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      • Roman Republic, (509–27 bce), the ancient state centred on the city of Rome that began in 509 bce, when the Romans replaced their monarchy with elected magistrates, and lasted until 27 bce, when the Roman Empire was established.
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  2. Apr 26, 2024 · The Republic is a dialogue by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato that dates from his middle period. It features the character of Socrates. The Republic is among Plato’s masterpieces as a philosophical and literary work, and it has had a lasting influence.

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  3. Apr 19, 2024 · Roman Republic, the ancient state centered on the city of Rome that began in 509 BCE, when the Romans replaced their monarchy with elected magistrates, and lasted until 27 BCE, when the Roman Empire was established. It expanded through conquest and colonization and became a major power of the ancient world.

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  4. New institutions, such as provincial government, were created to deal with the management of empire; culture was transformed as outside influences, especially from Greece, came into fashion in Rome; and the city itself was physically transformed by the influx of loot and people brought by successes abroad.

  5. Apr 1, 2003 · 1. Introduction: The Question and the Strategy 1.1 The Nature of the Question. In Book One, the Republic’s question first emerges in the figure of Cephalus.After Socrates asks his host what it is like being old (328d–e) and rich (330d)—rather rude, we might think—Cephalus says that the best thing about wealth is that it can save us from being unjust and thus smooth the way for an ...

  6. Oct 19, 2023 · The Roman Republic was founded in 509 B.C.E. after the last Etruscan king that ruled Rome was overthrown. Rome’s next government served as a representative democracy in the form of a republic. Initially, Rome’s wealthiest families, the patricians, held power and only they could hold political or religious offices.

  7. Nov 16, 2023 · He concluded that "The Republic was governed by the Senate and People of Rome very much in that order" (ibid). On the standards of the Roman army were the letters SPQR – Senatus Populusque Romanus – the Senate and the Roman People.

  8. The Romans established a form of government — a republic — that was copied by countries for centuries In fact, the government of the United States is based partly on Rome's model. The ladder to political power in the Roman Senate was different for the wealthy patricians than for the lower-class plebeians.

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