The New Roman Republic

A group of italians stood in the forum and proclaimed the new roman republic. But it is critical to note that those guys were not themselves romans. They all came from the north. All the officials were appointed by the french, and anything those officials wanted to do had to be approved by the french army. The local french representatives also had the power to issue their own decrees as they saw fit. And pretty soon the french would find themselves kicked out during the lead up to the war of the second coalition.