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.
- 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.
- 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 - Tarquinius Superbus or Tarquin the Proud was the last Etruscan or any king of Rome. He was forcibly ousted by Brutus.
616-579 B.C. - L. Tarquinius Priscus
578-535 B.C. - Servius Tullius
534-510 B.C. - L. Tarquinius Superbus
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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