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The Early Roman Republic
World History, 9
St. Anne’s-BelfieldSunday, April 28, 13
Roman Patrician
Sunday, April 28, 13
Roman PatricianWhat Roman cultural traits are
reflected by this artifact?
Sunday, April 28, 13
The Beginning of the Republic
In 509BCE, the Roman patricians, led by Junius Brutus, forced out the Etruscan king, Tarquin the Proud (Tarquinius Superbus)
claiming he had acted despotically.
Sunday, April 28, 13
Two Themes of the Early Republic
Sunday, April 28, 13
Two Themes of the Early Republic • During the first phase of the
Republic, from 509BCE to 133BCE, two themes are dominant
Sunday, April 28, 13
Two Themes of the Early Republic • During the first phase of the
Republic, from 509BCE to 133BCE, two themes are dominant
WHAT WERE THEY?
Sunday, April 28, 13
Two Themes of the Early Republic • During the first phase of the
Republic, from 509BCE to 133BCE, two themes are dominant
WHAT WERE THEY?
– 1. The expansion of Rome, first in Italy and then in the Mediterranean area.
Sunday, April 28, 13
Two Themes of the Early Republic • During the first phase of the
Republic, from 509BCE to 133BCE, two themes are dominant
WHAT WERE THEY?
– 1. The expansion of Rome, first in Italy and then in the Mediterranean area.
– 2. A gradual constitutional change from aristocracy to democracy, the result of the gradual extension of political and social equality to the plebeian lower classes
Sunday, April 28, 13
Two Themes of the Early Republic • During the first phase of the
Republic, from 509BCE to 133BCE, two themes are dominant
WHAT WERE THEY?
– 1. The expansion of Rome, first in Italy and then in the Mediterranean area.
– 2. A gradual constitutional change from aristocracy to democracy, the result of the gradual extension of political and social equality to the plebeian lower classes
– What did the Romans call their upper and lower classes?
Sunday, April 28, 13
The Patrician Spine of The Republic
Sunday, April 28, 13
The Patrician Spine of The Republic• The patricians replaced the monarchy with a Republic (res publica)
(Consisted of Consuls, Senate, and Centuriate Assembly).
Sunday, April 28, 13
The Patrician Spine of The Republic• The patricians replaced the monarchy with a Republic (res publica)
(Consisted of Consuls, Senate, and Centuriate Assembly).
• The patrician Senate held legislative power in Rome (retained from monarchy)
Sunday, April 28, 13
The Patrician Spine of The Republic• The patricians replaced the monarchy with a Republic (res publica)
(Consisted of Consuls, Senate, and Centuriate Assembly).
• The patrician Senate held legislative power in Rome (retained from monarchy)
• Executive power was transferred from a king to two new magistrates called consuls.
Sunday, April 28, 13
The Patrician Spine of The Republic• The patricians replaced the monarchy with a Republic (res publica)
(Consisted of Consuls, Senate, and Centuriate Assembly).
• The patrician Senate held legislative power in Rome (retained from monarchy)
• Executive power was transferred from a king to two new magistrates called consuls.
• Initially Consuls were Patricians elected by the Centuriate Assembly (retained)
Sunday, April 28, 13
The Patrician Spine of The Republic• The patricians replaced the monarchy with a Republic (res publica)
(Consisted of Consuls, Senate, and Centuriate Assembly).
• The patrician Senate held legislative power in Rome (retained from monarchy)
• Executive power was transferred from a king to two new magistrates called consuls.
• Initially Consuls were Patricians elected by the Centuriate Assembly (retained)
Why? How did the Patricians believe they could control the Assembly?
Sunday, April 28, 13
The Patrician Spine of The Republic• The patricians replaced the monarchy with a Republic (res publica)
(Consisted of Consuls, Senate, and Centuriate Assembly).
• The patrician Senate held legislative power in Rome (retained from monarchy)
• Executive power was transferred from a king to two new magistrates called consuls.
• Initially Consuls were Patricians elected by the Centuriate Assembly (retained)
Why? How did the Patricians believe they could control the Assembly?
• The Patricians could control it by means of their Plebeian clients who, in return for a livelihood, voted as their patrician patrons directed them.
Sunday, April 28, 13
The Patrician Spine of The Republic• The patricians replaced the monarchy with a Republic (res publica)
(Consisted of Consuls, Senate, and Centuriate Assembly).
• The patrician Senate held legislative power in Rome (retained from monarchy)
• Executive power was transferred from a king to two new magistrates called consuls.
• Initially Consuls were Patricians elected by the Centuriate Assembly (retained)
Why? How did the Patricians believe they could control the Assembly?
• The Patricians could control it by means of their Plebeian clients who, in return for a livelihood, voted as their patrician patrons directed them.
In reality, what type of government was this?
Sunday, April 28, 13
Roman Patrician
Sunday, April 28, 13
Roman PatricianWhat Roman cultural traits are
reflected by this artifact?
Sunday, April 28, 13
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Sunday, April 28, 13
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