An Overview of the Roman Senate. The Roman Republic emerged in 509 B.C.E. following the expulsion of its long-standing monarchy. Critical to the Republic’s foundation was an emphasis on forming ...

A modern-day artist's depiction of the Roman senate, an institution that was vital to the Roman Republic. (Image credit: Shutterstock) The Roman Republic used a complex system that incorporated a ...

The Roman Republic lasted nearly 500 years, about twice as long as Americans have had theirs. ... When Augustus died in his bed at a ripe old age, the Roman Senate made him a god.

And the republic was designed precisely with the aim of ensuring that there would never be a king again. And there's a kind of collective memory among the Roman people, a deep-seated dread of tyranny.

In Mortal Republic, prize-winning historian Edward J. Watts offers a new history of the fall of the Roman Republic that explains why Rome exchanged freedom for autocracy. Buy Now ...

No kings’ would effectively be the watchword through the Roman republic’s entire history. ‘Rex’ was a word the Romans hated.

It all started with the Roman Republic, established in 501 B.C. as a model of government that centuries later the fledgling United States and European nations would look toward. Checks and ...

The Roman Republic lasted nearly 500 years, about twice as long as Americans have had theirs. ... When Augustus died in his bed at a ripe old age, the Roman Senate made him a god.

The Roman Republic lasted nearly 500 years, about twice as long as Americans have had theirs. ... When Augustus died in his bed at a ripe old age, the Roman Senate made him a god.