C. Citizens in ancient Rome established a republican form of
government.
Explanation:
Etruscan king was overthrown and the Republic of Rome was set up by wealthy merchants in 509 B.C and it continued to exist upto 27 B.C. This long period also witnessed important development in the evolving democracy of that period. While now the power was held by wealthy nobles, there was always a resentment bu the plebeians to share power which led way to the establishment of the senate. The modern concept of democracy is somewhere influenced by the Roman Republic.
