The Events Leading To The Collapse Of The Roman Republic

The events that led to the collapse of the Roman Republic were as follows:

During the early 1st century, there were many uprisings among non-Romans in Italy and Asia Minor due to their inability to vote since they were not Roman citizens; they had no voice in rulings that affected them. In addition, the citizens refused the non-Romans’ demands for citizenship purely out of greed as they wanted the spoils of war for themselves. At this tumultuous time, Lucius Cornelius Sulla, with his client army in force gained control of Rome’s highest offices and bullied the Senate to back him up. All this tension culminated in the Social Wars (91-87 B.C.E.) that pitted Rome against its Italian allies. During this time, king Mithridates VI led a rebellion
In 83 B.C.E., Sulla returned triumphant, then killed his rivals by proscription. He took over Rome as dictator; the Senate was too afraid to oppose him and gave him immunity from prosecution. Sulla reorganized the government: the senators were the only ones allowed as arbiter in cases against their contemporaries, and he forbade tribunes from supporting laws or participation in any governmental posts once their term had
Since the traditions of the republic barred monarch, Caesar governed under the title dictator which was only a temporary position of rule. In 44 B.C.E., Caesar asserted himself as dictator without a term. This act enraged the social elite as they refused to be ruled by one of their own who turned traitor. Therefore, on March 15 (Ides of March) of that same year Marcus Brutus (Caesar’s close friend) and some of the senators stabbed Caesar to death in the Senate house. These liberators expected that the ways of the old Roman Republic would somehow restore itself after Caesar’s murder. What they did not count on were Caesar’s loyal subjects rioting at his funeral. The liberators were not able to restore the Roman Republic so it eventually