Roman Republic

Period of Roman history (c. 509 – 27 BC) Roman RepublicRes publica Romanac. 509 – 27 BCThe Roman territory on the eve of the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44BCThe Roman Republic c. 60 BCThe Roman Republic c. 150 BCThe Roman Republic c. 264 BCCapitalRomeOfficial languagesLatinReligion Roman polytheismDemonymRomanGovernmentConsular republicConsuls • 509 BC (first) L. Junius Brutus L. Tarquinius Collatinus • 27 BC (last) Octavian Marcus Agrippa LegislatureAssembliesHistorical eraClassical antiquity• Overthrow of the monarchy c. 509 BC• Dissolution of the Latin League 338 BC• Sulla named dictator November 82 BC• Julius Caesar named dictator for life February 44 BC• Assassination of Julius Caesar 15 March 44 BC• Battle of Actium 2 September 31 BC• Octavian proclaimed Augustus 16 January 27 BC Area 326 BC10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi)50 BC1,950,000 km2 (750,000 sq mi) Preceded by Succeeded by Roman Kingdom Roman Empire Part of a series on the History of Italy Early Prehistoric Italy Nuragic civilization (18th–3rd c. BC) Etruscan civilization (12th–6th c. BC) Magna Graecia (8th–3rd c. BC) Ancient Rome Kingdom (753 BC–509 BC) Republic (509 BC–27 BC) Roman expa