Expansion of the Roman Republic
Mariel S
Expansion of the Roman Republic In the late classical Mediterranean period, the Roman Republic, which later came to be the Roman Empire, had won many conquests. Through these conquests, the Roman Republic started to accumulate large expanses of land and its people were effectively integrated into a larger imperial system. Throughout this period, the people of the republic built a sense of stability and prosperity. The development of stability and prosperity in the Roman Republic remained strong due to the successful creation of their own type of government, a strong military, strong commitment to family and family values, successful farming and engineering, and the profit of slavery. The government assumed a considerable role in promoting the longevity of the Roman Republic. After eliminating the monarchy in 509 B.C.E, the government was able to build their own new political system in the way they saw fit. Rome decided to combine all three governments: aristocratic, democratic, and monarchical.1 They did this because they believed that their system of government would work best if the advantages of each different type of system were incorporated; they believed this would form a fair government that ran smoothly. “All three kinds of government shared in the control of the Roman state. Such fairness and propriety was shown in the use of these three types in drawing up the constitution”.2 Each different type of government performed a different role in maintaining and providing a sense of power, constitution, and senate. “If one looked at the power of the Consuls, the constitution seemed completely monarchical; if at that of the Senate, it seemed aristocratic; and if at the power of the masses, it seemed clearly to be a democracy” meaning they would assign what type of governmental system worked best for each different role in society.3 Each different type of government had their own responsibilities, which helped to establish stability
Expansion of the Roman Republic In the late classical Mediterranean period, the Roman Republic, which later came to be the Roman Empire, had won many conquests. Through these conquests, the Roman Republic started to accumulate large expanses of land and its people were effectively integrated into a larger imperial system. Throughout this period, the people of the republic built a sense of stability and prosperity. The development of stability and prosperity in the Roman Republic remained strong due to the successful creation of their own type of government, a strong military, strong commitment to family and family values, successful farming and engineering, and the profit of slavery. The government assumed a considerable role in promoting the longevity of the Roman Republic. After eliminating the monarchy in 509 B.C.E, the government was able to build their own new political system in the way they saw fit. Rome decided to combine all three governments: aristocratic, democratic, and monarchical.1 They did this because they believed that their system of government would work best if the advantages of each different type of system were incorporated; they believed this would form a fair government that ran smoothly. “All three kinds of government shared in the control of the Roman state. Such fairness and propriety was shown in the use of these three types in drawing up the constitution”.2 Each different type of government performed a different role in maintaining and providing a sense of power, constitution, and senate. “If one looked at the power of the Consuls, the constitution seemed completely monarchical; if at that of the Senate, it seemed aristocratic; and if at the power of the masses, it seemed clearly to be a democracy” meaning they would assign what type of governmental system worked best for each different role in society.3 Each different type of government had their own responsibilities, which helped to establish stability