Historical origins

According to tradition Rome was founded on the21st of April, 753 b.C.; actually it spread little by little. In fact the first hill to be occupied was the Palatine, where in the tenth century a Latin colony settled on the side which overlooks the Tiber.
Here the Tiber is divided into two by the Tiberine-isle, an obligatory point of passage not only for the north-south trade, but also for the goods coming up from the sea to Lazio and Central Italy.The most ancient ruins found on the Palatine prove the existence of a village surrounded by an embankment. The traditional Roman "Square".
Some time later the development of trade boosted the creation of trade centers for all imported and exported goods.
Thanks to the natural formation of the area, surrounded by hills distant from the sea, it was a suitable place to feel safe. New latin tribes occupied other hills (Esquiline, Coelian, Quirinal e Capitoline) on the left side of the river and between the X and VII centuries b. C. they founded many villages.
They joined that sacred league which was to build Rome and started with a monarchical experience its millenial history.