List of the ancient Roman kings
The sources for the early Roman period are extremely poor. Since there are practically no reliable historical sources regarding the Roman kings compared to the emperors of the Roman Empire , one can often not be certain about their truth content with the curriculum vitae and dates of the individual kings on the list of ancient Roman kings . Over the centuries, the remaining information from the early rulers was enriched by the Roman authors with various miracle sagas (see Titus Livius ) to demonstrate an early strength and importance of Rome. This approach also caused displeasure among some Romans; The historian Tacitus dealt briefly with the sentence Urbem Romam a principio reges habuere ("The city of Rome was ruled by kings in the very beginning") in his outline of Roman history at the beginning of his historical work Annales .
The following list gives the current state of research again, like the King List have looked could . However, there are quite a few ancient historians who at least completely deny the existence of the first four rulers and also question the government data of the last three - because there are many indications that the kingship in Rome was in reality only abolished later, around 470.
| Name (life data) | Reign | Remarks |
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| Romulus | 753-716 BC Chr. | After the robbery of the Sabine women, together with the Sabine king Titus Tatius |
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Numa Pompilius (* 750 BC; † 672 BC) |
715-672 BC Chr. | |
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Tullus Hostilius (* around 710 BC; † 640 BC) |
672-640 BC Chr. | |
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Ancus Marcius (* 675 BC; † 616 BC) |
640-616 BC Chr. | |
| Lucius Tarquinius Priscus | 616-578 BC Chr. | |
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Servius Tullius (* unknown; † 534 BC) |
578-534 BC Chr. | |
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Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (* unknown; † around 495 BC) |
534-510 BC Chr. | |
| It is reported that in 510 BC The last Roman king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus was expelled and the first consuls of the Roman Republic were elected (see: List of Roman Consuls ). | ||
In the Holy Roman Empire , the king who did not yet hold the dignity of emperor carried the title of Roman King . Napoleon Franz Bonaparte (Napoleon II), the son of Napoleon I , borrowed the title Roi de Rome (King of Rome) based on it.
literature
- Luciana Aigner-Foresti : The Etruscans and early Rome (= compact history. Antiquity) , Darmstadt 2003, p. 50ff., 125ff.
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert Werner: The beginning of the Roman republic. Historical-chronological studies of the early days of the libera res publica . Munich / Vienna 1963, p. 290f. and more often.