The Roman Republic‚ which was established in 510 BC after the defeat Etruscan conquerors‚ was in some ways an oligarchy. It was not a democracy as it is understood today. The Roman republic was ruled by a small group; consuls‚ and the Senate. To avoid trouble‚ none of these had absolute power. The Senate was a part of Roman aristocrats known as patricians or the wealthy upper class. They could oversee public funds and advise the Roman kings. They were from wealthy family and stayed in the position
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differences vary greatly‚ from political structures‚ religious doctrines‚ and scientific ideals. The strength and expansion of the different empires created an “us vs. them” mindset. This mindset created divides that further enhanced the sense of "otherness" throughout the Euro-Asian continent‚ and into the parts of northern Africa. When the Roman Republic was founded in 509 B.C.E.‚ the senate was composed of mostly wealthy patricians and commoner plebeians (Hansen). When the senate had to take
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The Roman Republic was great civilization with a very complex political system that still influences governments today. The Roman Republic consisted of three parts. The highest being the Consul that was made up of two male members who are elected annually. Secondly there was the Senate made up of elder statesmen that advised the Consul and finally there was the Assemblies where participants voted by group on issues. A few of the strengths of the political system was its citizen involvement although
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The late Roman Republic‚ from Gracchi through Augustus Rome: almost complete control of Mediterranean Senate: * 300 members * Nobiles: control power in Senate * Novus homo: new member of Senate Senator Ideologies: 1. Optimates: senators in favor of status quo (conservative-keep senate in power) 2. Populares: senators who wanted support of peoplepower is in Council of Plebs/Tribunes Reasons for the Land Problem * The backbone of the Roman state and army was the small
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The Constitution of the Roman Republic By *** * * 8 April 2009 * * * 8 April 2009 The Constitution of the Roman Republic The constitution of the Roman republic was a stable system of government that lasted from the middle of the republic until the transition to the Empire in the last century BC (Robinson‚ “The Sources of Roman Law” 3). The constitution consisted of three major elements: Magistrates‚ the senate and the legislative
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Self-Mastery Quiz —The Roman Republic 1. The name of the ancient ancestors of the Romans who settled in 12 self-governing city-state kingdoms‚ spoke Latin‚ and introduced the arch in architecture were the _____________________________. 2. The most powerful social class in Rome was the one made up of the large landholding aristocrats who could trace their blood lines back to the original founders of Rome called ________________________. 3. All Roman citizens that were not of aristocratic
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#10—Crash Course World History The Roman Empire or Republic or...Which Was It? 1. The story of Rome begins when twins‚ Romulus and Remus‚ who’d been raised by wolves‚ founded a city on ___________ hills. 2. What does SPQR stand for? It means Senatus Populusque Romanus (the Senate and the People of Rome)‚ one of the ___________ of the Roman Republic. 3. Rome was divided into two broad classes: the ___________ – the small group of aristocratic families and the ___________‚ basically everybody else
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“The die is cast” - Julius Caesar The expansion of Rome‚ the ruling of Julius Caesar and his death‚ and the civil war that followed his death all led to the collapse of the Roman Republic. The expansion of Rome created political‚ social‚ and economical changes. Politically‚ the government did not change to suit the expanding of Rome. The economic changes were that poor farmers could not afford anymore to compete with the estates run by slaves‚ so they sold their
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During the Roman Republic‚ Ancient Rome was at its very beginnings and a civilization was just being created. Like any other civilization there were different levels of status between classes and several positions of power in which people could obtain. Subsequently‚ just as there were people of power and wealth‚ there were also people of little to no power and poverty. The Ancient Romans utilized the institution of slavery to help promote their civilization and became a major factor in the economy
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The Development of the Roman Empire When he was just nineteen years old‚ Ceaser Augustus took over the Roman Republic and morphed it into the Roman Empire. Ceaser Augustus rose to power through the death of his father. In this essay‚ I will discuss the rise of the Roman Empire with the following issues: the reformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire‚ the steps Ceaser Augustus took to maintain safety‚ peace‚ and prosperity‚ and the resources that Ceaser Augustus used to accomplish his
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