AQA GCSE English Literature · 8702
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A state governed without a monarch. In ancient Rome, political authority was exercised through institutions including the Senate, magistrates and citizen assemblies.
Revise: ContextRome was a republic, a state without a monarch. Its government involved institutions including the Senate, magistrates and citizen assemblies rather than a single hereditary ruler. Republican liberty did not mean modern equality, but powerful Romans valued the principle that one man should not dominate the state.
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A system of government without a monarch, in which public affairs are governed through representatives and institutions. Brutus believes Caesar’s growing power threatens Rome’s republic.
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A state without a monarch. In the Roman Republic, power was shared through institutions including the Senate and elected officials, rather than belonging to a king.
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A system of government without a monarch. The conspirators claim to defend Rome’s republican traditions against Caesar’s concentration of power.
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A political system without a monarch. In the Roman Republic, power was exercised through offices and institutions including the Senate.
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A system of government without a monarch. The Roman republican ideal involves shared authority rather than domination by one ruler.