Rise of the Roman Republic

By trev5
  • 451

    451 B.C.E

    451 B.C.E
    Plebeians decided that they wanted the laws to be written down on the Twelve Tables. So than the patricians could not change them.
  • May 12, 616

    616 B.C.E

    616 B.C.E
    While Etruscans was in rule the Roman soceity was split into two classes. One was the patricians, which were wealthy aristocrats or wealthy landowners. The other group was the plebeians, which were the common people such as farmers, laborers, peasants, and shopkeepers. 95% percent of Rome was made up of plebeians.

  • 287 B.C.E

    287 B.C.E
    The plebeians gained power to be able to pass laws.

  • 494 B.C.E

    494 B.C.E
    Most of the population were plebeians. They were angered by the lack of power.

  • 509 B.C.E

    509 B.C.E
    Lucius Junius Brutus led other patricians to rebel against the Etruscan king. Instead of monarchy they created the republic.