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Period: 616 BCE to 509 BCE
Etruscans ruled Rome
Etruscan kings ruled Rome during this period. During this period, Rome was divided into patricians and plebeians. -
509 BCE
The republic
The patricians didn't like the ruling of Etruscan's and rebelled against them. They created a senate and consul in which only patricians could participate. -
494 BCE
The Plebeians rebel
The patricians government never benefited the plebeians. Tired of this, the plebeians went to a nearby hill and they would come back if the patricians would met their demands. -
451 BCE
The Twelve Tables
The Plebeians asked the Patricians for the laws to be written in twelve tablets so they couldn't change the rules. They agreed in 451 BC. -
287 BCE
Plebeians gain equality
In this year, Plebeians finally could make laws for all Roman citizens and with that they gained equality.
