The Rise Of The Roman Republic
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- We Want To Be Free!!!
- The Rise Of The Roman Republicin a Plebeian's perspective
- In 509 B.C.E, the Romans overthrew the Etruscan kings and created a republic. This is a form of democracy when leaders are elected to represent our people.
- Unfortunately, not all Romans were equal under this new system. Power in the early republic belonged to rich men. They were called patricians. The plebeians, (who I was) didn't have a voice in our government.
- In the year 494 B.C.E. Rome was a city of around 20,000-40,000 people. Most of our population was plebeian. Angry over their lack of power, us plebeians marched out of the city and camped by a nearby hill. This event made Rome have a crisis.
- After lots of revolting & arguments, in 451 B.C.E, our revolt led to a major change in Roman government. The patricians agreed to allow us to elect officials called Tribunes of the Plebs. The tribunes represented the plebeians in the Senate and with the consuls. over this course of 200 years, we slowly started to gain political power in Rome. Next, in 367 B.C.E., a new law stated that one of the two consuls must be a plebeian. Former Patrician consuls held seats in the Senate, so this change also allowed us to become senators.
- Finally, in 287 B.C.E., the plebeians earned the right to pass laws for all Roman citizens. Now, assemblies of all Roman citizens, such as the Citizens' Association, could approve or reject laws. These plebeian assemblies also nominated the consuls, the tribunes, and the members of the Senate. The number of our people started to increase in Rome's government, and me and other plebeians gained a voice in our government.
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