Woratana Ngarmtrakulchol [Perth]
Date: 25/03/2008
Roman Republic was the strong and wealthy phase of the Ancient Roman civilization. Its characteristic can tell by its name, ‘Republic’, which means the government that didn’t rule by king. They elected two consuls from the wealthy to hold the largest power each year, and the old consuls cannot be elected again for ten years. The Roman Republic also elected tribunes to protect the plebeians against unfair treatment. The Government system they had, looks like they can have good leaders and great city, but why did they fell? It’s because of themselves or other city?
From 133 to 121 BC, there were Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, the brothers who became tribunes. They exploited the power of the plebeian tribuneship to seize power in Rome. They “tried to restore order to the military by reclaiming public land and putting landless poor citizens back on land” (Purdue University), and used their power to force the senate and......
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