Roman Republic History and Facts Essays

Roman Republic History and Facts Essays Roman Republic History and Facts Essay Roman Republic History and Facts Essay Essay Topic: The Republic Rome According to legend, the city of Rome was founded by two twin brothers Romulus and Remus. They were kidnapped when they were still babies and left near the Tiber River. The wolves cared for them but when they grew up, they found a shepherd and the shepherd also cared for them. They founded the city of Rome but they quarreled with the leader of it but some historians say that the name of the city has been theirs. Romulus won and named him the city of Rome. History of Rome Rome was governed by kings, but after only seven of them had ruled, the Romans took power over their own city and ruled themselves. They then instead had a council known as the senate which ruled over them. From this point on one speaks of the Roman Republic. The word Republic itself comes from the Latin (the language of the Romans) words res publica which mean public matters or matters of state. The senate under the kings had only been there to advise the king. Now the Senate appointed a consul, who ruled Rome like a king, but only for one year. This was a wise idea, as like that, the consul ruled carefully and not as a tyrant, for he knew that otherwise he could be punished by the next consul, once his year was up. | Rome knew four classes of people. This division was very important to the Romans. The lowest class were the slaves. They were owned by other people. They had no rights at all. The next class were the plebeians. They were free people. But they had little say at all. The second highest class were the equestrians (sometimes they are called the knights). Their name means the riders, as they were given a horse to ride if they were called to fight for Rome. To be an equestrian you had to be rich. The highest class were the nobles of Rome. They were called patricians. All the real power in Rome lay with them. The Roman Republic was a very successful government. It lasted from 510 BC until 23 BC almost 500 years. In comparison the United States of America, it only exists since 1776 less than 250 years. Ancient Roman Gods 12 Greek Olympians| 12 Roman Olympians| Hera Queen of heaven (Zeuss wife) and goddess of marriage| Juno goddess of Marriage| Zeus King of gods/heaven| Jupiter A. K. A Jove The King of the gods and the god of the sky| Hades god of underworld| Pluto – god of the dead| Poseidon god of sea| Neptune god of the Sea| Hestia goddess of hearth/domesticity| Vesta goddess of the Hearth, the Home and the Roman state| Ares god of war| Mars god of War| Hephaestus Blacksmith of gods| Vulcan god of Fire, the Forge and Blacksmiths| Apollo god of music| Apollo god of the sun, music, medicine and healing, archery and prophecy| Hermes Patron of thieves and merchants/traders, messenger of Zeus| Mercury Messenger of the gods and Finance. goddess of moon| Diana goddess of Hunting| Aphrodite goddess of love and beauty| Venus goddess of Love and Beauty| Athena goddess of wisdom, justice, crafts, and war| Minerva goddess of Wisdom|