Establishment of the Roman Republic

Name: Establishment of the Roman Republic
Start: -509

Type Event Region Europe Time -509

In 509 BCE the Romans overthrew the last king Tarquinius Superbus, abolished the monarchy, and established a republican system centered on consuls, t…

Timeline

-509Rome · LazioThe last king Tarquinius Superbus was despotic and cruel; his son Sextus Tarquin's violation of the noblewoman Lucretia aroused widespread anger among the Roman aristocracy and populace toward royal power.
-509Rome · LazioLucius Brutus convened the popular assembly, declared the abolition of kingship, and expelled the Tarquin family. The first consuls were then elected, and the Senate and popular assemblies were established to check and balance power, formally instituting the republican system.

Sources

Livy, Ab Urbe Condita, Book II — Livy
Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities, Books V–VI — Dionysius of Halicarnassus