Events before first century BC

• [c. 750 - 510] Romulus and succession of 7 kings
• [509] Tarquinius was exiled by Lucius Brutus and ending the Monarchy
• [486-326] The period of the Struggle between Patricians and Plebeians, with the establishment of the Tribunes of the People.
• [ C. 250 - 150 BC] The Punic wars between Carthage and Rome meant farmland was destroyed and the population was forced to migrate to the cities.