Multiple choice

Why does Rome transition into a republic?

  1. Tarquin the Proud was the last king they would tolerate.

  2. Direct democracy wasn’t working in Rome.

  3. Their form of oligarchy failed after many wars.

  4. None of these.

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Explanation

The Roman Republic was founded in 509 BCE following the overthrow of Tarquin the Proud, the tyrannical seventh and final king of Rome. Angered by his abuses of power, the Roman nobility and citizenry expelled him and vowed never to allow a king to rule Rome again, establishing a republican system instead.