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When was the Roman Republic founded?
The Republic was traditionally founded in 509 BC when the Romans expelled the Etruscan king Tarquinius Superbus and replaced the monarchy with a constitutional government of two annually elected consuls. The Republic lasted approximately 482 years before Augustus's principate effectively ended it in 27 BC.
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Ancient Rome Rome was a city-state in central Italy that grew into the dominant power of the Mediterranean world. It was traditionally founded in 753 BC; the Western Roman Empire ended in 476 AD. The civilisation lasted approximately 1,200 years.
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