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.
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| Offeecial name (as on coins): Roma efter c. 100 BC: Senatus populusque Romanus (Laitin) (SPQR) ("The Senate an Fowk o Rome") | |||||
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 Roman provinces on the eve o the assassination o Julius Caesar, 44 BC
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| Caipital | Roum | ||||
| Leids | Laitin (offeecial), various unoffeecial spoken in certain places includin Greek, Ebreu, Aramaic, Syriac, Gallic, Berber | ||||
| Releegion | Roman polytheism | ||||
| Government | 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 | |||
| - | Battle o Actium | 2 September 31 BC | |||
| - | Octavian proclaimed Augustus | 16 Januar 27 BC | |||
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| - | 326 BC[1] | 10,000 km² (3,861 sq mi) | |||
| - | 200 BC[1] | 360,000 km² (138,997 sq mi) | |||
| - | 146 BC[1] | 800,000 km² (308,882 sq mi) | |||
| - | 100 BC[1] | 1,200,000 km² (463,323 sq mi) | |||
| - | 50 BC[1] | 1,950,000 km² (752,899 sq mi) | |||
| Siller | Roman siller | ||||
| The day pairt o | 35 countries
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ReferencesEedit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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.