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Aim: Explain the
type of government
that was established Rome
by the Romans?
Do Now: Explain the
geography of Rome.
Aim: How did
plebeians gain
more rights over
time?
Do Now:
Who were
patricians and
plebeians?
Rome
Do Now:
Take out Rome
Becomes a Republic
worksheet.
What is a republic?
Rome
Early Rome
600
B.C. – Etruscan
kings rule the region
of Rome
 Monarchy
Rome
begins to
emerge as a city
Etruscan and
Roman cultures
blend
Etruscan Influence
 Built
Rome’s first roads
 Etruscan dress – toga and
cloak
 Fasces – an ax
surrounded by a bundle
of rods
 Symbol
 Latin
of power
alphabet is a
modification from
Etruscan’s
Rome as a Republic – 509 B.C.
 Romans
 Form
overthrow Etruscan kings
a republic
 Republic
– a government in which
citizens elect representatives to rule
on their behalf
 Latin was the language of ancient
Rome
Citizens
 Citizens
– people who are recognized under a
government’s laws

Adult males
 Non-citizens
– slaves
 Plebeians – men who farmed, traded, and made
things for a living
 Patricians – members of Rome’s noble families
Plebeians Protest
 500

B.C. patricians take power
No plebeians in assembly or as a
government official
 Plebeians
rebel and demand changes
Rome as a Republic
 Not
all citizens voted
 Elected representatives – people who act
for citizens
 The more powerful the man, the greater
influence his vote had
 3 branches of government
1 - Senate
 Oldest
and most powerful branch
 Controlled by patricians
 Powers



Determined how Rome would act to other
governments
Control over money
Creates laws
2 - Assembly
 Citizen
assembly
 Tribunes – leaders of the large citizen
assembly
 Worked to gain rights for
plebeians
3 - Consuls
 Assembly
elected 2 men as consuls
 Army
commanders
 Most powerful judges
 Consuls
serve for one year
Plebeian Influence
 Rome
constantly at war in early years
 Plebeian army protected Rome

Gave them power
 Laws

were not written down
Only patricians knew the laws
 Plebeians
laws
protest because they don’t know the
12 Tables
Patricians
laws
agree to write
 Twelve
Tables – laws
written on 12 wooden
tablets, or tables
Forum
– clearing about
size of soccer field
 Center
of Roman life
 12 Tables posted here for
all to see
HOMEWORK
 PARAGRAPH
OF ROME
ON THE GOVERNMENT
 REPUBLIC
 SENATE,
CONSULS, ASSEMBLY
 PATRICIANS/PLEBEIANS
 12 TABLES