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Transformations of Early Republican Rome
This chapter examines the political turmoil and social conflicts in Rome following the expulsion of Tarquinius Superbus, focusing on the tensions between patricians and plebeians. It highlights the passing of the Licinosextian legislation in 367 BC as a crucial turning point that fostered urban development and set the stage for Rome's evolving identity leading up to the First Punic War.