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Ser'vius Tul'lius undoubtedly intended that the comitia centuriata should form the third estate of the realm, and during his reign they probably held that rank; but when, by an aristocratic insurrection he was slain in the senate-house, the power conceded to the people was again usurped by the patricians, and the comitio centuriata did not recover the right of legislation before the laws of the twelve tables were established.

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His design also of adopting Ser'vius Tul'lius, his son-in-law, for his successor, might have contributed to inflame their resentment. 10.

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The pontiffs and augurs, however, were in some measure independent of the sovereign, and assumed the uncontrolled direction of the religion of the state. The entire constitution was remodelled by Ser'vius Tul'lius, and a more liberal form of government introduced.

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She assured the people, from one of the windows of the palace, that he was not killed, but only stunned by the blow; that he would shortly recover; and that in the meantime he had deputed his power to Ser'vius Tul'lius, his son-in-law.

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It was to Ser'vius Tul'lius, the great patron of the commonalty, that the Romans were indebted for the formation of a body of infantry, which, after the lapse of centuries, received so many improvements that it became invincible. The ancient battle array of the Greeks was the phalanx; the troops were drawn up in close column, the best armed being in front.

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This was the end of Ser'vius Tul'lius, a prince of eminent justice and moderation, after an useful and prosperous reign of forty-four years. Questions for Examination. What effect had the murder of Tarquin on his subjects? By what means was the succession assured to Servius Tullius? Who was Servius? What was the chief object of his reign?

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