How Did Rome Become An Empire?

Throughout the history of Romans, Rome proved to be a great Republic and Empire. Before becoming an Empire, this city had to go through some though changes in how it governed its people. Rome went from a government where two Kings ruled to a Republic. In this new Republic two class of people held power at a certain point. They were the patricians and the plebeian. But these two classes had major differences between them and conflicts arose. Let’s talk about how these differences that led to one class revolting against the other. When Rome was ruled by kings, patricians and plebeians agreed that such type of ruling was wrong. Therefore, they came together and drove out the kings. They could both claim the rewards for such victory. Yet, differences arose when the patricians claimed the benefits of driving out the kings (Morey, 1901). The patricians now possessed more political and economic power than their fellow plebeians. They had more wealth than the plebeians. Over time, they started to rule over them just like the kings they once united to fight against (Morey, 1901). It was clear now that the common people wouldn’t agree or tolerate this situation as it was. They were surely angry and
They did so by having the first secession. The plebeians deserted their general and stopped serving in the army. And went up to hill that they named Sacred Mount (Morey, 1901). The plebeians were the main force of Rome’s army so, the patricians quickly noticed that they needed them or Rome will be destroyed. As a result, many new laws were decided upon in favor of the common people. Their debts were forgiven and those arrested due to debts were released. There was the formation of a new tribune, where the plebeians were the ones in power. The common people now held some political power and they couldn’t be removed from their position. They also had their own Assembly where they could pass resolutions (Morey,