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Archaeological evidence shows that worship of Aeneas had been established at Lavinium by the sixth century BC. [77] Similarly, a cult to Hercules had been established at the Ara Maxima in Rome during the archaic period. [83] By the early fifth century BC, these stories had become entrenched in Roman historical beliefs. [84]
Roman tradition claimed that Rome had been under the control of seven kings from 753 to 509 BC beginning with the mythical Romulus who was said to have founded the city of Rome along with his brother Remus. The last three kings were said to be Etruscan (at least partially)—namely Tarquinius Priscus, Servius Tullius and Tarquinius Superbus ...
Rome hosts also the LUISS School of Government, [183] Italy's most important graduate university in the areas of international affairs and European studies as well as LUISS Business School, Italy's most important business school. Rome ISIA was founded in 1973 by Giulio Carlo Argan and is Italy's oldest institution in the field of industrial design.
422 - The Church of Santa Sabina is founded. 455 - Rome is sacked by Genseric, King of the Vandals; 476 - Romulus Augustulus is deposed, traditionally considered the end of the Western Roman Empire and the beginning of the Middle Ages in Europe. Constantinople continues to be the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Rome was founded. According to Roman legend, Romulus was the founder and first King of Rome, establishing the Roman Kingdom. 752 BC: Romulus, first king of Rome, celebrates the first Roman triumph after his victory over the Caeninenses, following the Rape of the Sabine Women. He celebrates a further triumph later in the year over the Antemnates ...
Roman courts held original jurisdiction over cases involving Roman citizens throughout the empire, but there were too few judicial functionaries to impose Roman law uniformly in the provinces. Most parts of the Eastern Empire already had well-established law codes and juridical procedures. [ 109 ]
Established the Servian Tribes and the centuries; built the Temple of Diana and a new wall around the city; instituted the Compitalia. 534–509 BC: Tarquinius Superbus: Last King of Rome; overthrew Servius; conquered various Latin cities and established colonies; built the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus; deposed and Roman Republic established.
According to legend, Rome was founded in 753 BC by Romulus and Remus, who were raised by a she-wolf. Little is certain about the history of the Roman Kingdom, as nearly no written records from that time survive, and the histories written during the Republic and Empire are largely based on legends.