**REVIEW**

Three groups of people dominated early Rome- Etruscan, Latins, Greeks
Last Etruscan king -Tarqin the proud 534-510
After Tarquin, the gov becomes a republic res publica (the peoples' business)

patrician- upper class, landowning, powerful
plebeian- farmers, common people
senate-group of 300 people appointed for life by the consuls who advise the consuls
consuls- two people who are the head of the government and the military, they vetoed each others' laws. had one year terms
tribunes- leaders of the plebeian assembly; at first they were powerless and gained ground over the years
the twelve tables- marked the first time laws were written down in Rome. Protected plebs from getting pushed around by patricians and getting arrested for things they didn't know were illegal
publicly displayed in the forum

The Roman Republic serves as a model for the Constitution of the US and its separation of powers 
Senate/Assemblies-US Senate/House of Reps
Consuls/Dictator- President 
Senate could act like judges- like the Supreme Court 

Only the rich could serve in the Senate b/c they weren't paid but worked their way up from low-ranking magistrates to higher ones. They spend a lot to look good, popular, and powerful, making them electable. Plebs couldn't afford that.

The forum- Romes political center was built between 600 and 500 BC
Paterfamilias- the head of the Roman family.

Caesar Augustus was the first emperor
Caligula- Germanic's' son, Tiberius' adopted grandson, next in line for emperor. He made gov spending a matter of public record and gave the people the right of speech. He got sex crazy. The senate killed him
Claudius- had disabilities (limp, slight deafness, speech impediment- cerebral palsy or polio) Had his wife and her lover killed.