4. The Beginning of the Republic
In 509BCE, the Roman patricians, led by Junius Brutus, forced
out the Etruscan king, Tarquin the Proud (Tarquinius Superbus)
claiming he had acted despotically.
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5. Two Themes of the Early Republic
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6. Two Themes of the Early Republic
• During the first phase of the
Republic, from 509BCE to
133BCE, two themes are
dominant
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7. Two Themes of the Early Republic
• During the first phase of the
Republic, from 509BCE to
133BCE, two themes are
dominant
WHAT WERE THEY?
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8. Two Themes of the Early Republic
• During the first phase of the
Republic, from 509BCE to
133BCE, two themes are
dominant
WHAT WERE THEY?
– 1. The expansion of Rome, first
in Italy and then in the
Mediterranean area.
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9. Two Themes of the Early Republic
• During the first phase of the
Republic, from 509BCE to
133BCE, two themes are
dominant
WHAT WERE THEY?
– 1. The expansion of Rome, first
in Italy and then in the
Mediterranean area.
– 2. A gradual constitutional
change from aristocracy to
democracy, the result of the
gradual extension of political
and social equality to the
plebeian lower classes
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10. Two Themes of the Early Republic
• During the first phase of the
Republic, from 509BCE to
133BCE, two themes are
dominant
WHAT WERE THEY?
– 1. The expansion of Rome, first
in Italy and then in the
Mediterranean area.
– 2. A gradual constitutional
change from aristocracy to
democracy, the result of the
gradual extension of political
and social equality to the
plebeian lower classes
– What did the Romans call their
upper and lower classes?
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12. The Patrician Spine of The
Republic
• The patricians replaced the monarchy with a Republic (res publica)
(Consisted of Consuls, Senate, and Centuriate Assembly).
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13. The Patrician Spine of The
Republic
• The patricians replaced the monarchy with a Republic (res publica)
(Consisted of Consuls, Senate, and Centuriate Assembly).
• The patrician Senate held legislative power in Rome (retained from
monarchy)
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14. The Patrician Spine of The
Republic
• The patricians replaced the monarchy with a Republic (res publica)
(Consisted of Consuls, Senate, and Centuriate Assembly).
• The patrician Senate held legislative power in Rome (retained from
monarchy)
• Executive power was transferred from a king to two new magistrates
called consuls.
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15. The Patrician Spine of The
Republic
• The patricians replaced the monarchy with a Republic (res publica)
(Consisted of Consuls, Senate, and Centuriate Assembly).
• The patrician Senate held legislative power in Rome (retained from
monarchy)
• Executive power was transferred from a king to two new magistrates
called consuls.
• Initially Consuls were Patricians elected by the Centuriate Assembly (retained)
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16. The Patrician Spine of The
Republic
• The patricians replaced the monarchy with a Republic (res publica)
(Consisted of Consuls, Senate, and Centuriate Assembly).
• The patrician Senate held legislative power in Rome (retained from
monarchy)
• Executive power was transferred from a king to two new magistrates
called consuls.
• Initially Consuls were Patricians elected by the Centuriate Assembly (retained)
Why? How did the Patricians believe they could control the Assembly?
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17. The Patrician Spine of The
Republic
• The patricians replaced the monarchy with a Republic (res publica)
(Consisted of Consuls, Senate, and Centuriate Assembly).
• The patrician Senate held legislative power in Rome (retained from
monarchy)
• Executive power was transferred from a king to two new magistrates
called consuls.
• Initially Consuls were Patricians elected by the Centuriate Assembly (retained)
Why? How did the Patricians believe they could control the Assembly?
• The Patricians could control it by means of their Plebeian clients who, in return for
a livelihood, voted as their patrician patrons directed them.
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18. The Patrician Spine of The
Republic
• The patricians replaced the monarchy with a Republic (res publica)
(Consisted of Consuls, Senate, and Centuriate Assembly).
• The patrician Senate held legislative power in Rome (retained from
monarchy)
• Executive power was transferred from a king to two new magistrates
called consuls.
• Initially Consuls were Patricians elected by the Centuriate Assembly (retained)
Why? How did the Patricians believe they could control the Assembly?
• The Patricians could control it by means of their Plebeian clients who, in return for
a livelihood, voted as their patrician patrons directed them.
In reality, what type of government was this?
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