#Rome #timeline The purported date for the "founding of Rome" is often sometimes given as as being around 750 [[BCE]] ([[Varro]] gives the date as 753 BCE which is the basis for [[AUC calendaring]]). However, as with so many ancient settlements, there is evidence of habitation in and around the area long before this with the areas of Rome likely being inhabited by the Middle [[Bronze Age]] to early [[Iron Age]].