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Roman Republic -509BCE
•Lasts for 500 yrs!
•A republic is a form
of government where
citizens choose their
leaders and people
have an impact on
government.
•The word "republic"
Latin: publica -a public
affair.
What
Roman
Republic
Greek
Democracy
Who is part Only men with All men who
of it?
wealth and
are citizens
property
Who made
laws?
Elected
All citizens in
representative open forum
s in executive meetings
meetings
How is the Three
governmen branches
t made up 1) Executive
2) Legislative
3) Judicial
Three groups
1) Assembly
2) Council of
500 (Boule)
3) Courts
Executive
Branch
Executive
Branch
•The
two leaders of the
executive branch, the
consuls, were elected
for just one year by the
eligible citizens.
1.
2.
•
They supervised the
Senate
They were in charge of
Roman Army
Other members of the
Executive were heads
of committies
(taxation, police,
mayor, engineering,
etc)
Legislative
Branch
The most powerful
part of the
legislative branch
was the Senate
Senate:
-- 300 landowners
appointed by the
Consuls
-- ‘Ratified’ the
Consuls decisions
or denied them
Judicial
Branch
American Supreme Court
What do you see?
Roman Judicial Branch
Roman Judicial Branch:
The Roman Judicial Branch consisted
of six judges who were elected every
two years. Their job was to decide on
punishments for criminals. Not much
is known about the Judicial Branch
because all that we can really assume
is that it is very similar to that of ours
today. What we do know is that the
laws of the Romans are known as the
Twelve Tables.
The
Roman
Forum
Where the
magic happens
The Forum
• Center for all
branches of
government
• Business owners
compete for
locations in and
around the Forum
•The ‘Basilicas’
(court buildings)
are the largest
buildings
The Roman Forum
Rome Italy ComPart
1 = Basilica Julia
2 = Temple of Saturn
3 = Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus (on Capitoline hill)
4 = Tabularium (Archive Building)
5 = Temple of Vespasian
6 = Rostra
7 = Temple of Concord
8 = Triumphal Arch of Septimius Severus