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8th-century BC establishments in Italy
- Roman KingdomThe Roman Kingdom began on the Palatine Hill, a settlement along the river Tiber in central Italy. A ford allowed travelers to cross the water, creating a…
- Syracuse, SicilyIn 733 BC, a group of colonists from the Greek city-state of Corinth landed on the island of Ortygia. Their leader was Archias, who expelled the Sicels, the…
- King of RomeRomulus founded Rome in 753 BC upon the Palatine Hill. This legendary event marks the beginning of a period where seven kings ruled until 509 BC.
- TarantoIn 706 BC, a group of men known as the Partheniae arrived in Apulia to establish a new city. These founders were not typical Spartan citizens.
- Ancient RomeArchaeological evidence of settlement around Rome starts to emerge in the middle of the 8th century BC. Large-scale organisation appears only then, with the…
- Roman SenateThe Roman Senate began as a council of one hundred men in the year 753 BC, when Rome was founded. Romulus selected these first senators from the leading…
- RomeArchaeological evidence places human presence in the Rome area approximately 14,000 years ago. Stone tools and pottery fragments found at the site attest to…