RE: Roman kingdom thread
May 20, 2009 at 9:18 pm
(This post was last modified: May 20, 2009 at 9:19 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Quote:Just because - I've never heard of an ancient Roman king - only emperors!
Rome was a kingdom for over 200 years after it was founded in 753 BCE. THEN a republic for about 500 hundred years,THEN it had emperors from 23 BCE to 565 CE. The first was Octavian (called "Augustus") the adopted son of Julius Caesar ,who was NOT emperor. The last was Justinian 1
By tradition the first king of Rome was Romulus. The Seventh and final king or Rome was Tarquinius Superbus. He was expelled from Rome in 510 BCE.