... of Rome, Numa Pompilius, believed strongly that peace brought prosperity. He convinced his people of this and no wars were fought during his reign. Numa was also the father of Roman religion. He built temples, created more positions for priests, and established the order of the Vestal Virgins, the priestesses of the goddess, Vesta, whose duty it was to see that the sacred fire was kept burning. The third king, Tullus Hostilius, was more war minded than Romulus and whose first order was to start war. Ancus Martius, grandson of Numa reestablished Rome's neglected religious orders, but fought wars as well. King Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, was warlike as well. Servius Tullius devised the five economic classes of Rome by the sort of armor they could provide. The last king of Rome. Tarquinius Superbus was a cruel, violent king who claimed the throne by violence instead of election. The Roman people, ...

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