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Also known as Rome of Kings, Roman monarchy

period of Roman history when the city and its territory were ruled by kings (c.753–c.509 BC)

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The Roman Kingdom was the earliest period of Roman history, lasting from around 753 to 509 BC, when a monarchy governed the city of Rome and its surrounding lands. This era matters because it laid the cultural, religious, and political foundations that would eventually transform Rome into one of history's most influential civilizations.

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Wikidata facts

Continent
Europe
Official language
Latin
Form of government
elective monarchy
Followed by
Roman Republic
Location
Latium
Image
Platner - Ancient Rome city growth.jpg
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different from
list of kings of Rome
Commons category
Roman Kingdom
topic's main category
Category:Roman Kingdom
OpenStreetMap tag
historic:period=roman_kingdom
language used
Old Latin
office held by head of state
King of Rome
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
0509-00-00
inception
0753-04-21
start time
0753-04-21
end time
0509-00-00
replaces
Corniculum
replaced by
Roman Republic
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
official religion
ancient Roman religion
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Today part of Italy

Vatican City

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Roman Kingdom” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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