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After the people of Rome had chased
away the last of the Etruscan kings, the people declared Rome to be a
republic. What is a republic? A republic is a government run by
elected officials.
The new government of the Roman
Republic ordered the letters SPQR to be chiseled on public
buildings, armor, coins, and even park benches. The letters SPQR were
chiseled on anything that belonged to the state.
Under the Republic, the state was
composed of the Senate and the People of Rome. That's what SPQR stood
for - ‘Senatus Populus Que Romanus’ - the Senate and the People of
Rome.
It was a publicity campaign, and it
worked! Every time the people saw the letters SPQR, they were
reassured that things had changed. The kings were gone. It was a time
of new leadership and new government. It was the time of the Roman
Republic.
SPQR
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under the Republic - Consuls, Senate, Assembly
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