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The Fall of the Roman Republic

The fall of the Roman Republic began with the Punic wars, importing many slaves, and the conquest outside of Italy. Roman life was changing faster than the Republic could handle. Politicians were constantly fighting with one another and this helped lead to the fall of the Roman’s government system. Several men such as Marius and Sulla divided social classes and used the lower classes as support for them to gain power in the Senate. This weakened the already weak government system. Many civil wars resulted from the constant fighting and disagreement of the senators. This created many holes in the governing ability of the Senate because they could not agree on anything. By the time of the rise of Julius Caesar, the Roman society was basically ready for one person to control the government. He didn’t cause the fall of the Republic, but he continued a cycle that helped lead to the Republic’s fall. He stabilized the nation until he died. In order for the Empire to continue, one person had to take complete control over Rome. Some tradition remained, however, the foundation of their government was completely changed for the rest of the advancement of Roman society.

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....Concerning the Res Publica, daily I am more afraid. For the Good Men {Pompey's faction} are not—as is thought—in agreement. How many Roman Equestrians, how many Senators I myself have seen, who most bitterly about everything else and especially about this journey of Pompey's complain! Peace is what we need. From victory many evils and especially—certainly—a tyrant will come into being....======

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All that is left is to make jokes—if this man {Caesar} allows it. For I myself am one who thinks that it is more beneficial to concede to him what he demands than to bring ourselves into war. For it is late for us to resist him, when for ten years we have nourished him against us.....======

THE ROMAN REPUBLIC- Chapter Review

The Foundation of the Roman Republic Early in Rome’s history, Rome was a monarchy. The people of Rome established a Republic because they didn’t like kings ruling over them. They especially didn’t like the fact that King Tarquinius was a tyrant and a very greedy man. The Republic was set up to make sure that there weren’t any more tyrants in charge of Rome around 509 BC. The richer Romans established the Republic because they no longer wanted to be ruled by the Etruscan Kings, but this would require help from the poorer Romans. Once the kings were out of power, the richer Romans decided to go back on their word. The poorer Romans went on strike and ended up getting a small amount of power in the new government system.

The Roman Republic There were different parts to the Roman Republic that split up the power between the richer Patricians and the poorer Plebians. The three main parts were the Senate, Consul, and the assemblies. The Senators were elected by the people of Rome, and they elected two consuls to act as leaders. The assembly was made up of citizens who voted for or against laws. Power was not shared equally though because the richer citizens had more votes than the poorer citizens. This system lasted for 450 years until the Republic started to fall.

The Fall of the Roman Republic

The Republic began to fall because Roman life was changing faster than the Republic could handle. Many senators constantly fought with each other, and they could not agree on anything. Civil wars resulted because of this, and they weakened the government system even more. Julius Caesar took charge of the empire and stabilized the nation until he died. The empire then was ready for one person to control Rome.

__Chapter Assessment__
1) What was the time frame from the rise of the Roman Republic to the fall? And what led to the fall of the Roman Republic?

2) Did Cicero see the fall of the Roman Republic before it happened?

3) How do you know if Cicero did or didn’t see the fall of the Republic coming before it fell?

4) Why did the Romans switch from a Monarchy to a Republic?

5) What did the Roman Republic do to their power? And how many parts were there and what were they?

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