# Roman Republic and Empire

Explain how Rome was first governed as a republic — with elected consuls, a powerful Senate, and a distinction between patricians and plebeians — before becoming an empire ruled by emperors like Augustus (who brought peace, the Pax Romana) and Nero, and compare republican government with Athenian direct democracy

Builds on: Daily Life in a Roman Town (hard, https://ai.page/c/daily-life-in-a-roman-town/en.md), Athenian Democracy (hard, https://ai.page/c/athenian-democracy/en.md)

Concept id: roman-republic-and-empire. Subject: history. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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