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| | MSN Encarta - Rome, Kings of |
 | | 753 bc by Romulus and Remus, the twin sons of Rhea Silvia, a vestal virgin and the daughter of Numitor, King of Alba Longa, a nearby city in ancient Latium. |
 | | A later tradition traced the ancestry of the Romans back to the Trojans and their leader Aeneas, whose son Ascanius, or Iulus, was the founder and first king of Alba Longa. |
 | | By this time the plebeians were allowed to acquire property and according to the reform all property holders, both patrician and plebian, were obliged to serve in the army, and were appointed to ranks that accorded with their wealth. |
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