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Copied first two sentences from main article. The rest of the paragraph was added by me. I found it is hard to find sources for the Roman Kings outside of Livy's histories.

Monarchy, republic, empire
After the legendary foundation by Romulus, Rome was ruled for a period of 244 years by a monarchical system, initially with sovereigns of Latin and Sabine origin, later by Etruscan kings. The tradition handed down seven kings: Romulus, Numa Pompilius, Tullus Hostilius, Ancus Marcius, Tarquinius Priscus, Servius Tullius and Tarquinius Superbus. These early monarchs had many notable achievements and actions accredited to them. Romulus is credited for the capturing of women from surrounding settlements (Caenina, Crustumerium, and Antemnae), defeating and colonizing said settlements, and then uniting the monarchies of Sabine and Rome. Under the rule of Ancus Marcius, Rome saw continued expansion across the Tiber with the annexation of Janiculum. The first Roman port city of Ostia was founded under Ancus Marcius at the mouth of the Tiber. Servius Tullius is often credited with many reforms that became fundamental to the future Roman Republic, with regards to the division of the populace into a new tribal system, class system based on wealth and military service, and a census. Servius Tullius is also credited for the Servian Wall, though the wall is dated to the 4th century BCE and not the 6th the time of Servius Tullius rule.