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March 17, 18 B.C.
Roman Politics
By: Mateo Maximus
About Roman Government
Today Rome has three branches of government
- Judicial
- Legislative
- Executive
Ancient Rome has had three governments.
They were a Monarchy. Then they overthrew there
harsh king, Tarquin the Proud and became a
Democracy, and then when Julius Caesar died in
44 B.C., they became an empire in 27 B.C.
Roman Senate
All men who had land were allowed to
vote. Rome had a Senate and an Assembly.
There were fights between the senate and the
Assembly. Two law making social classes
were the Patricians and the Plebeians. The
Patricians were the upper class and the Senate
and the Plebeians were the middle class and
the Assembly. They never got along when it
came to making laws. Roman government
officials held office for one year. The Romans
had the Twelve Tables; they were stone tablets
with laws on them.
ROMAN DEMOCRACY
Roman Empire
After Tarquin the Proud was
overthrown Rome became a res publica.
That means public affairs. This government
is like a Greek goverment. All free men had
the right to vote. People were elected into
office. Julius Caesar was the last
Democratic leader. Even though Julius
Caesar ruled a Democratic government ,he
was a tyrant.
“Tarquin the Proud” the last king of Rome. Tarquin was a
harsh king.
ROMAN MONRCHY
About 600 B.C an Etruscan
man became the first king of Rome.
Rome grew from hilltop villages to
a large city that covered 500 miles.
These kings built temples and
forum, the heart of political life.
In 509 B.C. the Romans
last king Tarquin the Proud, was
overthrown. The people of Rome
swore to never have a king again.
Males were
allowed to vote on
legislative
decisions and elect
government
officials. The
empire started in
27 B.C. when
Augustus became
emperor of Rome.
This was during
the Pax Romana
that was Rome’s
golden age.
Roman Senate
SPQR means “Senatus Populesque
Romanus” that means The Senate and the
people of Rome
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