Lets talk about pre-republic Rome.

>>1577219
Serverus Tullius is often considered one of Romes greatest kings but if you read between the lines he usurped the senatorial prerogative, proclaiming himself king and letting the people ratify it. He then allegedly passed a number of reforms which weakened senatorial power.

Was he just a popular tyrant?

>>1577219

Where did the Latins/Romans originally come from? From what I understand they weren't indigenous to Central Italy and were probably from somewhere in the Balkans. On the other hand certain religious traditions bear signs of them having originally been a nomadic steppe people at some point. Is that just proto-Indo-European influence or is that from a later date?

>>1577325
Romes founding myth states that the Latins came from Troy and mixed with locals. Now that's likely untrue, it might indicate that they were originally outsiders.

>>1577272
I think that even the Romans accepted this, Livy writes
>Servius praesidio firmo munitus, primus iniussu populi, voluntate patrum regnavit. Ab Urbe Condita 1.41
(Servius, protected by his strenghted guard, reigned at first by the will of the Senators/Patres, not by the will of the people.)

>>1577680
But did the romans think that was wrong?