Rome changed their government from a monarchy to a republic because after 200 years of harsh rule by kings the people wanted more of a role in the government meaning that they wanted more rights and to choose those rights for themselves.
One similarity between the roman republic and the US government is both feature executive and legislative branches. Another similarity is both systems have checks and balances embedded also both lead executives have veto power. One difference between the roman republic and the US government is that the roman consuls had religious duties and the president does not.
This timeline represents the rise of the roman republic. It includes the wars, laws passed and more.
This is a roman patrician. A the patricians were the upper class, the nobility and wealthy land owners.
This is a roman plebeian. The plebeians were the lower class. Nicknamed the "plebs" , the plebeians included everyone in ancient Rome ( except for the nobility, the patricians ) from well-to-do tradesmen all the way down to the very poor.
ROME ESTABLISHED IN 509 BC
The Twelve Tables was the legislation that stood for the ancient Roman law. It was one of the first laws for all the Romans, but it helped plebeians since it was published, so they could read what the laws were. Before, sometimes, they did not know what the laws were, so this could be arrested for an action they did not know was against the law.
Ancient Rome is very different than modern day America. Though there are some similarities.
For entertainment in ancient Rome there were many options. you could go to the circus maximus and watch horse races. horse races were the main form of entertainment in ancient Rome. today you can also go watch horse races and bid on horses to win. that's one way that ancient Romes entertainment is similar to modern day america. You could also go to to the theater and watch plays. in ancient Rome there were only two types of plays. tragedies and comedies. Only me were allowed to act i the plays because women just weren't allowed so men had to play women parts. they would have to dress up in costumes and were masks. Today you can also go to the theater and watch plays but there are more types of plays and women are allowed to act. Another form of entertainment the Romans had was gladiator games in the Colosseum. Ancient Rome entertainment is different than our entertainment today but there are some similarities. Some differences are that we have TV,phones, computers, etc.
The religion that Romans followed was polytheistic. The building they went to worship in was the pantheon.
Rome had a very big army. One difference between ancient Rome's military and our military is what the soldiers wear. ancient roman soldiers had a helmet, javelin, shoulder plates, woolen tunic, body Armour, a dagger, a sword, sandals and a shield.Today's soldiers wear pants, a jacket, boots a t-shirt and a helmet. One similarity is both ancient roman soldiers and modern day soldiers carry weapons.
In ancient Rome the wealthy were to live in villas.Villas are big houses almost like castles. The roman's would also bathe in bathhouses. bathe houses were giant “pools” in an ancient roman building.
For entertainment in ancient Rome there were many options. you could go to the circus maximus and watch horse races. horse races were the main form of entertainment in ancient Rome. today you can also go watch horse races and bid on horses to win. that's one way that ancient Romes entertainment is similar to modern day america. You could also go to to the theater and watch plays. in ancient Rome there were only two types of plays. tragedies and comedies. Only me were allowed to act i the plays because women just weren't allowed so men had to play women parts. they would have to dress up in costumes and were masks. Today you can also go to the theater and watch plays but there are more types of plays and women are allowed to act. Another form of entertainment the Romans had was gladiator games in the Colosseum. Ancient Rome entertainment is different than our entertainment today but there are some similarities. Some differences are that we have TV,phones, computers, etc.
The religion that Romans followed was polytheistic. The building they went to worship in was the pantheon.
Rome had a very big army. One difference between ancient Rome's military and our military is what the soldiers wear. ancient roman soldiers had a helmet, javelin, shoulder plates, woolen tunic, body Armour, a dagger, a sword, sandals and a shield.Today's soldiers wear pants, a jacket, boots a t-shirt and a helmet. One similarity is both ancient roman soldiers and modern day soldiers carry weapons.
In ancient Rome the wealthy were to live in villas.Villas are big houses almost like castles. The roman's would also bathe in bathhouses. bathe houses were giant “pools” in an ancient roman building.