The Etruscan Monarchs were also known as the Kings of Rome. They were all kings and the basis of their authority is that of the Etruscan Empire. They were the supreme rulers whom controlled everything and were backed by the power of the Etruscan military. There were seven Kings in all and the last king, Tarquin the Proud, was expelled by a popular rebellion in 509 BCE because his son, Sextus, raped a virtuous woman named Lucretia who subsequently committed suicide. This ended the Etruscan Monarch period and made way for the Roman Republic.
The two Consuls that were elected were the chief magistrates of the Roman State. The Comitia Centuriata (Assembly of Centuries) elected the two Consuls from the already
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