How Did The Rise Of Roman Empire

Rome was a city which grew from settlements around a ford on the river Tiber, a crossroads of traffic and trade. This city or village of Rome was likely founded sometime in the 8th century BC, by members of Latin tribe of Italy, on the top of Palatine Hill. However historians told us with precision how they published the date of Rome’s foundation. Rome had been founded in 753 BCE and that the republic had begun in 509 BCE, following the overthrow of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the last of Rome’s seven kings. Nevertheless, the historians in our era believed that Rome had founded in the year of 625 BC. At the outset Rome had govern by the kings, and after some of them about 7 were ruled their own cities. Then they came under control of the council known as “the senate” who ruled over them. In fact on one speaks of the “Roman Republic”. As the senate under the kings, they placed to give advice to the kings. After, the senate appointed a consul who ruled Rome like a king, but for one year. Notice the consul ruled carefully and not as tyrant.

The slaves were lowest class. They were owned by other people. They had no rights at all. The next class was the plebeians. They were free people. But they had little say at all. The second highest class was the equestrians (sometimes they are called the 'knights'). Their name means the 'riders', as they were given a horse to ride if they were called to fight for Rome. To be an equestrian you had to be rich. The highest class was the nobles of Rome. They were called 'patricians'. All the real power in Rome lay with