The Roman Kingdom was the earliest phase of Roman history, when the city on the Tiber was ruled by kings. Tradition, as set down by later writers such as Livy, lists seven kings beginning with Romulus, the legendary founder, and ending with Tarquinius Superbus, but historians regard much of this account as legend and the early kings as only partly historical. During this period Rome grew from a cluster of hilltop settlements into a city with public buildings, a forum and early institutions such as the Senate. The monarchy ended with the expulsion of the last king and the establishment of the Roman Republic, which governed the city through annually elected magistrates.
Before and after
- from c. 771 BCE to 476 BCESpring and Autumn period
- c. 754 BCERomulus founds Rome (traditional date)
- from c. 753 BCE to 476 CEAncient Rome
- from 753 BCE to 46 BCERoman calendar
- from c. 753 BCE to 509 BCERoman Kingdom
- 21 April 753 BCEFounding of Rome
- from c. 750s BCE to 530sGandhara
- c. 750s BCEThe Homeric epics are composed
- from 747 BCE to 656 BCETwenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt
More in Civilizations & archaeology
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- 13th century BCEAncient Celts
- 600 BCEFounding of Milan
- 80 CEThe Colosseum is inaugurated
- from 285 CE to 1453Byzantine Empire
- 25 March 421 CEFounding of Venice
The era
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