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33.3 The Patricians Create a Republic

The patricians decided to have a //republic//. They rebelled against the last Etruscan King around 509 B.C.E. They created a republic in place of the King. In a republic : To the patricians, "the people" meant the patricians themselves, not the plebeians. **Senate** - a group of 300 men elected to govern Rome in the Roman Republic **Consul** - 1 of 2 chief leaders in the Roman Republic
 * elected officials work for the interests of the people

Patricians decided to have a //republic//
 * elected officials
 * work for the people
 * most of power in //Senate's// hands
 * 300 people
 * elected for life
 * Consuls
 * 2 elected people
 * commanded
 * Patricians were the only ones who participated in the government