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Foundation of the Roman Republic

509 BC

Roman tradition places the end of kingship and the beginning of a republic centered on elected consuls and the Senate in this period.

A historical reconstruction of rulers, administration, and society at Rome, showing the setting of Foundation of the Roman Republic
Reconstruction note: This educational reconstruction is not a primary-source image of the event.
Period
509 BC
Kind
Political event
Regions
Europe
Keywords
Foundation of the Roman Republic · Rome · ancient · background · turning point · impact

Follow the story · Four stages

  1. Background

    Political, social, and commercial changes around Rome formed the setting: Roman tradition places the end of kingship and the beginning of a republic centered on elected consuls and the Senate in this period.

    • In and around Rome, the setting took shape as Roman tradition places the end of kingship and the beginning of a republic centered on elected consuls and the Senate in this period.
    • Core event: Roman tradition places the end of kingship and the beginning of a republic centered on elected consuls and the Senate in this period.
    • Connection to the next stage: Roman tradition places the end of kingship and the beginning of a republic centered on elected consuls and the Senate in this period. The change unfolded through decisions by rulers, institutions, and local communities.
    Historical reconstruction of Foundation of the Roman Republic's background: In and around Rome, the setting took shape as Roman tradition places the end of kingship and the beginning of a republic centered on elected consuls and the Senate in this period.
  2. Course

    Roman tradition places the end of kingship and the beginning of a republic centered on elected consuls and the Senate in this period. The choices of the participating powers and responses of local communities shaped the course.

    • Roman tradition places the end of kingship and the beginning of a republic centered on elected consuls and the Senate in this period.
    • The change unfolded through decisions by rulers, institutions, and local communities.
    • Conditions behind the action: In and around Rome, the setting took shape as Roman tradition places the end of kingship and the beginning of a republic centered on elected consuls and the Senate in this period.
    Historical reconstruction of Foundation of the Roman Republic's central action: Roman tradition places the end of kingship and the beginning of a republic centered on elected consuls and the Senate in this period.
  3. Outcome

    As a result, Citizenship and legal institutions expanded through social conflict and became a political model across the Mediterranean world.

    • Citizenship and legal institutions expanded through social conflict and became a political model across the Mediterranean world.
    • Process producing the result: Roman tradition places the end of kingship and the beginning of a republic centered on elected consuls and the Senate in this period. The change unfolded through decisions by rulers, institutions, and local communities.
    • Question carried forward: In the longer term, citizenship and legal institutions expanded through social conflict and became a political model across the mediterranean world.
    Historical reconstruction of Foundation of the Roman Republic's immediate aftermath: Citizenship and legal institutions expanded through social conflict and became a political model across the Mediterranean world.
  4. Historical significance

    The significance of this event lies in the fact that citizenship and legal institutions expanded through social conflict and became a political model across the mediterranean world.

    • In the longer term, citizenship and legal institutions expanded through social conflict and became a political model across the mediterranean world.
    • Immediate consequence: Citizenship and legal institutions expanded through social conflict and became a political model across the Mediterranean world.
    • Historical turning point: Roman tradition places the end of kingship and the beginning of a republic centered on elected consuls and the Senate in this period.
    Historical reconstruction of Foundation of the Roman Republic's long-term consequences: In the longer term, citizenship and legal institutions expanded through social conflict and became a political model across the mediterranean world.

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  4. c. 494 BC

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  5. c. 451 BC

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