Literary and archaeological evidence is clear on there having been kings in Rome, attested in fragmentary 6th century BC texts.[17] Long after the abolition of the Roman monarchy, a vestigial rex sacrorum was retained to exercise the monarch's former priestly functions. The Romans believed that their monarchy was elective, with seven legendary kings who were largely unrelated by blood.[18] Evidence

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Literary and archaeological evidence is clear on there having been kings in Rome, attested in fragmentary 6th century BC texts.[17] Long after the abolition of the Roman monarchy, a vestigial rex sacrorum was retained to exercise the monarch's former priestly functions. The Romans believed that their monarchy was elective, with seven legendary kings who were largely unrelated by blood.[18] Evidence