Rise of the Roman Republic

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  • 616 BCE

    616 B.C.E.

    Etruscans ruled Rome. Roman society divided into two classes, patricians and plebeians.
  • 509 BCE

    509 B.C.E.

    Romans overthrew the Etruscans and created a republic
  • 494 BCE

    494 B.C.E.

    Plebeians left the city and camped nearby.
  • 451 BCE

    451 B.C.E.

    Laws were written down in tablets called the Twelve Tablets, as the plebeians demanded.
  • 287 BCE

    287 B.C.E

    Plebeians gained the right to pass laws for all Roman citizens.