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The Romans never had three branches of government. During the 244-year period of the monarchy the kings run the government and there was the senate which was an advisory body of the king. There were popular assemblies whose role, apart from electing the new king, is not known. During the 482-year period of the republic, the government was run by five types of elected executive officers of state (the consuls, praetors, censors, aediles and quaestors) who acted independently within the remit of their offices. There was not a centralised form of government, like an administration or a cabinet. There was not a separate judiciary branch like in modern countries. The praetors were chief justices and military commanders. They presided over the criminal courts and delegated civil cases to judges who were not professionals. There was not a separate legislative branch like in modern countries either. There was not indirect democracy in which the people elected representatives to vote on bills. The consuls, the two heads of the republic, presented bills to the vote of the Assembly of the Soldiers where the citizen-soldiers voted on them directly (direct democracy). The senate was an unelected advisory body for the consuls and, although it was the most powerful body, it was not a separate branch of government either. It had no executive or legislative functions. It advised on policy and the drafting of bills. During the 506-year period of rule by emperors the emperors were absolute rulers.
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Three things that led to growth of government in ancient Egypt?
three things are farming, crafts, and trade created a need for government.
When Alexander the Great died and the Hellenistic Period began his empire was divided into three parts was given Asia Minor and most of the Persian Empire to rule?
After much fighting between his generals who succeeded him, the three major parts were Macedonia, Egypt and Syria-Mesopotamia
Ancient Rome's government?
Ancient Rome's Government was a Republic Government.
How did ancient Greek government influence government today?
The ancient Greeks influenced modern government as, much like we do today, they had three main bodies of government. These were the Assembly, the Council, and Courts. Our US government today also has three branches; Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.
Why was the government divided into three branches?
The government has three branches because we need CHECK and BALANCE and to avoid abusive powers. The constitution says that those branches are equal, so it means that the judicial can impeach the president as well as the legislative and vice versa, no one is on top and no one is at the bottom.
