Zusammenfassung der Ressource
History: Res Publica- The Republic
- The citizens of Rome
- Patricians nobles who own estates & were descended from the founders of the city
- Plebeians ordinary peasant farmers & craftsmen
- they met in the Assembly here they elected
- Magistrates officials who were appointed to be judges, to look after the citie's finances & other jobs
- Senate when magistrates retire, they become members of the senate. They had a lot of experience & gave advice to the consuls. The senate become very important & ended up controlling Rome.
- Tribunes were appointed to protect the ordinary people against unfair treatment
- 2 Consuls governed the city -elected for 1 year only -couldn't be elected again until 10 years had passed -both had to agree before a decision could be made