There was massive instability in the Empire when the Octavian forces defeated Mark Antony. However wars seemed to be happened all over the continent at this time. As instability occurred there was a fight for power. The Republic would eventually collapse and enter a coalition government run by Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey. They would lead until Caesar had enough military experience out of France to come in and defeat both their armies to become dictator.
The structures of the Roman government changed to deal with new situations. There are many factors that caused the3 Eastern Roman Empire to fall. The Roman Empires biggest problem with what happened to it was decadence. Everyone believes it was other problems that made the Empire fall. Most historians believe that the fall of the Roman Empire is because of decadence, army problems, and religion
Julius Caesar corruption may cause Rome’s downfall, which is the biggest empire at the time, due to his hunger for power and the Senate conspirators’ idealistic behaviors. Julius Caesar is seen as someone for the people but too many is corrupt for his hunger for power and dictatorship. Power, by definition, means the ability to act with force. Shakespeare introduces the characters and the situations. He makes us notice how powerful everyone is.
The reforms made to the training, organisation and equipment of Rome’s army were all decisive in victories against Rome’s immediate threats and led to a great expansion of Rome’s territory. In 104 BC, Gaius Marius permanently opened up military service to the capitecensi and proletariat classes. This reform brought about the rise of ambitious generals, who at the heads of armies loyal to them conducted a series of civil wars which lead to the fall of the Roman Republic. Gaius Marius, during his consulship of 104 BC, introduced significant reforms to Rome’s military. Included in these reforms were the dissolving of the property requirements necessary for military service, the implementation of new training practices, the reorganisation of the army and the innovation in equipment.
Because the constitution was unwritten it was ever expanding to fit the needs of the Republic and its people. It is because of this “elastic” constitution, the republic lasted so long in Roman history. The early republic was controlled by an aristocracy. The patricians, who could trace their ancestry, back to the early history of the kingdom had the most sway over the government and the laws were made to keep them in power. (“The Roman Republic”) Over time, the laws that allowed these individuals to dominate the government were replaced and the result was a new aristocracy.
In the years between 100 C.E. and 600 C.E., Western Rome deteriorated from a strong centralized state to a divided political position, from a society that was at its cultural height in creativity to a total setback; however, Eastern Rome had a continuity of a centralized state as seen before in the Byzantine Empire. The Western Roman Empire prospered when they had a centralized government in the Pax Ramona period. The Roman emperors and armies ruled over vast regions of land. The centralized government built great infrastructures and roads all throughout the empire.
Ellis also does a great job of describing the friendship and fallout of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Hamilton/Burr duel of 1804 Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr were locked in a bitter political feud due to the slights to Burrs character by Hamilton. Burr was the current Vice President of the country at the time of the feud between the two. The ordeal of the feud sent a shockwave around the country due to Hamilton’s death. Burr’s reputation was ruined and his political career was over.
These lower class people were starting to rebel, and become disloyal to the Roman government, and this was unacceptable. They were beginning to refuse to work or fight and some even physically withdrew from the city. The last leader of Rome Tarquinius created the Roman Republic. This basically gave all the power of the Roman State to the Senate. Julius Caesar took over Rome and
The Colosseum was built at the height of the Roman Empire. When Rome had conquered most of the know world. I have some how come to understand how this great civilization soon rose and fell. The Rome became its own enemy. The people became complicant, and the emperors became more tyrant like and most of them died violently.
The military reforms of Gaius Marius resulted in soldiers often having more loyalty to their commander than to the city, and a powerful general could hold the city and Senate ransom. This led to civil war between Marius and his protegé Sulla, and culminated in Sulla's dictatorship of 81–79 BC. In the mid-1st century BC, three men, Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus, formed a secret pact—the First Triumvirate—to control the Republic. After Caesar's conquest of Gaul, a stand-off between Caesar and the Senate led to civil war, with Pompey leading the Senate's forces. Caesar emerged victorious, and was made dictator for life.