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Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus at 13:06, 30 June 2011

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	The Roman Republic followed the [[Roman Kingdom]] and preceded the [[Principate]].		The Roman Republic followed the [[Roman Kingdom]] and preceded the [[Principate]].
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	Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic Wikipedia]		Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic Wikipedia]
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M. Lucretius Agricola: cite source

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	Many of Rome's legal and legislative structures can still be observed throughout Europe and the rest of the world by modern nation state and international organizations. The Romans' [[Latin]] language has influenced grammar and vocabulary across parts of Europe and the world.		Many of Rome's legal and legislative structures can still be observed throughout Europe and the rest of the world by modern nation state and international organizations. The Romans' [[Latin]] language has influenced grammar and vocabulary across parts of Europe and the world.

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Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus at 17:56, 21 June 2011

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	The Greek historian, Polybius highly recommended the political system of the Roman Republic:		The Greek historian, Polybius highly recommended the political system of the Roman Republic:

−	<blockquote>"There can surely be nobody so petty or so apathetic in his outlook that he has no desire to discover by what means and under what system of government the Romans succeeded in less than fifty-five years in bringing under their rule almost the whole of the inhabited world". (Polybius 1.1, trans. Scott-Kilvert)</blockquote>	+	:<blockquote>"There can surely be nobody so petty or so apathetic in his outlook that he has no desire to discover by what means and under what system of government the Romans succeeded in less than fifty-five years in bringing under their rule almost the whole of the inhabited world". (Polybius 1.1, trans. Scott-Kilvert)</blockquote>
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		+	The '''Roman Republic''' was the period of the [[Ancient Rome\|ancient Roman civilization]] characterized by a republican form of government. It began with the overthrow of the [[Roman Kingdom]], traditionally dated around 508 BC, and lasted until its collapse, late in the 1st century BC, through a series of civil wars, into the [[Principate]] form of government and the [[Roman Empire\|imperial period]].
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		+	The Roman Republic was governed by a complex constitution, which centered on the principles of a separation of powers and checks and balances. The evolution of the constitution was heavily influenced by the struggle between the aristocracy (the [[patricians]]), and other Romans who were not from famous families, the [[plebeians]]. Early in its history, the republic was controlled by an aristocracy of individuals who could trace their ancestry back to the early history of the kingdom. Over time, the laws that allowed these individuals to dominate the government were repealed, and the result was the emergence of a new aristocracy which depended on the structure of society, rather than the law, to maintain its dominance.
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		+	During the first two centuries, the Republic saw its territory expand from central Italy to the entire Italian peninsula. In the next century, Rome grew to dominate North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula, Greece, and what is now southern France. During the last two centuries of the Roman Republic, it grew to dominate the rest of modern France, as well as much of the east. At this point, the republican political machinery was replaced by a single figurehead - the [[princeps]] (or [[imperator]], from which we get the term [[emperor]]).
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		+	The precise event which signalled the end of the Roman Republic and the transition into the [[Roman Empire]] is a matter of interpretation. Towards the end of the period a selection of Roman leaders came to dominate the political arena to such an extent that they exceeded the limitations of the Republic as a matter of course. Historians have variously proposed the appointment of [[Julius Caesar]] as perpetual [[dictator]] in 44 BC, the defeat of [[Mark Antony]] at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, and the [[Senate]]'s grant of extraordinary powers to [[Augustus\|Octavian (Augustus)]] under the [first settlement in 27 BC, as candidates for the defining pivotal event ending the Republic.
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		+	Many of Rome's legal and legislative structures can still be observed throughout Europe and the rest of the world by modern nation state and international organizations. The Romans' [[Latin]] language has influenced grammar and vocabulary across parts of Europe and the world.


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Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus at 17:12, 17 August 2010

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	The Roman Republic followed the [[Roman Kingdom]] and preceded the [[Principate]].		The Roman Republic followed the [[Roman Kingdom]] and preceded the [[Principate]].

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Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus at 16:20, 14 August 2008

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Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus at 16:28, 29 May 2008

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The Roman Republic followed the [[Kingdom of Rome]] and preceded the [[Principate]].

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