer:

In five or more complete sentences, discuss Tiglath-pileser III and eighth century B.C. politics between the Assyrian Empire and the Urartu, Phrygians, Hebrew kingdoms, and Babylon.

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Tiglath-pileser III stands with a foot on the neck of an enemy.

Bas-relief from the Central Palace at Nimrud.