Crassus And Caesar: The Decline Of The Roman Republic

Despite the efforts of the Roman officials to balance out power, the Roman Republic fell due to continuous revolts. Citizens did not agree with the government placement of authority because they felt that the Patricians had more say than the Plebeians. Corrupt Roman officials were a big contribution as to why this was occurring. People such as Crassus and Caesar were causing the decline of the great Roman Republic.
Citizens and public officials disagreed where the power in the government should be. There were constant disputes because they could not balance the power between in Patricians and Plebeians. In 140-133 BC the Gracchus brothers wanted to give power back to the lower class and tribunes. They gave land and vital resources back to the lower class people after, the wealthier citizens took their land to farm on. The Patricians citizens had a lot of power since the Senate was made up entirely by them. Many people disagreed with the way this was because it was unfair to the people, …show more content…
Julius Caesar was a great leader, who eventually became corrupt. He was a good leader to the armies, and brought them to victory in times of war, but was unable to control his power. The government and the people decided that he should come home after the war, and not cross the river. Caesar did not agree with this plan, so he ordered his soldiers to build the bridge to go across anyway. They were able to assemble the bridge in less than ten days. They crossed over and came back. Caesar listened to directions but disregarded their directions completely at first. He wasted time and resources to prove that he could have done something that nobody wanted or needed him to do. Caesar was hungry for power and did anything and everything to get it. He appointed himself as a dictator and had all intentions to stay in power for a long