Roman Kingdom
period of Roman history when the city and its territory were ruled by kings (c.753–c.509 BC)
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Summary
Roman Kingdom is a historical period[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of historical period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,768 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: ancient Roman religion[3]
- Continent: Eurasia[4], Europe[5]
- Instance of: historical country[6]
- Capital: Rome[7], Roma[8]
- Official language: Latin[9]
- Basic form of government: elective monarchy[10]
- Follows: Roman Iron Age[11]
- Followed by: Roman Republic[12]
- Legislative body: Citizens' Assemblies of the Roman Kingdom[13], Senate of the Roman Kingdom[14]
- Location: Latium[15]
- Subclass of: history of ancient Rome[16]
- Part of: ancient history[17]
- Commons category: Roman Kingdom[18]
- Has part(s): First Roman Kingdom[19], Second Roman Kingdom[20]
- Inception: April 21, 753 BC[21]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 509 BC[22]
- Start time: April 21, 753 BC[23]
- End time: 509 BC[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Roman Kingdom[25]
- OpenStreetMap tag: historic:period=roman_kingdom[26]
- Replaces: Corniculum[27]
- Replaced by: Roman Republic[28]
- Different from: list of kings of Rome[29]
- Office held by head of state: King of Rome[30]
- Language used: Latin[31], Old Latin[32]
Why It Matters
Roman Kingdom has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]