The Early Republic Of Rome

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1.600 B.C. Etruscan became King of Rome

Rome grew from hilltop villages to a city

covered 500 square miles.
Various Kings ordered construction of Romes
first temples and public centers.

2.Last King of Rome was Tarquin the proud.

Driven from power in 509 B.C. because he was

too harsh.
established Republic so they would never be
ruled by a king.

3.Different groups of Romans struggled for power.

Patricians were wealthy landowners who held

most of the power.
Plebeians included farmers, artisans, and
merchant which made up the majority of
population.

4.Tribunes protected rights of plebeians from unfair acts of patrician officials.

Plebeians could vote but barred by law from

holding most important government
decisions.
Romes leaders allowed plebeians to form their
own assembly called tribunes.

5.The twelve tables established the idea that all free citizens had the right to the
protection of the law.

An important victory for the plebeians was to

force the creation of a written law code.
In 451 B.C group of 10 officials began writing
down Romes laws which were carved onto
twelve tablets.