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109- Sneaky, Sneaky Mettius
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- Jul 12, 2026
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Summary
Alba Longa goes out with a bang today. Mettius Fufetius, having been beaten by Tullus Hostilius in the duel between triplets, rises up once again- and this time doesn't get off with a warning. Alba Longa itself will be razed to the ground before this episode is over... Content warning: if you are sensitive to gore, even if there's not a lot of description, you might want to skip between 13:40 and 14:40. Time period: Between 672 and 640 BCE Relevant individuals: Tullus Hostilius, 3rd King of Rome; Mettius Fufetius, Dictator of Alba Longa Sources for this episode: Cassius Dio (1961), Dio's Roman History (Volume I). Translated by E. Cary. London and Cambridge, Massachusetts: William Heinemann Ltd. and Harvard University Press. Dionysus of Halicarnassus (1960), The Roman Antiquities of Dionysus of Halicarnassus. Translated by E. Cary. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press and William Heinemann Ltd. Eutropius (1760), Eutropius: Epitome of the Roman History. London: Printed for W. Johnston et al . Livy (1971), The Early History of Rome. Translated by A. de Selincourt. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd. Matyszak, P. (2008), Chronicle of the Roman Republic: The Rulers of Ancient Rome from Romulus to Augustus. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd. Noonan, J. D. (2006), Mettius Fufetius in Livy. Classical Antiquity 25(2): 327-349. Orosius (1936), History Against the Pagans. Translated by I. W. Raymond. Available at Attalus. Sextus Aurelius Victor (1825), Galerie Romaine, ou les Hommes Illustres de Rome et les Cesars. Translate by A. Caillot. Paris. Author unknown, Convert Units (date unknown), Convert stade to mile - Conversion of Measurement Units (online) (Accessed 04/06/2026).