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== 8th and 7th centuries BC == {{main|Roman Kingdom}} {| class="wikitable" width="100%β" ! style="width:6%" | Year || style="width:10%" | Date || Event |- | | {{dr|y|y|-754|0|ysa}} || || [[Battle of Alba Longa]]. King of [[Alba Longa]], [[Amulius]], who had previously usurped power is defeated and killed along with his sons by his Brother [[Numitor]], and great-nephew [[Romulus]], who led a sizable warband. |- | {{dr|y|y|-753|0|ysa}} || 21 April || [[Founding of Rome|Rome was founded]]. According to Roman legend, [[Romulus]] was the founder and first [[King of Rome]], establishing the [[Roman Kingdom]]. |- |rowspan="2" valign="top" | {{dr|y|y|-752|0|ysa}} || || [[Romulus]], first king of [[ancient Rome|Rome]], celebrates the first [[Roman triumph]] after his victory over the [[Caenina (Town)|Caeninenses]], following the [[Rape of the Sabine Women]]. He celebrates a further triumph later in the year over the [[Antemnae|Antemnates]].<ref name="Livy-AUC-1-10">[[Livy]], ''[[Ab Urbe Condita Libri (Livy)|Ab urbe condita]]'', 1:10</ref> |- | || | Rome's first [[Colonia (Roman)|colonies]] were established.<ref name="Livy-AUC-1-10" /> |- | {{dr|y|y|-715|0|ysa}} || || [[Numa Pompilius]] became the second King of Rome. |- | {{dr|y|y|-673|0|ysa}} || || [[Tullus Hostilius]] became the third King of Rome. |- | {{dr|y|y|-667|0|ysa}} || || [[Byzantium]] was founded by [[Megara|Megarian]] colonists. |- | rowspan="2" valign="top" | {{dr|y|y|-642|0|ysa}} || || [[Tullus Hostilius]] died. |- | || The Curiate Assembly, one of the [[Legislative Assemblies of the Roman Kingdom|legislative assemblies of the Roman Kingdom]], elected [[Ancus Marcius]] King of Rome. |- | {{dr|y|y|-617|0|ysa}} || || [[Ancus Marcius]] died. |- | {{dr|y|y|-616|0|ysa}} || || The Curiate Assembly elected [[Lucius Tarquinius Priscus]] King of Rome. |}
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