There was a tradition that the Delphic oracle was consulted as early as the period of the kings of Rome during the reign of Tarquinius Superbus.
ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ tɹɐdˈɪʃən ðætðə dˈɛlfɪk ˈɔːɹəkəl wʌz kənsˈʌltᵻd æz ˈɜːli æz ðə pˈiəɹɪəd ʌvðə kˈɪŋz ʌv ɹˈoʊm dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv tɑːɹkwˈɪnɪəs sˈuːpɚbˌʌs.