Notes 9-22

-Tarquin seized power like an old school tyrant
-Tullia pursuades Tarquin to seize the throne from her father
-Years later Tarquins son Sextus and is friends are drinking when Sextus tries to force himself on a matron Lucretia, she refuses and he threatens to kill her
-everyone was in shock at everything that their family had done
-Rule of the kings are replaced by rule of two counsels
-Counsels are elected officials
-always aristocrates
-fifth century patrician was challenged by the plebs
-plebs were victims of discriminatory decisions in judicial trials
-Rome had no actual laws
-SPQR designates any decree or decision made by the Roman senate and people
-The US modeled their government to be like Rome's
-The only difference was that Rome had thw twelve tables and the US has the bill of rights

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