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Roman Kingdom Regnum Romanum (Latin) | |||||||||||||
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753 BC–509 BC | |||||||||||||
![]() The ancient quarters of Rome | |||||||||||||
Capital | Rome | ||||||||||||
Common languages | Old Latin | ||||||||||||
Religion | Roman religion | ||||||||||||
Government | Elective monarchy | ||||||||||||
King | |||||||||||||
• 753–716 BC | Romulus | ||||||||||||
• 715–672 BC | Numa Pompilius | ||||||||||||
• 672–640 BC | Tullus Hostilius | ||||||||||||
• 640–616 BC | Ancus Marcius | ||||||||||||
• 616–578 BC | L. Tarquinius Priscus | ||||||||||||
• 578–534 BC | Servius Tullius | ||||||||||||
• 534–509 BC | L. Tarquinius Superbus | ||||||||||||
Legislature | |||||||||||||
Historical era | Iron Age | ||||||||||||
753 BC | |||||||||||||
509 BC | |||||||||||||
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The Roman Kingdom (also referred to as the Roman monarchy, or the regal period of ancient Rome) was the earliest period of Roman history when the city and its territory were ruled by kings. According to oral accounts, the Roman Kingdom began with the city's founding c. 753 BC, with settlements around the Palatine Hill along the river Tiber in central Italy, and ended with the overthrow of the kings and the establishment of the Republic c. 509 BC.
Little is certain about the kingdom's history as no records and few inscriptions from the time of the kings survive. The accounts of this period written during the Republic and the Empire are thought largely to be based on oral tradition.