0
Still curious? Ask our experts.
Chat with our AI personalities
Coach
Jordan
ProfessorAdd your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Why did the Romans overthrow the Tarquins?
The Romans overthrew the Tarquins because the last king, Tarquinius Superbus was a tyrant. The rape of a noblewoman (Lucretia) by his son (Sextus Tarquinius) while he was besieging the city of Ardea led to a revolt. The Romans closed the city gates and Tarquinius could not get back in the city. The Romans decided to do away with the monarchy, instituted the republic and created two annually elected consuls as leaders of he city to ensure that power would not fall in the hands of a single man. They also swore that they would not allow anyone to become king ever again to prevent the return of tyranny.
How was Rome's government in the republic unlike the government under kings?
Under the kings there was a rule by one person. Under the republic, the people elected their representatives and had a say in the making of the laws.Under the kings there was a rule by one person. Under the republic, the people elected their representatives and had a say in the making of the laws.Under the kings there was a rule by one person. Under the republic, the people elected their representatives and had a say in the making of the laws.Under the kings there was a rule by one person. Under the republic, the people elected their representatives and had a say in the making of the laws.Under the kings there was a rule by one person. Under the republic, the people elected their representatives and had a say in the making of the laws.Under the kings there was a rule by one person. Under the republic, the people elected their representatives and had a say in the making of the laws.Under the kings there was a rule by one person. Under the republic, the people elected their representatives and had a say in the making of the laws.Under the kings there was a rule by one person. Under the republic, the people elected their representatives and had a say in the making of the laws.Under the kings there was a rule by one person. Under the republic, the people elected their representatives and had a say in the making of the laws.
Who conquered the Roman Empire?
Technically, nobody burst Rome into flames and started their own empire. Consuls who came far after Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Octavian Augustus were part of foolish dynasties (Tarquins, Caligula, Nero, etc.), and this created disorder in Europe. By the time the Crusades and Alaric came around in the years of castles and knights and serfs, the Roman empire was dead from warfare.
