6th Century BC
- 578/534 BC : reign of Servius Tullius: defined the sacred boundary of Rome - the pomerium
- first census
- 534/509 BC: reign of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the last Roman king
- builds temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
- 509 BC
ROMAN REPUBLIC
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- expulsion of Tarquinius Superbus
- first consuls are Lucius Junius Brutus and Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus
- First Plebeian (commoner) senators appointed (conscripti) to fill vacancies created by the overthrow of the monarchy
- possible siege of Rome : Roman-Etruscan Wars
- 508 BC : The office of pontifex maximus (high priest) created when these powers are stripped from the consuls; possible second siege of Rome by Etruscans : Roman-Etruscan Wars
- 504 BC : Consul Publius Valerius Publicola grants due process rights to all Roman citizens, criminalizes all future attempts to plot to seize a tyranny.
- 501 BC : Offices of Roman Dictator and Master of the Horse created...
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