State
Roman Kingdom
period of Roman history when the city and its territory were ruled by kings (c.753–c.509 BC)
- This boundary
- 753–509 BCE
- Founded
- 753 BCE
- Ended
- 509 BCE
- Capital
- Rome, Roma
- Government
- elective monarchy
- Languages
- Latin
- Religion
- ancient Roman religion
- Preceded by
- Corniculum
- Succeeded by
- Roman Republic
Overview
The Roman Kingdom, also known as the Roman monarchy and 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 tradition, 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 Roman Republic c. 509 BC.
Little is certain about the kingdom's history as no records and few inscriptions from the time of the kings have survived. The accounts of this period written during the Republic and the Empire are thought largely to be based on oral tradition and debated as to their historicity.
All rulers (7)
- Romulus753–716 BCE
- Numa Pompilius715–673 BCE
- Tullus Hostilius673–642 BCE
- Ancus Marcius640–616 BCE
- Lucius Tarquinius Priscus616–578 BCE
- Servius Tullius578–534 BCE
- Lucius Tarquinius Superbus534–509 BCE
Records (2)
- 510–509 BCE — Overthrow of the Roman monarchyRevolution
- 389–388 BCE — Roman-Aequian WarsWar
Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).