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The Roman Republic fell for many different reasons. This essay will discuss three of them. Rome won all three of the Punic Wars and they gained power and control of the Mediterranean Sea. With the victories came a lot of “prizes”. Rome became the Roman Republic and it got many slaves and lots of money. This required lots of responsibility, organization, patience, and cooperation which the Republic did not have. The fall of the Roman Republic was caused by money being less valuable, having too…

Was Julius Caesar, ruler for life, a hero or a villain? Julius Caesar is well known by many people for making improvements to the Roman empire, and for being a hero to many citizens, foreigners and Rome itself. Specifically, he showed respect to the foreign countries and citizens, he made great changes to Rome’s government and economics, and he was declared ruler for life. Firstly, Julius Caesar showed much respect to foreign countries and citizens. Not only did he welcome foreigners with open…

Things that enabled the Romans to create a state that would allow expansion and stability were their laws, morals, values and culture overall. They were very ahead of their time as a people, and where they were located made it easy for certain trade routes to come through and they were positioned in the Mediterranean and Italy, so they had, for awhile, good safety and could ensure that outsiders wouldn't be able to attack them very easily. One social class of Rome were the slaves. They were…

Political: Roman Government and Politics According to the AP World History course framework, the third theme of the curriculum involves the creation, expansion, and conflict between the different forms of state across time. Focusing on one of the dominant powers of the classical period, the Romans, one can see a change in political structure as the Roman Republic turned into the Roman Empire (Wiseman). Before Rome became an empire, Rome was a republic from 507 to 31 BCE. Power resided in…

Then fall, Caesar". Brutus could have talked to Caesar about how he was afraid Caesar would become a dictator. However, if Caesar was indeed power hungry and Brutus confronted him Caesar could have ended the assassination plans and had all the conspirators including Brutus punished. Brutus was afraid that Caesar was too ambitious however, Caesar didn't show…

The Roman Republic was built on the traditional policy of compromise, devoted to ensure the welfare of the people. In time, the struggle for authority brought fundamental changes to the traditional sentiments of the Republic. As territory expansions brought great wealth into the country, power hungry senators and government officials harbored political ambitions and competed for power. Political treachery and self-interest within the senate and the assemblies gave way to economic turmoil and…

republic system around the world and played a pivotal role in Roman politics, it transformed from the advisory agency to the most authoritative political power of Rome. On the other hand, the senate not only make great influences and important decisions for Rome, but served as the foundation of the modern republic system. In this extent, it is vitally important to understand the history of the Roman Senate in order to understand the Roman society and political life in a broad perspective and the…

Lucius Cornelius Sulla, like Marius before him, was also a renowned general involved in numerous victories for the Romans. He played a key role in the victory over King Jugurtha of the Numidians which brewed jealousy within Marius. Sulla was appointed consul in 88 and was given command of an army by the senate to lead the war against King Mithradates VI of Pontus. However, Marius was instead appointed commander with the help of the tribune Publius Sulpicius Rufus. Sulla did not accept this…

Jerry Carroll-Parks History of Ancient Rome I have chosen the topic: “What caused the fall of the Roman Republic?” and so in this essay I will highlight the history of the Romans and briefly explain the events that led up to their destruction. In the history of Europeans, the collapsing of the Roman Republic was seen as an example of the failure of constitutional system. Civil war between Caesar and Pompey became inevitable when the senate ordered Caesar to surrender command of his army and…

Caesar’s assassination and the fall of the Roman Republic. At Caesar’s assassination, the 500-year-old republic was severely destabilised in a series of civil wars, executions and political conflict. Caesar was reportedly stabbed 23 times by approximately 60 members of the Republic Senate, who had feared his growing power and recent title of dictator. By the act of sharing the guilt of his death among them, the assailants believed they had saved the Roman Republic, when in fact they had actually…