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Forms of Ruler ship

Introduction

Rome rose from a small city-state on the Italian peninsula to the world's most important

empire between the 6th and 1st centuries CE. To prevent a single person from becoming too

dominant in the Roman Republic, political positions and institutions were created. At this time,

these systems started to fall apart. Several of the individuals Rome conquered were granted

citizenship as a result of the empire's expansion. A military expansion brought slaves and loot

back to Rome, which reshaped Rome's culture as a result of economic prosperity powered by

war.

The last ruler was overthrown by a team of noblemen in 500's BCE, as per Roman

tradition, and that was the start of the Republic. Two consuls, voted into power for one-year

terms, replaced the king as the head of state of the Roman Empire. A veto or rejection of the
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proceedings of the other consular might be exercised by either consul. Roman ideology was

already influenced by the concept of preventing one individual from becoming too strong when it

came to the office of consul, which was not established until approximately 300 BCE.

The patricians, a rich class, ruled over the plebeians, the rest of Roman society, these was

split into two divisions (Momigliano et al). Political position and critical choices were first solely

available to the patricians. To provide one example, plebeians couldn't serve with in Roman

Senate, a body that advised the consuls but couldn't establish its own regulations. Senate

positions were not open to Plebeians due to their lack of prior experience in Rome's political

system. As time went by, the plebeians grew in political influence.

New plebeian political positions were established between 490 and 290 BCE, allowing

plebeians entry to national office, such as the consulship. Elective assembly and councils boosted

the plebeians' influence in Roman politics. New laws were no longer had to be approved by

patrician senators before being examined by the Plebeian Council in 280 BCE, eliminating the

last barrier to plebeian political participation. (Drogula and Fred). However, some plebeians

were able to rise to positions of power and fortune in Roman politics, while others remained

impoverished. The Comitia Centuriata, the primary voting assembly for electing consuls and

other high-ranking officials, was one reason why democratic systems could hardly lead to
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significant reforms. Since the rich were divided into different groups than that of the poor and so

had greater sway in elections, each century (or voting group) in Rome had one vote.

Conclusion

There were two distinct political eras in Roman history, according to this research. The

Roman Empire was divided into two parts: the Kingdom of Rome and the Roman Republic.

Patricians and plebeians were two distinct social classes during this time period. The Roman

Republic had been created in 500”s BCE after the death of Rome's last monarch. The plebeians

in Rome were growing more dissatisfied with the Patricians' control over the city's affairs.

During the period between 500 and 290 CE, Rome saw a lot of fighting between the two elites.
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Work Cited.

Drogula, Fred K. "Plebeian Tribunes and the Government of Early Rome." Antichthon 51

(2017): 101-123.

Momigliano, Arnaldo, and Tim Cornell. "patricians." Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics.

2016.

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