and become king, if he was only a small child.40 He did, however, become king in the end.
Tullus Hostilius died in suspicious circumstances. His house burnt down while he, his wife and his children were all inside. According to one version of the story, Tullus had been struck by lightning following a botched attempt to perform certain rites that Numa had carried out. According to Dionysius of Halicarnassus, some said the lightning was sent as punishment for the neglect of certain rites and the importation of others.41 Why Tullus’ entire family should have been killed as well is not explained, but it may be that these versions are later. The majority, says Dionysius, gave a different account (one that, significantly, does explain why Tullus’ family was also killed). According to the majority, Ancus Marcius and some supporters murdered the king and his children and then set fire to their house. It seems that Ancus was not happy; he was Numa’s grandson, he was of royal descent and yet he was not king. To make matters worse, Tullus had children, and Ancus was worried the throne would go to one of them after Tullus had died.42
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