The Roman Republic After the monarchy ended around 509 BC, the roman culture formed a republic that led to many changes that influenced the people and life as it were. In the roman republic there were 2 consuls who acted as chief generals/commanders as well as law enforcers, and were elected for one year terms. A senate was formed of 300 of the older aristocrats and nobles, who were elected for life, and were chosen by the …showed first 75 words of 419 total…

…showed last 75 words of 419 total…Plebeians were the landless lower class, and were mostly all farmers. Equites were the middle class and were defined by, that they were able to provide their own horse in the army, and would make up the cavalry. With the expansion of the Roman Empire, the middle class profited to a great extent. This was a very productive time period of roman history and can be seen as the first change towards modern day governments.