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The idea of the Republic having qualities of three forms of government came from Polybius' use of the political theory of Greek philosopher Aristotle. Aristotle said that different states had different constitutions (political systems) which were: monarchy, aristocracy, oligarchy and democracy. Monarchy was rule by a king, oligarchy was rule by the rich, aristocracy was rule by the excellent (determined by qualities and abilities rather than just wealth) and democracy was rule by the people. Aristotle also talked about what he called a mixed constitution, which combined elements of various kinds of constitutions.
Ancient Greek scholar Polybius argued that the Roman Republic was a mixed constitution. He thought the consuls (the two annually elected heads of the city and the army) were like a monarchy, the senate was an aristocracy (its members were not elected and were drafted for among the aristocrats, and the popular assembly (which voted on bills) provided an element of democracy. This created a situation of checks and balances in which the three elements of the constitution checked the power of the others and balanced the weaknesses of the others.
Aristotle though that in a single constitution there were dangers that it could degenerate into a 'perverted' constitution: Monarchy could degenerate into tyranny, aristocracy could degenerate into oligarchy (were power was used solely in the interest of the rich, ignoring the plight of the poor) and democracy could degenerate into anarchy. A mixed constitution provided safeguards against these degenerations.
It has to be noted that: a) this was an ancient Greek theory, 2) in the case of the Roman Republic, this applied to the whole of the political system and not exclusively to the government which was the annual rule by the two annually elected consuls.
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They wanted to have more rights and to chose those rights themselves.
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The Romans overthrew the last king of Rome in a rebellion and established the Roman Republic.
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Where did the Romans set up a republic?
The date given for the start of the Roman republic is 509 BC.
What government did the Romans create?
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How did the roman republic from government under the Etruscan?
because Romans have republic government.
How did the roman republic differ government under the Etruscans?
because Romans have republic government.
Who introduced the republic form of government?
Romans
What type of government did the ancient romans?
a representative republic
What type of government did ancient Romans have?
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Who introduced the first republic form of government?
Romans
What kind of government did the Romans have during the time of the republic?
during the time of the republic monarchy is the form of government rome had Your question answers itself. During the republic the government of Rome was a republic.
What was the form of government established by the Romans?
The Romans established the Republic and when that fell apart they established the principate.
Roman form of Government?
The Romans had three forms of government, the monarchy, the republic and the principate.
Describe the form of government the Romans established under the republic?
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Why did the Romans set up a form of government known as a republic?
A republic, Romans thought, would keep any individual from gaining too much power!
