WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was Rome’s last ruler before it vowed to become a republic?
A
Zeus
B
Estrusca
C
Octavian
D
Tarquin The Proud
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (died 495 BC) was the legendary seventh and final king of Rome, reigning 25 years until the popular uprising that led to the establishment of the Roman Republic . He is commonly known as Tarquin the Proud, from his cognomen Superbus (Latin for “proud, arrogant, lofty").

Detailed explanation-2: -The Roman monarchy was overthrown around 509 BCE, during a political revolution that resulted in the expulsion of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the last king of Rome. Subsequently, the Roman Republic was established.

Detailed explanation-3: -Servius Tullius reigned from 578 to 534 BC. Servius Tullius inherited the throne from Tarquin the Elder, although he was not the son of the former king. Servius Tullius developed the first census of Rome, a count of citizens by one-hundreds.

Detailed explanation-4: -It all began when the Romans overthrew their Etruscan conquerors in 509 B.C.E. Centered north of Rome, the Etruscans had ruled over the Romans for hundreds of years. Once free, the Romans established a republic, a government in which citizens elected representatives to rule on their behalf.

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