Who was influential in the Fall of the Roman Republic?

Question

Who was influential in the Fall of the Roman Republic?

Answer 1

The roman republic or the roman empire?

Its very questionable. that there ever was a roman republic, it was always more or less a military tyranny.

In the end, the roman empire lost to change and church.

The end of the roman empire was the end of modern civilization for a 1000 years.

It took humanity until 1700, to get, where Greeks and Romans left of. The church had burned and banned most books with their knowledge of science, laws and business.

The dumbing down of society is still so ingrained in our social structure, that science is for most people still the devil.

Answer 2

When Augustus Cesar went to Germania in the early ADs, when he was a general of course, he defeated great armies of the Visigoths and so forth. He and his legions in that campaign were the first Romans to go north of the Rhine River. They did this by constructing a huge bridge to cross the river, in about a month. This was an AMAZING feat, something even today is tricky.

Ok, to answer your question hahaha, to make a long story short, he was seen as a  hero to Rome and the Senate, thus giving him the leverage and popularness to become the first Emperor, ending the Republic. Also as a side note, he made the case that it took so long to come to a consensus in the Senate to make decisions and produce orders; that it would just be quicker to have one man to decide. As in those days, to get an order from Rome to a general on the frontiers, such as in Germania, would take many weeks and months. So if you do the math, travel time AND deciding time can add up.

Although I suppose that's why they made paved roads....

Answer 3

Democracy crept into a militaristic society where gradually the workers drove away, both socially and violently, the ruling class.

Answer 4

Father time and three guys with massive egos and huge bank accounts started the move back to kingship.everyone knows there names.one was the guy that did Spartacus,another did the middle east in and the last did the galls in.Three kings

Answer 5

The guy who appointed the horse as a government official...was it Nero perhaps?

Answer 6

Julius Caesar was influential, but was not the only one that played a role in the Fall of Rome. It's fall was inevitable due to the corrupt government and bad public policy.

"Fall of the Roman Republic

In this chapter, the lives and impact of Caesar, Octavian, Antonius (Antony) and even Cleopatra, along with the continuing stories of men like Pompey, Crassus and Cicero will be examined. The Fall of the Republic was more than a single man or event. It was a culmination of several individual actions or achievements, coupled with social conditions that weighed heavily on Roman society. Additionally, massive and rapid expansion from Rome's foundation as a fledgling city 700 years earlier until the mid 1st century BC, created monumental holes in the political and governing ability of the Senate. Periods of stability were mixed in with those of near collapse while powerful generals or inciters of the Roman mob jockeyed for position.

Beginning with the Punic Wars and Roman conquest outside of Italy, followed by massive importation of slaves, the face of Roman life was changing far more rapidly than the governing body could deal with. Political infighting was and always would be a common trait in any system, but even the greatest of Romans like Scipio Africanus, fell victim to the whims of politicians. The social instability that resulted from inequities in the class system gave way to rise of demagogues like the brothers Gracchi. The use of the citizen assemblies for popular agendas tore at the very fabric of Senatorial power.

Men like Marius and Sulla, with their own personal agendas and rivalries wreaked havoc in an already weakened structure. Partisan politics of the conservative Optimate Senators trying to keep power with the elite class, while the tactics of the Populares, who looked to the lower classes for support, divided the people and classes into what seemed like warring factions. For nearly 100 years, the climate was unpredictable at best, and brutally bloody at worst.

By the time of the rise of Gaius Julius Caesar, the stage was set for a single man to assume power and stabilize the Empire. Caesar was neither the only man responsible for the fall, nor the one man who could stop it, but his role in the final demise is undeniable. He neither started the fall nor finished it, but continued a cycle of events that made its collapse irreversible. Contemporaries of the brilliant general and politician hold as much blame as the great man himself, however. How different events may have been without the plays for power and a bit of humility among the Senate.

Regardless, despite Caesar's short reign and policies of reform and stability, the strength of his character and personality held the Republic together only as long as he lived. His assassination and the continuing Civil Wars that resulted, would be required to bring necessary power to a single ruler of a single great nation: The Roman Empire. The eventual rise and adoption of Caesar's heir, Octavian, to the exalted post of Augustus spelled the real end of the Republic. He, unlike his predecessors, rose at a time when the will for the Republican system had nearly died.

While tradition and some semblance of power would remain, the foundation of government under a single figure was a requirement to continue the advancement of the Empire. It was Augustus who proved to be the one man great and powerful enough to control the Senate, the mob and the Legions. Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus rose above all the great Romans before him to outlast political opponents, reform a corrupt government and stabilize a system in disarray. The Fall of the Republic was inevitable, but fortunately for Rome, the right man at the right time was there to step in as the first Roman Emperor."

Answer 7

As with other empires their fall started well before their enemies defeated them. In my opinion all these empires fell because none had an official language A common tongue aside making it easier to communicate, provides all one common trait to which they can be identified by.

This lack of a common language existed among the Persians, Greeks, and most recently the Russians. It currently exists in the United States where it too will be the most influential factor in our demise.

Answer 8

The senators who murdered Julius Ceasar.  In revenge, Augustus slew any senator involved, and in some cases, their entire families.  All senators left would be meek servants of Augustus; which meant the Republic was no more.