(from the article `ancient Rome`) ...10th or 9th century , not the mid-8th century. Rome therefore cannot have been ruled by a succession of only seven kings down to the end of the ... Between the Esquiline and the Caelian, the end of the Forum valley is filled by the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine, with the Palatine edging ... ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/45