Kings of Rome

753-715 B.C. - Romulus

• Romulus was the legendary founder of Rome.

715-673 - Numa Pompilius

• Numa Pompilius is credited with many of the ancient religious conventions of ancient Rome.

673-642 B.C. - Tullus Hostilius

• Tullus Hostilius doubled the population of Rome, added Alban nobles to the Senate of Rome, and built the Curia Hostilia.

642-617 B.C. - Ancus Marcius

• Ancus Marcius was a grandson of Numa Pompilius and a bridge builder. The bridge across the Tiber is credited to Ancus Marcius.

616-579 B.C. - L. Tarquinius Priscus

• The first Etruscan king of Rome, Tarquinius Priscus had a Corinthian father. Tarquin created 100 new senators and expanded Rome. He also established the Roman games.

578-535 B.C. - Servius Tullius

• Servius Tullius was the son-in-law of Tarquinius Priscus. He divided the Roman citizens into tribes and fixed the military obligations of 5 census-determined classes.
  Servius Tullius and the Power Structure of Early Rome

534-510 B.C. - L. Tarquinius Superbus

• Tarquinius Superbus or Tarquin the Proud was the last Etruscan or any king of Rome. He was forcibly ousted by Brutus.

Some of the ancient writers about the period of the Roman kings are Livy, Plutarch, and Dionysius of Halicarnasus, all of whom lived centuries after the events.

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