The Roman Republic
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- Lucius Junius Brutus
- one of the first two consuls
- 509 BC
- election of the first 2 consuls
- Senate
- advise, made of old magistrates, huge amount of influence
- 265 BC
- the Roman Empire covered most of Italy, the first Punic War
- Comitia Centuriata
- passed laws, issued war declarations, ratified treaties and elected magistrates, consisted of 193 members
- Plebians
- lowest class, 95 representatives
- Foot Soldiers
- second richest, 80 representatives
- Dictator
- only for 6 months and in a time of crisis
- Equites
- richest citizens, 18 representatives
- The Laws of the Twelve Tables
- granted rights to all citizens, allowed Plebians to become magistrates
- Praetor
- judicial manager
- Cursus Honorum
- path of honors
- Tribunes
- representatives of lower class (plebians)
- Lucius Tarquinuis Collafinus
- one of the first two consuls
- Quaestors
- in charge of finances
- Censors
- made up of senators, they assign the people classes
- Tribala Comitia
- made up of Plebians, checks the power of the Comitia Centuriata
- Consuls
- highest official- co-president, served a year term
- The Citizen Army
- made of Plebians, demanded rights, became actual governing body
- Aediles
- commerce and public works