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The Latins came first. The etruscans and greeks followed. Tarquin the proud was the seventh and final king of Rome. Sextus got the title of the king after Tarquin died and he raped Lucretia. After that she killed herself. That lead the people to no longer want a king. Councils are made up of two people that serve for one year. They can veto each other. They were responsible for dealing justice, making laws and commanding the army. Patricians were people that were rich (aristocrats). Pater- Father. regular folks- 98% rich- 2%.  Plebes had to fight in the army, threatened with debt slavery, had no legal rights. The plebes refused to fight until the laws were written out. The rich made the 12 tables of laws. They were also posted in public. They also got an assembly called the tribunes. SPQR- Senatus Populusque Romanus. That designates any decree or decision made by "The Roman senate and people. Res publica- The people's affairs/ democracy- the people's assembly and the tributes. The aristocrats- The senate (Approximately 300 members)  Monarchy- the consuls
No tyranny. The romans did not care to repeat that mistake. Maryland has 8 house of representatives.
Slaves made it so that the middle class had no jobs so they couldn't make money. The men in the families had to go in the army so the rich said they would buy their land. (The choice was to go into debt slavery or sell your land) Massive estates called latifundia (big farms) Caesar conquers Gaul (France), makes people happy/ forms an alliance with Pompey, crassus, Caesar- Triumvirate. He concurred a bunch of land and the senators got worried he will take the land from them so they sent him a message at the Rubicon. He could cross only if he crossed with only a little group of his people. He didn't want to so he went across like he planned with everyone behind him. Caesar is now the governor of Gaul and Pompey got jealous. SOOOO they fight. (Romans vs Romans) JC died on march 15th by being brutally stabbed to death by the senate's. He appointed himself dictator for life, Granted citizenship to people in provinces, increased pay, gave jobs to the poor, gave some land to the citizens/plebes.  Increasing jobs for the citizens, he increased pay for the soldiers. After JC, Octavian( Caesar Augustus) who was 18 and JC's adopted son inherited everything. He created an alliance of rich people as well who were known as "The second Triumvirate"which consisted of Octavian, Mark Antony and Lepidus. Octavian forces Lepidus to retire, Octavian and MA become rivals. MA partners up with Cleopatra of Egypt and Octavian still won .(Battle of Actium)

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