Why Did Roman Republic Fall?
Why Did The Roman Republic Fall?
Gabriel Feldzamen
“The disintegration of the Roman Republic is the first example in European history of the collapse of a constitutional system.” Before the Roman Republic, the Roman Kingdom existed, and in 509 BC the kingdom was replaced by the republican government. At 27 BC, the Roman Republic collapsed, and the Roman Empire was formed on the republic’s foundations. The early Roman Republic was greatly influenced by the Etruscans. “The Roman model for their Republic was based in part on the Etruscan Monarchy and hierarchical structure.” The Republic’s main principle was that they did not want a dictatorship through blood lines, but that the mass chooses their leaders. The ideology of the Senate was that, “… it was not an elected body, but one whose members were appointed by the consuls, and later by the censors.” The republican government was a complete mess that arose out of practical need; there also was no account of a written constitution made by the Republic. The Roman Republic’s origin was located in the city of Rome, Italy. At that time, Rome was considered the center of the Mediterranean world. The true fall of the Roman Republic is the result of too many problems for the romans to handle.
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With the increasing problems the Republic could not stay afloat and had to revert to become an empire, under Julius Caesar. I found this topic very interesting as it shows the link how Rome formed into the greatest empire of all time. The rise and fall of the Roman Republic is not as widespread as the Roman Empire, which all students study. I learnt that, even how great an empire is, it will still collapse on itself and another will replace it. Secondly, that the corruption the senate was made to stop was not able to follow
Gabriel Feldzamen
“The disintegration of the Roman Republic is the first example in European history of the collapse of a constitutional system.” Before the Roman Republic, the Roman Kingdom existed, and in 509 BC the kingdom was replaced by the republican government. At 27 BC, the Roman Republic collapsed, and the Roman Empire was formed on the republic’s foundations. The early Roman Republic was greatly influenced by the Etruscans. “The Roman model for their Republic was based in part on the Etruscan Monarchy and hierarchical structure.” The Republic’s main principle was that they did not want a dictatorship through blood lines, but that the mass chooses their leaders. The ideology of the Senate was that, “… it was not an elected body, but one whose members were appointed by the consuls, and later by the censors.” The republican government was a complete mess that arose out of practical need; there also was no account of a written constitution made by the Republic. The Roman Republic’s origin was located in the city of Rome, Italy. At that time, Rome was considered the center of the Mediterranean world. The true fall of the Roman Republic is the result of too many problems for the romans to handle.
In the Roman Republic there were four offices of ordinary magistrates, the office …show more content…
With the increasing problems the Republic could not stay afloat and had to revert to become an empire, under Julius Caesar. I found this topic very interesting as it shows the link how Rome formed into the greatest empire of all time. The rise and fall of the Roman Republic is not as widespread as the Roman Empire, which all students study. I learnt that, even how great an empire is, it will still collapse on itself and another will replace it. Secondly, that the corruption the senate was made to stop was not able to follow