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Jul 29, 2019 · There were at least two main reasons for the extension of the suffrage, to increase the tax body and to add to the rolls of young men suitable for the military. Over the next couple of centuries, more tribes were added until there were 35 tribes in 241 B.C.
During the Roman Republic, the citizens would elect almost all officeholders annually. Popular elections for high office were largely undermined and then brought to an end by Augustus, the first Roman emperor (r. 27 BC – AD 14). However, Roman elections did not continue at the local level.
Mar 30, 2023 · The right to vote was a privilege extended to full Roman citizens in the early Republic. This group excluded women, slaves, and those living outside of Rome. As Rome grew, the electorate expanded to include more citizens.
Nov 4, 2022 · Roman Elections Gave ‘Prerogative’ to the Rich. The Roman Republic carried over some of the principles of Athenian democracy, but divided up the electorate by class and created a system...
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2 days ago · The Greeks, the Romans, and the leaders of the Italian republics were pioneers in creating popular governments, and their philosophers and commentators exercised enormous influence on later political thought.
At Rome adult male citizens had the right to vote to elect the annual magistrates, to make laws, to declare war and peace, and, until the development of the public courts in the late republic, to try citizens on serious charges. But the remarkable feature of the Roman system was that matters were never decided by a simple majority.
5 days ago · Roman Republic, (509–27 bce), the ancient state centred on the city of Rome that began in 509 bce, when the Romans replaced their monarchy with elected magistrates, and lasted until 27 bce, when the Roman Empire was established. A brief treatment of the Roman Republic follows.
