The city of Rome was founded in the 8th century BC.
Sources
- Ancient Rome (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/foundation-rome (historytoday.com)
- https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-21/rome-founded (history.com)
- https://www.vita-romae.com/founding-of-rome.html (vita-romae.com)
- https://roman-empire.net/founding/the-founding-of-rome (roman-empire.net)
- https://www.mpm.edu/research-collections/anthropology/anthropology-collections-research/mediterranean-oil-lamps/roman-empire-brief-history (mpm.edu)
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