Rome was famous for rejecting the idea of kingship. For almost 500 years, Rome was a staunch Republic, with rules in place to ...

April 21 is an important day in history as one of the world’s oldest cities in the world, Rome, was founded. The city was ...

In the early days, Rome was ruled by kings. Romulus was supposedly the first king. The last king was Tarquin the Proud. He ruled until 509BC, when the people of Rome drove him out. Rome then ...

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There was also precedent in Roman history – Aeneas and Romulus, who had helped found Rome, were already worshipped as gods. Aside from their many gods, Romans were deeply superstitious ...

In the early days, Rome was ruled by kings. Romulus was supposedly the first king. The last king was Tarquin the Proud. He ruled until 509BC, when the people of Rome drove him out. Rome then ...