Matthew Bishop

5/12/20


Slides 9-12: Tarquin's grandfather died and S.T. got power. Tarquin, who married one of S.T.'s daughters, throws S.T. down the stairs and into the street, than has him assassinated. He is than declared king by Tullia. Years later, Tarquin's son Sextus tries to force himself on a matron, Lucretia. After she refuses, he blackmails her and she commits suicide later. Tarquin tried to leave it behind but people rose against Sextus and Tarquin and they were expelled from Rome. This lead to no more kings and this story shows how corrupt the kings were in Rome and how other kings were also probably corrupt, but some of their stories are hidden in mystery.

Slides 13-22: The kings of Rome were replaced by two consuls. They served for one year, they were patricians and they made laws, dealing justice, and commanded the army. Plebians challenged the leaders. They made up 98% of the population. They refused to serve in the military until there were written laws that were written in public, and tribunes were elected. so Rome started a democracy. The United States modeled their government after Rome. It wasn't exactly the same but each government had three branches: legislative, judicial, and executive. Each also have a legal code.

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