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{{Rome}}
{{Rome}}
The '''Roman Republic''' is the term used to refer to the second era of Roman history, between the kingship and the empire. The origins of the Republic are dubious and legendary at best, and utterly fictional at worst. However, the Romans had a concrete sense of the foundation date of their city, and referred to it frequently in histories. From Roman reckoning, historians place the pivotal events of the beginning of the Roman Republic at 509 B.C.
The '''Roman Republic''' is the term used to refer to the second era of Roman history, between the kingship and the empire. The origins of the Republic are dubious and legendary at best, and utterly fictional at worst. However, the Romans had a concrete sense of the foundation date of their city, and referred to it frequently in histories. From Roman reckoning, historians place the pivotal events of the beginning of the Roman Republic at 509 B.C.
=== The Overthrow of the Tarquins ===
=== The Overthrow of the Tarquins ===
One of the Etruscan kings of Rome was Tarquin the Proud. In 509 B.C., some wealthy landowners ousted him and made Rome a republic, or government where people elected their leaders. A senate was founded for the patricians (wealthy nobles and landowners) to vote in while a comitia was founded for the plebeians (middle class and poor) to represent themselves in. A constitution was written. In the republic, the patricians had more power. In the family, the father, or paterfamilias, had ultimate control over his wife and children.
One of the Etruscan kings of Rome was Tarquin the Proud. In 509 B.C., some wealthy landowners ousted him and made Rome a republic, or government where people elected their leaders. A senate was founded for the patricians (wealthy nobles and landowners) to vote in while a comitia was founded for the plebeians (middle class and poor) to represent themselves in. A constitution was written. In the republic, the patricians had more power. In the family, the father, or paterfamilias, had ultimate control over his wife and children.
=== The Gauls and Other Foundation Myths ===
=== The Gauls and Other Foundation Myths ===
==Roman Legacies==
==Roman Legacies==
From this period was derived the very word republic, plus the words senate, patricians, constitution, and plebes (plebeians). When the United States Constitution was written in 1787, the nation was modeled after Rome and became a republic. A Senate was formed, and also checks and balances, enshrined in the ancient republic, kept each branch of government from growing too powerful.
From this period was derived the very word republic, plus the words senate, patricians, constitution, and plebes (plebeians). When the [[United States Constitution]] was written in 1787, the nation was modeled after Rome and became a republic. A Senate was formed, and also checks and balances, enshrined in the ancient republic, kept each branch of government from growing too powerful.
=== Republican Overtones in the Early Empire ===
=== Republican Overtones in the Early Empire ===
During the Principate period, from [[Augustus]] to [[Diocletian]], the Roman Emperor, while holding absolute power, continued to respect Roman Republican traditions and governed in a nominally republican governmental framework.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/topic/princeps</ref>
=== Republican Terminology and Symbology Today ===
=== Republican Terminology and Symbology Today ===
Much Roman terminology and symbology has carried over into the philosophy of [[republicanism]], including that of the [[United States]] and the [[founding fathers]].
== See also ==
== See also ==
== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Ancient Rome]]
[[Category:Ancient Rome]]