Ancient Rome Founded: 753 BC
Male heirs Rhea Silva Mars / Hercules Romulus & Remus
Rome as Monarchy: 753-510 BC Seven Kings
Lucius Tarquinus Suberbus: Last King of Rome
Collitinus and Lucretia were married. Sextus Tarquinus …what a jerk. Collitinus and Lucretia were married.
The rebellion against Tarquin was led by MARCUS JUNIUS BRUTUS Marcus Junius Brutus and Collitinus became the first CONSULS of Rome thus initiating The Roman Republic
The lawmaking body of Ancient Rome. The Roman Senate The lawmaking body of Ancient Rome. Two Senators per year were elected as CONSULS… sort of like co-presidents
The Romans of the Republic, after their experience with monarchy, were VERY TOUCHY about one man getting too… much… power… Emergency: Dictator
Patricians Equestrians Plebians Slaves
The Roman Republic was a very successful government lasting from 510 BC to 23 BC: that’s almost 500 years! Thus far, the United States of America has only been around for 236 years.
HOWEVER… The last one hundred years or so of the Roman Republic was riddled with CIVIL WAR. It is during this time that William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar takes place.