what brought an end to the kingdom of rome
Overthrow of the Roman monarchy
The semi-legendary Roman histories tell that while the king was away on campaign , his son Sextus Tarquinius raped a noblewoman , Lucretia . Afterwards she revealed the offence to various Roman noblemen , and then committed suicide . The Roman noblemen , led by Lucius Junius Brutus , obtained the support of the Roman aristocracy and the people to expel the king and his family and to institute a republic . The Roman army supported Brutus , and the king went into exile . Despite a number of attempts by Lucius Tarquinius Superbus to reinstate the monarchy , the citizens established a republic and thereafter elected two consuls annually to rule the city . 
The semi-legendary Roman histories tell that while the king was away on campaign , his son Sextus Tarquinius raped a noblewoman , Lucretia . Afterwards she revealed the offence to various Roman noblemen , and then committed suicide . The Roman noblemen , led by Lucius Junius Brutus , obtained the support of the Roman aristocracy and the people to expel the king and his family and to institute a republic . The Roman army supported Brutus , and the king went into exile . Despite a number of attempts by Lucius Tarquinius Superbus to reinstate the monarchy , the citizens established a republic and thereafter elected two consuls annually to rule the city .
The semi-legendary Roman histories tell that while the king was away on campaign , his son Sextus Tarquinius raped a noblewoman , Lucretia . The Roman noblemen , led by Lucius Junius Brutus , obtained the support of the Roman aristocracy and the people to expel the king and his family and to institute a republic .
The semi-legendary Roman histories tell that while the king was away on campaign , his son Sextus Tarquinius raped a noblewoman , Lucretia . The Roman noblemen , led by Lucius Junius Brutus , obtained the support of the Roman aristocracy and the people to expel the king and his family and to institute a republic .