Rome, a settlement around a ford on…
621 BCE to 478 BCE
The tradition hands down seven kings: Romulus, Numa Pompilius, Tullus Hostilius, Ancus Marcius, Tarquinius Priscus, Servius Tullius and Tarquinius Superbus.
In 509 BCE, the Romans expel the last king from their city and establish an oligarchic republic.