Founding of Rome
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Archaeological evidence indicates that Rome developed from the gradual union of several hilltop villages during the Final Bronze Age or early Iron Age. Prehistoric habitation of the Italian Peninsula
Capitoline Wolf, sculpture of the she-wolf feeding the twins Romulus and Remus, the most famous image associated with the founding of Rome. According to Livy, it was erected in 296 BC.
Romulus and Remus on the House of the She-wolf at the Grand Place of Brussels
Funerary urn of the Villanovan culture, precursor to Etruscan civilization
Model of archaic Rome, 6th century BC
Roman Kingdom
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The Roman Kingdom, also known as the Roman monarchy and the regal period of ancient Rome, was the earliest period of Roman history, when the city and its territory were ruled by kings. According to tr
The ancient quarters of Rome
Shards of terracotta decorative plaques, sixth century BC (Roman Kingdom and Etruscan period), found in the Roman Forum, now in the Diocletian Baths Museum, Rome
Ancus Marcius depicted on a 57 BC denarius