Western Civilization I / Unit 6 WC1 0502 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Etruscans, Kings, and the Senate That Outlived Them
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The idea
Rome's early kings ruled with powerful Romans advising in an elected senate. The Etruscans supplied trade, the phalanx and renamed Greek gods; the anchor finds no evidence they ruled Rome. In five oh nine the last king was overthrown.
In practice
Sample question three: the Senate carried over from monarchy to Republic.
Where people slip
Rex became a hated word. No emperor ever used it.
Your place on the trail
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