Rise of the Roman Republic Timeline

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  • 616 BCE

    616 B.C.E

    616 B.C.E
    In 616 BCE Roman society was divided into two groups, the Patricians and the Plebeians. Rome was ruled by Eutruscan kings.
  • 509 BCE

    509 B.C.E

    509 B.C.E
    In 509 BCE, the Patricians reveled against the Eutruscan king and decided to form a republic. Only the Patricians participated in the government they created by the Senate and the Consuls.
  • 494 BCE

    494 B.C.E

    494 B.C.E
    In 494 BCE the Plebeians were tired of being opressed by the Patricians and the 40.000 of them (Plebeians) decided to leave Rome until more rights were given to them. They only returned because the Patricians agreed to give them say by adding the Tribune of Plebs to the governmnet.
  • 451 BCE

    451 B.C.E

    451 B.C.E
    The Plebeians had gained some laws and powe but the Patricians were still more powerful, after 200 years of protest they gained political equality. Around 451 BCE the Patricians wrote down laws on tablets called the Twelve Tablets.
  • 287 BCE

    287 B.C.E

    287 B.C.E
    In 287 BCE, Plebeians were considered Roman citizens for the first time. They could make choices and decisions government wise and the could also participate in it.