They borrowed the idea of early democracy from the Greeks. But that is never what is was in Rome. There was always one head guy, whether a head senator (forget what they are called) or an emperor. So they took the idea of a democracy and made it into a republic.
It was still a republic when they're huge empire was created. But over the years, the emperor turned into a king like figure, though not offically...and the government turned into a type of subconscious anarchy..it just depended on how powerful the certain emperor was.
Like for example...Augustus Octavian Caesar...which is the hier to Julius Caesar. It was still a republic...but because he was such a powerful emperor and tons of sway over the senate...it was more like an anarchy.
2007-03-27 21:55:34
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answered by kingelessar2 3
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The Romans did not have a republic in the beginning. Rome began as a monarchy, then a republic, then a triumvirate (the 2nd, the 1st was only an unofficial alliance), then the Principate which later became the Empire.
2007-03-27 15:45:58
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answered by Anonymous
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Rome was a spin-off of early Greek colonization. When Rome began to assert itself as a power one of their first major conquests was Greece itself. The Romans greatly admired the Greeks and borrowed and sometimes improved apron their architecture, art, religion and ideas of democracy. The Roman republic as we think of it today changed over time from pure representative democracy to dictatorships. Later Roman citizenship was extended to people from the empire beyond Italy but this citizenship did not come with representation in the government. Throughout most of the history of the Roman empire the type of government that was in effect is refered to as fascist. This name comes from an axe like weapon used as symbol of their republic. Today a fascist government is described as a state where the state itself is number one and the people are their to serve the state.
2007-03-27 15:12:06
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answered by ericbryce2 7
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A Republic, then an Imperial Government.
2007-03-27 15:00:19
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answered by Anonymous
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A republic in the beginning, which began to break down when Caesar named himself dictator, was assassinated and Octavius became the first roman emperor, so they ended up as a monarchy.
2007-03-27 14:44:58
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answered by YY 2
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The Romans had a brief republic and later an empire.
2007-03-27 14:39:23
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answered by redunicorn 7
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Imperial Republic
Emporer and Senate, made it an Imperial Republic of Democratic input.
2007-03-27 14:49:37
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answered by Anonymous
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If it tyred to grant my anser yahoo might censor it, for everytime i attempted I had a demonstrate yet have been given a blunders each and each tims so nuts to all of it. Romans 13 isn't telling us to persist with all Gov for all Gov is of devil and he's the single in charge of right here. the only actuality in asserting God appointed all means is he's allowing devil to do what he's dong for all of it has to return to bypass first then God comes.
2016-12-15 10:26:10
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answered by Erika 4
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It was a republic, of course there was also a theocracy thrown in once or twice, but you know, mostly a pretty democratic nation, and they also had a dictator that would take over during wartime.
2007-03-27 14:39:27
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answered by paul86192006 2
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Republic, and then an Empire.
2007-03-27 14:39:11
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answered by IcePixie 2
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