Tullus Hostilius

King of Rome from 672 to 640 BC
Person human Q200859
Tullus Hostilius
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Summary

Tullus Hostilius was born on January 1, 710 BC[1]. He died on 642 BC[2]. He worked as a politician[3]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,830 views/month, #7,004 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Father: Hostilius[5]
  • Mother: Prima[6]
  • Child: Hostilia[7]
  • Country of citizenship: Ancient Rome[8]
  • Position held: King of Rome[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Commons category: Tullus Hostilius[11]
  • Cause of death: lightning strike[12]
  • Relative: Hostus Hostilius[13]
  • Described by source: Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[20], Pauly–Wissowa[21]
  • Name in native language: Tullus Hostilius[22]
  • Time period: First Roman Kingdom[23]
  • Praenomen: Tullus[24]
  • Nomen gentilicium: Hostilius[25]
  • Gens: Hostilia gens[26]
  • P14536: 404752[27]
  • P14585: 59234[28]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Tullus Hostilius include Curia Hostilia[29], a curia[30], in Italy[31] and 15869 Tullius[32], an asteroid[33].

Why It Matters

Tullus Hostilius has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for him include Curia Hostilia[29], a curia[30], in Italy[31] and 15869 Tullius[32], an asteroid[33].

FAQs

Who were Tullus Hostilius's parents?

Tullus Hostilius's father was Hostilius[5]. Tullus Hostilius's mother was Prima[6].

What did Tullus Hostilius do for work?

Tullus Hostilius worked as a politician[3].

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Mmen6 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gran enciclopèdia catalana id → tullus-hostili
    Father → Hostilius
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'ar', 'arz', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bs', 'ca', 'commons',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Gran enciclopèdia catalana id: tullus-hostili, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/327090773|Tul·lus Hostili (#327090773)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/854"
  2. 8w ago · StarTrekker · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Hostilius
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Father: Proculus Julius"
  3. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Kimberly Wyatt
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q229697, Import ID Biblissima V2 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/74d891b831c|details]])"
  4. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14585 → 59234
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14585: 59234, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
  5. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Relative → Hostus Hostilius
    Aliases → —
    Sex or gender → male
    Position held → King of Rome
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14536: 404752, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
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