KingsRome

There were seven traditional KingsRome beforeestablishment ofRoman Republic. They were, according towritingsLivy:

King	Traditional Reign
Romulus	753 BC-716 BC
Numa Pompilius	715 BC-674 BC
Tullus Hostilius	673 BC-642 BC
Ancus Marcius	642 BC-617 BC
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus	616 BC-579 BC
Servius Tullius	578 BC-535 BC
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus	535 BC-510 BC

The earliest kingsdates may well be mythical.

Rome was, accordingtradition, founded753 BC by RomulusRemus, twin sons ofmortal woman Rhea Silvia andgod Mars. They were also descendantsAeneas andTrojan refugees whose story Virgil later toldhis epic poemAeneid. Romulus killed Remus,becamefirst kingRome (see foundingRome). Most ofsucceeding six kings had Etruscan names, suggesting that members ofmature Etruscan civilization tonorthRome dominatedcity.

The last king was thrown out bycitizensreplaced byrepublican government. The expulsion ofking andfounding ofRepublic509 BCsometimes presented asbreaking away ofLatin-speaking population fromcontrolan Etruscan ruling family.

See also: TimelineAncient Rome