CLAB06H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Centuria, Roman Law
30 Mar 2018
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1 tribe = 10 curiae = x gentes (clans) = x male adult citizens. Reform in 6th century bce, wealthy people formed centuriae and rural people formed tribes , aimed to increase the number of citizens, distribute power properly. Etruscan"s rules ends on 509-508 bce, according to the myth, the revolt against. Etruscan king tarquinius supers was triggered by the rape of lucretia (roman women, wife of collatinus) as a result, tarquin was expelled from rome, end of. Reality is obscure, but we do know that by end of 6th bce, the power of etruscan declined and latin people took over the power. Aim of the republic was to resist tyranny and monarchy, and share power between the elite class. Four constant element in roman institutions: magistrates, senate, assemblies and. Magistrates were elected by assemblies annually, to equally share power between the elite class.
