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Roman City-State

Type Object Region Italy Time c. -753–-509

The Roman city-state was an ancient city-state that arose on the Tiber River in the Italian Peninsula, traditionally founded in 753 BCE.…

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  1. c. -753–-700Palatine Hill · LazioTradition holds that Romulus founded the city on the seven hills by the Tiber; Latins and Sabines gradually merged, forming the early Roman community and religious cult center, with the Palatine and Capitoline becoming the city's core.
  2. c. -700–-509Rome · LazioSeven kings ruled in succession, building the first city walls and drainage system (Cloaca Maxima), absorbing Etruscan culture and engineering techniques, gradually controlling the Latin League and expanding the city-state's territory.
  3. c. -509Rome · LazioTarquinius Superbus was expelled, Rome abolished the monarchy, established two consuls and a senate, the city-state's constitution shifted from monarchy to republic, opening a new phase of Roman republican history.

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