Rise of Roman Republic

  • Period: 616 BCE to 509 BCE

    Etruscans ruled Rome

    The Etuscans ruled Rome and there were two types of citizens, Plebeians and Patricians.
  • 509 BCE

    Deafeat Etruscan kings

    Deafeat Etruscan kings
    Patricians overthrow Etruscan kings, a republic is formed, Roman republic
  • 494 BCE

    Plebeians leave Rome

    Plebeians leave Rome
    The majority of the population were plebeians, so plebeinas were angry that patricians had all the power so they left Rome until Plebeians met their demands.
  • 451 BCE

    New Ways of Law

    New Ways of Law
    The plebeians had gained more rights, but they weren't exactly equal as the patricians, so they demanded a way of laws that laws couldn't be changed at will so they wrote them on tablets called the Twelve Tables.
  • 287 BCE

    Plebeians Win their Rights

    Plebeians Win their Rights
    After 200 years of the plebeians protesting and fighting for their equality, they got it, and all Romans had rights to accept and reject laws.