They then created what is called the Roman Republic. ... These tribunes could veto any decision by a Roman magistrate or official, and could veto any decision by the Senate. ... Squabbles soon ensued among the senate. It became evident that some members of the senate worked only for popularity. ... Thus was the end of the Roman republic....
The First Punic War marked the first Roman involvement outside of Italy, and was the beginning of the Romans conquest of the Mediterranean. ... The Second Punic War was the hardest war the Romans ever fought and resulted in huge losses for the Romans in materials and manpower. ... The Romans were slow because the Roman senate hesitated sending help, because they thought it was improper to support what was pretty much a robber-state, and because the Senate feared war with a great sea-power, and also because if they interfered they would be in breach of the treaty which had strictly forbidden th...
This was replaced by the Roman Empire in which Rome reached its height. ... The senate was made up of around 300 members who generally set the direction of the state by appointing commanders, and assigning funds. ... The Senate then chose governors for the different provinces. ... Gaius became tribune ten years later and proposed a number of measures to limit the prerogatives of the senate. ... Replacing the Republic was the Roman Empire. ...
The Romans learned many crafts from the Etruscans such as the use of bronze. ... This was the first step in the building of the traditional Roman Republic, which was governed by the Senate and the People. ... The Latins then joined up in a league against the Romans. ... In the end however, the Romans decided to stay. ... When he was a child, he had promised to hate all Romans. ...
The Roman Senate felt secure from land invasion and did not take the precautions against war that they should have. ... This seemed like an impossible task, so the Romans let their guard down. ... Here he destroyed, or so he thought, the Roman army. Although Hannibal defeated the Romans, the Romans refused to admit defeat and regrouped their military forces and drove Hannibal out of Italy. ... The Romans were retaking their country. ...
When the Romans heard that Hannibal had escaped from Spain, the Romans were concerned. The Senate sent a second army to hold the bridges at the Rhone River. ... Hannibal encircled the entire Roman army, and attacked them. ... The Romans then decided to fight the war through the back door. ... This was a memorable and historical experience for the Romans. ...
