Post on 13-Dec-2015
The Early Republic
• Around 600 BC, Rome began being ruled by kings.
• In 509, Rome established a republic.– Form of government in which power rests with
citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders.
– In Rome, citizenship with voting rights was granted only to free-born male citizens.
The Twelve Tables
• An important victory for the plebeians was to force the creation a written law code.– QUICKWRITE: Why would not having written laws
be a problem? Laws were written down on 12 tablets, or tables, and hung in the Forum (political center of Rome)