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Kingdom to republic
Rome’s legendary first king
By the way…
was its founder ROMULUS
I’m Cicero! I was a writer,
who, along with his twin
lawyer, and philosopher, but
did you know I was
brother, Remus, had been raised
a Roman consul, too?
by a wolf. Romulus killed Remus
I had several run-ins
after a squabble about where to
with Julius Caesar.
build the city, and then made
himself Rome’s first king. The last
king, Tarquin the Proud, was
overthrown in 509 BCE for
being too proud. Romulus
and Remus
Senators
served for life.

Ruling the republic
After Tarquin was toppled, Rome was a republic
(ruled by its people) for 500 years. All free men
had the right to vote. They elected two CONSULS
to run Rome, helped by the Senate. In difficult
times, consuls might appoint a dictator to lead
on their behalf and make all the decisions.

Roman Republic How it changed

In its time as a
republic, Rome’s armies
is founded conquering provinces on
made it a world power,
three continents.
One of the world’s SUPER STATES the world

started as a tiny kingdom in 753 BCE

Republic to empire Rome’s first
emperor,
Wars of conquest brought Rome power and riches. Augustus,
Julius Caesar was one of the last dictators. Civil shown on
wars led to the collapse of the republic in 27 BCE a coin
after which Rome became an empire. Caesar’s
adopted son AUGUSTUS was its first emperor.
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