WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In 509 BC, the Romans rebelled against what people and monarchy and set up a new type of government?
A
Carthaginians
B
Egyptians
C
Greeks
D
Etruscans
Explanation: 

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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Romans came to believe that the Etruscan monarchy was harmful to their concept of the public good or, res publica. As a result, members of the Roman aristocracy began revolting against the Etruscan monarchy around 510 BCE. They created a constitution and developed a republic.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 509 BCE, a combination of resentment at home and Greek opposition to Roman expansion in the south eventually led to the overthrow of the Etruscan kings of Rome. After Rome overthrew the Etruscans, they instituted a form of government known as a republic.

Detailed explanation-4: -Also referred to as the Roman Monarchy, or the Regal Period, it was the earliest period of Roman history, when Romulus had founded his city on top of the Palatine hill in 753 BC.

Detailed explanation-5: -She has been featured by NPR and National Geographic for her ancient history expertise. From the Founding of Rome in about 753 BCE until 509 BCE, Rome was a monarchy, ruled by kings. In 509 (or so), the Romans expelled their Etruscan kings and established the Roman Republic.

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