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      • The Roman Republic describes the period in which the city-state of Rome existed as a republican government, from 509 B.C.E. to 27 B.C.E. Rome’s republican government is one of the earliest examples of representative democracy in the world. Prior to the republic, Etruscan kings who lived nearby in central Italy ruled Rome.
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  2. Why did the Roman Republic end? In 31 BCE, when Octavian defeated Mark Antony in the Battle of Actium and seized control of Rome, the Roman Republic had entered its final years. It came to an end in 27 BCE, when Octavian was made princeps , or “first citizen.”

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  3. Antony's defeat alongside his ally and lover Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, and the Senate's grant of extraordinary powers to Octavian as Augustus in 27 BCwhich effectively made him the first Roman emperor—marked the end of the Republic.

  4. According to Roman tradition, the Republic began in 509 BCE when a group of noblemen overthrew the last king of Rome. The Romans replaced the king with two consuls —rulers who had many of the same powers as the king but were elected to serve one-year terms. Each consul could veto, or reject, the actions of the other consul.

  5. Overview. The Roman Empire began in 27 BCE when Augustus became the sole ruler of Rome. Augustus and his successors tried to maintain the imagery and language of the Roman Republic to justify and preserve their personal power. Beginning with Augustus, emperors built far more monumental structures, which transformed the city of Rome.

  6. Oct 19, 2023 · Rome transitioned from a republic to an empire after power shifted away from a representative democracy to a centralized imperial authority, with the emperor holding the most power.

  7. Mar 22, 2018 · The empire began when Augustus Caesar (r. 27 BCE-14 CE) became the first emperor of Rome and ended, in the west, when the last Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus (r. 475-476), was deposed by the Germanic King Odoacer (r. 476-493).

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