The Roman Republic

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	Term	Definition
	509 BC	election of the first 2 consuls
	Lucius Junius Brutus	one of the first two consuls
	Lucius Tarquinuis Collafinus	one of the first two consuls
	265 BC	the Roman Empire covered most of Italy, the first Punic War
	Consuls	highest official- co-president, served a year term
	Praetor	judicial manager
	Aediles	commerce and public works
	Tribunes	representatives of lower class (plebians)
	Quaestors	in charge of finances
	Censors	made up of senators, they assign the people classes
	Dictator	only for 6 months and in a time of crisis
	Cursus Honorum	path of honors
	Comitia Centuriata	passed laws, issued war declarations, ratified treaties and elected magistrates, consisted of 193 members
	Equites	richest citizens, 18 representatives
	Foot Soldiers	second richest, 80 representatives
	Plebians	lowest class, 95 representatives
	Tribala Comitia	made up of Plebians, checks the power of the Comitia Centuriata
	Senate	advise, made of old magistrates, huge amount of influence
	The Citizen Army	made of Plebians, demanded rights, became actual governing body
	The Laws of the Twelve Tables	granted rights to all citizens, allowed Plebians to become magistrates
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