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Ancient Italian history

  • 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…
  • Roman RepublicIn 509 BC, the Roman Senate expelled Tarquin the Proud after his son Sextus raped Lucretia. This event marked the end of seven kings who had ruled Rome for…
  • Roman EmpireIn 27 BC, the Roman Senate granted Octavian overarching military power and bestowed upon him a new title. This single act marked his accession as the first…
  • Roman ItalyRoman mythology places the ancestral home of Aeneas in Italy, a land where his descendants Romulus and Remus would eventually found Rome.