HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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In the early Roman government, who were the consuls?
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the chief executives of the government
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the representatives of the common citizens
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citizens of Rome and citizens of the provinces
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the executive and legislative branches of government
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In Roman society, the aristocrats were known as patricians. The highest positions in the government were held by two consuls, or leaders, who ruled the Roman Republic. A senate composed of patricians elected these consuls. At this time, lower-class citizens, or plebeians, had virtually no say in the government.
Detailed explanation-2: -Spurius Lucretius was elected interrex, and he proposed Brutus, and Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, a leading citizen who was also related to Tarquinius Priscus, as the first two consuls.
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