Tarquin and the Roman Gov't

Tarquin was a very harsh and careless ruler of Rome. He seemed to be heartless. He gained power by seizing and killing the previous king, Tarquins grandfather(fifth king). The entire family was found to be in scandals where they cheated, blackmailed, threatened, and even killed innocent people. Tarquin was extremely cruel to everybody, which is why he and his wife were thrown out of Rome he was the final tyrant of Rome. The next to discuss is the republic gov't. The rulers in the type of gov't were consuls. These two rulers were elected officials who were patricians. They had an important role of dealing justice, making laws, and commanding the army. One consul could even veto the other or reduce the power of the other. Plebeians were 98% of the population, but the patricians still had majority power around 5th century BC. The written law of the Romans were The Law of the Twelve Tables in 450BC. The Romans had a mix of democracy, aristocracy, and monarchy with the peoples assembly and the tribunes, the senate, and the consuls. Both our current democracy and the Roman republic have the three branches of gov't as executive, legislative, and judicial. The Twelve Tables of Rome is their legal code like the Untied States Bill of Rights.