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was figurative and literary. But there was lack of reality. Book'Roman 50 AD, an outside tribe called Etruscan conguered the areas on both sides of the Tiber
Antiquities' written -Marcus Terentius Varro. River. They established their dominion over ten villages and made them
the center of their power. The names of only 3Etruscan kings are known
O Tarquin Prathag Savius Dulius Tarquin the Proud
The first result of Etruscan rule was that Rome took the
form of acity. By demolishing the gates, a new settlement was
built with palaces and new state buildings, for He was the chief judge of the city state and had the right to give 51 death
the protection of which astrong wallwas built allaround sentence. His judicial rights were called Imperium'. He was also
and drains were constructed for cleanliness. ThrOugh artistic development, the chief commander. Being the chief priest of the city state,
the craftsmen contributed to the development of local his religious rights were called 'auspicium!.
trade. The markets here were full of goods for rulers
There vwere twO assemblies to assist the
sale. Because of giving birth to this are called the founders of Röme. king: D Lok Sabha Senate People from both
system, the t patrician and plebeian classes were elected in the
Etruscan society was divided into two first class of Lok Sabha.
classes (Patrician's) and Plebeians, The , Patricians was the Senate was a feudal assembly, it included representatives of the
upper class. It had all the political, social and most rights patrician class. The king took allimportant decisions with the advice of
of the city state. Plebeian class had limited rights, this the Senate. He had to take its permission for declaring war and |
clasS was relatively unorganized. si. entering into treaties. It was the king's duty to rule by combining both the
The religion of Etruscan people was institutions. He had to prove himself as the father of the people and not
was the god of sky and earth. Juno (his wife -polytheism. Jupiter (Yelit)
the protector of women)
their master. le TESR
and Minerva (the god of craftsmen and Etruscan rule ended before 500 AD)
had started. Mars was artisans). ldol worship
of burial and
worshipped the god of war. Both the practices
as
cremation of dead bodies were prevalent.
Ihe king had
the highest position in the
governmerthe one who was elected.