HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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The Roman Republic was very large; the Empire was very small
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The Republic had no army; the Empire had a massive army
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The Republic was ruled by representatives; the Empire was not
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The main difference between the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire was that the former was a democratic society and the latter was run by only one man. Also, the Roman Republic was in an almost constant state of war, whereas the Roman Empire’s first 200 years were relatively peaceful.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Kings of Rome Before the Roman Republic was formed, Rome was ruled by kings. Roman history tells of seven kings starting with Romulus in 753 BC. Each king was elected by the people for life. The king was very powerful and acted as the leader of both the government and the Roman religion.
Detailed explanation-3: -The history of the Roman Empire can be divided into three distinct periods: The Period of Kings (625-510 BC), Republican Rome (510-31 BC), and Imperial Rome (31 BC – AD 476).
Detailed explanation-4: -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.), one of the earliest examples of representative democracy in the world.