>yfw the powerful Roman Republic came into being because the

Daily reminder that the Tarquins did nothing wrong.

>>1117151
One thing is the reason, another the pretext. The Roman Republic, and every Republic, is the rule of the oligarchy.

You forgot to say "cuck".

>>1117151
>implying we know anything about the creation of the Republic or the reign of the Kings

The legends that we have are unlikely to be completely accurate. We do know that Roman had Etruscan Kings in the 6th century B.C., but at some point later on, ceased to have them. We know that the Etruscans tried to retake the city, but failed long-term.

As for the rape of Lucretia or anything like that, we simply just don't know.

>>1117384
the "Iron law of oligarchy" as it was