CIVILIZATION
ROMAN
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the concept of zero
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the process of making silk
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a republic form of government
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the printing press
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Roman Forum Prior to the republic, Etruscan kings who lived nearby in central Italy ruled Rome. Once the last of these kings was overthrown in 509 B.C.E., Rome’s wealthiest citizens established a republican government by creating various assemblies of Roman citizens.
Detailed explanation-3: -Political institutions 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.