1 janv. 507 - Roman Republic founded BCE

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Rome was founded in 753 BC by Romulus and Remus, the twin brothers of Rea Silvia, a vestal virgin daughter of Numitor, king of nearby Alba Longa (in ancient Lazio). An older tradition traces the ascendancy of the Romans to the Trojans and their leader Aeneas, whose son Ascanio or Julo was the founder and first king of Alba Longa. The stories about the reign of Rómulo emphasize the rape of the sabinas and the war against the sabinos, directed by Tito Tacio, and also point out the union of the Latin and Sabino peoples. The reference to the three towns in the legend of Rómulo (ramnes or ramneses, titios, equated to the sabinos, and lúceres, the Etruscans), that were part of a new State, suggests that Rome was created by an amalgam of Latinos, Sabines and Etruscans.