Only partially excavated, it is one of the most interesting examples of a private residence during the period of the Roman Republic. |
The system is the same as in the Roman Republic, but the problems have increased in dimension. |
The legionnaire of the early Roman Republic wore a helmet of bronze, while his successor in the Empire of the 1st century ad wore one of iron. |
In youth he also read with deep admiration Sallust's sombre histories of the Roman Republic and the comedies of Terence. |
According to Roman legend, the Romans expelled the Etruscan king Tarquin the Proud from Rome around 509 B.C. and founded the Roman Republic. |
Our magistracies are as close to those of the Roman Republic as we can make them. |