Rise of the Roman republic

  • Period: 616 BCE to 509 BCE

    Etruscan leadership

    Between 616 and 509 BCE Etruscans rules Rome. Roman society was divided between 2 classes the Plebians and the patricians.
  • 509 BCE

    Patricians revolt

    In 509 BCE a group of patricians rebelled and overthrew the monarchy. They later established a republic