Ancient Rome
Welcome to ancient Rome. Originally just a simple city-state, it was formed into a republic in 509BCE. The king was replaced with two consuls who ruled together. Renamed in 27 BCE by Augustus, adopted son of the great Julius Caesar. Augustus transformed the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire and formed it into an autocratic government, in other words, he was the only boss. Although he never actually assumed the title of Emperor, we have named him Rome’s first Emperor. The Roman people were separated into two classes, the rich and the poor. That wasn’t the only way they were separated, they were also separated by gender and generation. Like most ancient societies and some modern ones, men ruled the world.