Tuesday, May 14

Test Review
  • Tarquin the Proud- 7th and final king of Rome
  • Tarquin's family came to rule by murdering each other
  • Tarquin's son, Sextus, rapes Lucrecia and she commits suicide
  • After this, the Romans run their king, Tarquin, out of town  
  • Res Publica- the people's affairs, Republic
  • Roman Executive Branch- two consuls
  • Roman Legislative- Senate- 300 people
  • Maryland- 2 senators, 8 representatives
  • Representatives- based on population
  • Senators- two from each state
  • Legion- 500 soldiers
  • century- 80 soldiers
  • bread and circuses- A bribery method of coping with a class difference. Entertainment and food was offered to keep plebeians quiet

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