Rome became a republic‚ a government in which power is controlled by the common people. It was under this Republic that Rome grew and expanded by conquest into the most powerful nation in the world at the time. As Roman territory increased‚ however‚ politicians and generals became more and more powerful and hungry for power. A series of events during the 1st and 2nd centuries B.C. led to the demise of the Roman Republic. Under the reigns of Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar‚ the Roman Empire was formed
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Decline of Roman Republic / Rewrite The Beginnings of the mighty Roman empire as we know it today was actually quite humble. "The Roman heritage can be traced back to an early civilization of settlers from the Indo-European immigrants who between 2000 B.C. and 1000 B.C. had began to settle around the Northern Italian peninsula"(World History: The Human Experience). Of all the settlers the Romans are said to have arose from a mysterious group called the Etruscans‚ which ruled northern
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For those who are interested in learning about history‚ Roman Empire and its civilization were one of the most interesting spotlights in the human history. Roman Empire existed throughout a hundreds-years timeline‚ officially since 27 BC under the reign of Emperor Augustus. However‚ for one who wonders what created the foundation of this great empire‚ they have to back to the time a bit to the “the early Rome and the Republic” period. In this period‚ these events happened orderly‚ from the rise of
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The Roman Republic was birthed after the legendary rape of Lucretia‚ as told by Roman historian Livy. The subsequent overthrow by Lucius Junius Brutus of King Tarquin the Proud’s monarchy led to the creation of the Roman Republic in 509 B.C.E. The focal-point of the new order was to emphasize the sharing of power‚ which contributed to its fast-paced success. However‚ the Republic also decayed and collapsed as quickly as it had grown. The main factors that attributed to its decline were the political
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More importantly every civilization has to deal with times of crisis and conflict‚ it is how they deal with these situations that determine their success as a civilization. The social issues the Roman Republic faced were handled well and helped to establish a new form of law. In the Roman Republic there were two classes of people‚ the Patricians and the Plebeians. Each citizen was born into their role‚ which means that they could be rich but still be considered a plebeian. Plebeians made up
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Prof. Turner History 101 2:30 October 14‚ 2012 Throughout the Roman republic and most of the empire‚ the Roman religion was polytheistic. The religion was based on the Greek religion and included multiple gods and goddesses who were anthropomorphic and cruel. However‚ during the first century of the Common Era‚ Judaism and “mystery religions” such as Mithraism‚ Eleusis‚ and Christianity were becoming increasing popular. Roman rule tried to control the spread of these religions but eventually
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Nothing lasts forever. Not even the great Roman republic that lasted for hundreds of years before three people took complete control. As they died and new people came in it weakened the once great empire and caused it to eventually fall. It’s the year 509 B.C. and the Romans are finally no longer under the rule of the Etruscan king. They create a republic where they elect citizens to rule. The aristocrats or patricians dominated while the plebeians had almost no say in the government. Plebeian
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a well-known optimate Roman general who was able to become a consul twice and a dictator for an unlimited amount of time. While he was holding the position of dictator he got to change numerous laws and establish new ones with the purpose of restoring the law and order of Rome. However‚ opinions in Rome at this time after his death are divided between those that believe he did a good job and those that believe his actions will cause the end of the Roman republic. As a Roman citizen‚ I believe his
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Early laws set up by the Republic treated prostitutes as low class people‚ which influenced the way the people of Rome viewed them. The law named lex Iulia et papia‚ did not allow prostitutes or leno/a (s) to marry outside of ex-slaves. By creating this law‚ the government restricted prostitutes and they could not climb the social hierarchy. By placing them in these positions‚ it was easier for the Roman people to treat prostitutes as if they were not legal citizens. The law that started a shift
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The reason why roman republic collapsed Roman republic began with the over throw of the roman monarchy and its replacement by a government headed by two consuls‚ elect annually by the citizens and advised by senate. During the first two centuries of its existence the Roman republic expanded rapidly through a combination of conquest and alliance‚ from central Italy to the entire Italian peninsula. Then republic continues to conquest new land such as North Africa‚ Greece‚ Southern France and Spain
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