GOVERNMENT
The y c a lle d
R O M E AS A K I N G D O M
E a rly R o m e w a s ru le d b y
a s e r i e s o f Ki n g s f o r
a b o u t 20 0 y e a rs.
R O M E AS A REPUBLIC
Up se t b y the w a y the y
w e re b e in g t re a t e d ;
p e o p le s a id N O M O R E
KINGS.
Th a t w a s t h e b e g i n n i n g o f
t h e R o m a n R e p u b l ic or
the a g e of the S e na te a nd
the Pe o p l e of Rome .
the mse l v e s
Th e R o m a n R e p u b l i c member s of
w a s ru n b y a la rg e the Senate .
gr o u p of m e n .
Th e p e o p l e o f R o m e
el e c t e d t w o t o p
S e n a t o r s . Th e s e t w o
t o p S e n a t o rs w e re
c a lle d c o n s u ls .
Th e c o n s u l s s e l e c t e d
s e n a t o r s fr o m t h e
p a t ric ia n s .
Y o u c o u ld o n ly b e a c o n s u l f o r
o ne y e a r , t he n you h a d to be
e le c t e d b y t h e p e o p le a g a in .
 Th a t f o r m o f
g o v e rn m e n t
la s t e d f o r a b o u t Rome had
5 0 0 y e a rs in pr obl e m s t h a t
Anci ent Rome. t h e S e n a t e d id
not s e e m to
s o lv e .
PLEBEI ANS
W e re t h e w o rkin g c la s s .
Th e y w o r k e d f o r t h e i r l i v i n g .
PAT R I C I A N S Th e y h a d j o b s s u c h a s
c ra f t s m a n , b a ke rs .
W e re a p riv ile g e c la s s in
Rome.
Th e y w e r e t h e w e a l t h y
u p p e r c la s s .
Th e y o w n e d l a n d a n d
h e ld p o lit ic a l p o w e r.
 ROME AS AN EMPIRE
Th e l a n d s
Rome b e c a me It s a rm y c o n q u e re d a ll
( c o u n t r ie s or
a p o w e rf u l o f It a ly a n d ru le d a ll
re g io n s ) c o n t ro lle d
state. t h e la n d s in t h e
by the Ro man
M e d it e rra n e a n S e a .
g o v e rn m e n t w e re
c a lle d p ro v in c e s .
JULIUS C AE S AR
H e w a s a g re a t g e n e ra l. H e b u ilt n e w b u ild in g s ,
r e d u c e d t a xe s , a n d m a d e
a b e t t e r lif e for t h e
H e t o o k p o w e r in p le b e ia n s .
R o m e . Thi s n e w
le a d e rs h ip w a s a
d ic t a t o r s h ip . Th e p a t r i c i a n s
Th e n e w s t a r t e d t o d is like
h e a d of the h im .
g o v e rn m e n t
w a s c a lle d Th e p a t r i c i a n s t h o u g h t
a n e m p e ro r. h e h a d t o o m u c h p o w e r,
a n d t h e y kille d h im .
 C a e sa r a d o p te d a so n H e di d m a n y thi n g s for
c a lle d O c t a v ia n . t h e R o m a n E m p ire , like :
H e m a in t a in e d
H e c a lle d peace.
h im s e lf
Re sto re d
Augustus,
o rd e r in t h e
w h ic h m e a n s
a rm y .
“ g re a t ”.

Aug ustus E s t a b lis h e d

b e c a me the f a i r t a xe s .
f irs t e m p e ro r
of Ro me.
C o n struc te d
m a n y ro a d s a n d
H e ru le d a t im e b u ild in g s .
of p e a c e a n d
p ro g re s s. En c o ura g e d
s c ie n c e , a rt
a n d lit e r a t u r e .
 Huge
W omen C rim e w a s Th e y e s t a b l i s h e d
e n t e rt a in m e n t
ga i ne d re d u c e d . p ro g ra m s t o h e lp
c e n t e rs w e re
p o w e r. p o o r p e o p le .
b u ilt .

1. . C o m p a r e a n d c o n t r a s t
p a t ric ia n s a n d p le b e ia n s .

2. . A V e n n d i a g r a m l o o k s l i k e
t h i s. . .

2. . C o n s i d e r i n f o r m a t i o n s u c h
a s jo b s , w e a lt h , p o lit ic a l
status.

P a t r ic ia n s S im ila rit ie s P le b e ia n s