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Period: 616 BCE to 509 BCE
Etruscans rule
During this time Rome was under the rule of the Etruscans -
509 BCE
The Patricians create a republic
Patricians rebelled against the Eteuscan power and made Rome a republic where elected leaders made decisions to benefit people. -
494 BCE
The Plebeians rebel
Most of Rome’s population were Plebeians and they were angry about how they were treated and the lack of power, so they marched out of Rome and refused to come back until the Patricians met their demands -
451 BCE
The Plebaians gain political equality
The plebeians agreed to come back to Rome becuase the laws were written down in tablets called the Twelve tables. -
287 BCE
Plebeians gain political equality
The plebeians gain the right to pass laws to all Roman citizens.