The Rise of Rome. Lecture 2 of 6. The Republic: An Infant Democracy Mins :76 DocumentaryNonfiction Year Released:2011 2011-10-31 Lecture 2 of 6. The Republic: An Infant Democracy. Two Etruscan noblemen led a palace coup against the reigning Etruscan king of Rome and revived a democratic constitution that was the creation of an earlier Etruscan king. Watch on Amazon Previous articleMeet the Sight Words – Level 2Next articlePhil Fulmer: Offensive Line