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Leading to the revolt
According to some legends Brutus and the
two sons of Tarquinius in 509 B.C. went to
the Delphic oracle who told them that the
first who kissed his mother would be the
next king of Rome. When they returned
from their journey Brutus pretended to trip
and fall and kissed “mother earth”. After
that he waited for the best opportunity to
lead a revolt against Rome.
What started the revolt
After returning from the trip to the Oracle of Delphi,
Brutus went into battle in one of Rome’s
unending wars. Back in Rome Sextus
Tarquinius, son of king Lucius Tarquinius
Superbus, raped Lucretia, the wife of Lucius
Tarquinius Collatinus, who is related to the royal
family. Lucretia then sent a letter to her husband
and he returned home and brought some of his
friends. Brutus being one of them. When Brutus
heard the news of the rape he returned home
from battle. When he and Lucretia’s husband
returned Lucretia felt dishonored and killed
herself.
The Revolt
After the death of Lucretia, Brutus vowed that he
would other throw the monarchy and he and
Collatinus became the first consuls of the
republic. Burtus, then lead the people of in a
revolt against the royal family. The event caused
the king to return home and upon his returned to
Rome he and his family were exiled. Brutus
being one of the first consuls created the
republic. Later Brutus was said to have killed his
two sons because they conspired to bring back
the Traquins.
The Republic
After the fall of the tarquin monarchy Rome became a
republic. The Republic was ruled by the senate and its
assembly. At the was the consuls, who were elected in
office for one year, but could be extended because of
military and they inducted legislation and were head of
juries and military.Under the consuls were the quaetors
later called the praetor. Praetors were central generals of
Rome. Praetors also held office for one year, but like the
consuls could be longer because of war. Then came the
censors whose job was to classify the citizens into
classes based on wealth and status, which at one point
was the job of the consuls. Eventually the censors came
into enough power to dismiss senators from the Senate
and late in the Republic censors were the most powerful
in Rome.
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