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Definition of Roman republic
1. Noun. The ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC; was governed by an elected Senate but dissatisfaction with the Senate led to civil wars that culminated in a brief dictatorship by Julius Caesar.
Definition of Roman republic
1. Proper noun. the period of Ancient Rome where its government operated as a republic ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roman Republic
Literary usage of Roman republic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ancient Times, a History of the Early World: An Introduction to the Study of by James Henry Breasted (1916)
"THE EXPANSION OF THE roman republic AND THE CONQUEST OF ITALY It was a tiny ...
The territory of the aifd'the treaty roman republic was the mere city with ..."
2. Readings in Modern European History: A Collection of Extracts from the by James Harvey Robinson, Charles Austin Beard (1909)
"The form of the government of the Roman State shall (February, be a pure democracy,
and it shall take the glorious name of 1849^ the roman republic. IV. ..."
3. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind by Herbert George Wells (1920)
"Comparison of the roman republic with a Modern State. §1 T is now necessary to
take up the history of the two great republics of the Western Mediterranean, ..."
4. Roman Law in the Modern World by Charles Phineas Sherman (1922)
"CHAPTER II THE roman republic TO 89 BC § 34 Historic part of the ancient Roman law.
From the overthrow of the Monarchy in 510 BC to the consolidation of ..."
5. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"On February 15 they assembled in the ancient Forum, declared for the restoration
of the roman republic, and elected seven Consuls. Then, on their invitation ..."
6. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"Happy Valerian," said the prince to his distinguished subject, " happy in the
general approbation of the senate and of the roman republic ! ..."
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