Roman Republic
The Roman Republic (Laitin: Res Pvblica Romana) wis the period o the auncient Roman ceevilization when the govrenment operatit as a republic. It began wi the owerthrow o the Roman monarchy, tradeetionally datit aroond 509 BC, an its replacement bi a govrenment heidit bi twa consuls, electit annually bi the ceetizens an advised bi a senate. A complex constitution gradually developed, centered on the principles o a separation o pouers an checks an balances. Except in times o dire naitional emergency, public offices wur leemitit tae ane year, sae that, in theory at least, no single individual wielded absolute pouer ower his fellae ceetizens.
Roman Republic Offeecial name (as on coins): Roma efter c. 100 BC: Senatus populusque Romanus (Script error: The function "name_from_code" does not exist.) (SPQR) ("The Senate an Fowk o Rome") | |||||||||||||
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509 BC–27 BC | |||||||||||||
Roman consul accompanied bi twa lictors
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![]() Roman provinces on the eve o the assassination o Julius Caesar, 44 BC | |||||||||||||
Caipital | Roum | ||||||||||||
Common leids | Laitin (offeecial), various unoffeecial spoken in certain places includin Greek, Ebreu, Aramaic, Syriac, Gallic, Berber | ||||||||||||
Releegion | Roman polytheism | ||||||||||||
Govrenment | Republic | ||||||||||||
Consul | |||||||||||||
• 509–508 BC | Lucius Brutus, Lucius Collatinus | ||||||||||||
• 27 BC | Gaius Octavianus, Marcus Agrippa | ||||||||||||
Legislatur | Legislative Assembly | ||||||||||||
Historical era | Classical antiquity | ||||||||||||
• Owerthrow o Tarquinius Superbus follaein the Rape o Lucretia | 509 BC | ||||||||||||
• Caesar proclaimed dictator for 10 years | 47 BC | ||||||||||||
2 September 31 BC | |||||||||||||
16 Januar 27 BC | |||||||||||||
Aurie | |||||||||||||
326 BC[1] | 10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
200 BC[1] | 360,000 km2 (140,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
146 BC[1] | 800,000 km2 (310,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
100 BC[1] | 1,200,000 km2 (460,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
50 BC[1] | 1,950,000 km2 (750,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Currency | Roman siller | ||||||||||||
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The day pairt o | 35 countries
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ReferencesEedit
- ↑ a b c d e Taagepera, Rein (1979). "Size and Duration of Empires: Growth–Decline Curves, 600 BC to 600 AD". Social Science History. Social Science History, Vol. 3, No. 3/4. 3 (3/4): 115–138 [125]. doi:10.2307/1170959. JSTOR 1170959.