When did the roman republic come to an end?

Answer 1

One of the reasons that it fell was the use of violence by the Roman elite. After the attempted (mainly agrarian) reforms of the Gracchi brothers, Tiberius and Gaius in the 130s to 120s BCE, violence and bribery became endemic in the system. Tiberius and Gaius were murdered by mobs controlled by the senatorial elite after the Gracchis use of novel constitutional methods .

Another key factor was that Roman republican generals such as Marius , Sulla, Pompey and Gaius Julius Caesar had in effect, private armies that looked to them for retirement packages and to defend their interests.

This was all set against the massive expansion of the empire from the Punic wars onward - a growth in both territory and wealth and the dislocations that this caused. These dislocations included an increased use of money bribes by Republican statesman, provincial governors growing massively wealthy on plunder and landlessness of the Italian peasantry caused by a series of wars.

The Republic (not the empire) came to and end when one Republican statesman became in effect a monarch, Octavian, later to become the first Roman Emperor Augustus.

Also, I would think that another problem was lead poisoning. Aquaducts, pottery, pipes, and more. Wine was sweetened with a type of fruit that was boiled in lead pots, so the wine was poisoned.

Answer 2

Well, it depends on the school you go to. Each school has a different answer. Some schools of thought say that the republic ended with the death of Julius Caesar while others say that it eroded away from the time of Sulla.

Answer 3

The Roman Republic ended in the year 31 BC after Mark Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian at the Battle of Actium. Octavian would later become Augustus, Rome's first Emperor, thus ending the Republic. It began c. 509 BC, and lasted over 450 years.

Answer 4

Officially, the Roman republic ended in 31 BC after the Battle of Actium when Octavian defeated the combined forces of Antony and Cleopatra. In reality, the republic ended with the granting of a permanent Dictatorship to Julius Caesar. But remember, there was not an abrupt end end to the republic; the republic had been deteriorating for at least 50 years before Caesar took office, probably more.

Answer 5

After Julius Caesar's assassination in 44 B.C, there were two more civil wars. One was between the supporters of Caesar and his assassins. The supporters won. The Final Civil War of the Roman Republic was between Octavian (later he was called Augustus) and Mark Antony. It ended in 30 BC with Octavian's Victory. Three years later (27 BC) Octavian became first emperor under the name of Augustus. This was 17 years after Julius Caesar's death.

Answer 6

Two major events seemed to close out the days of the Roman republic. One was the assassination of Julius Caesar. If Caesar had not been assassinated, the republic stood a chance of continuing upon the natural death of Caesar, his resignation or his death in battle. Caesar was killed only a few days from his planned departure to the East to fight the Parthian Empire. Caesar never hid in battles so even if his legions were victorious there was a chance he might be captured or killed.

Nevertheless that did not happen due to his assassination. The conspirators were sure that Caesar would establish a monarchy and end the republic.

The second event was a result of the first event. After Caesar's death there was a major civil war. The victor was Octavian, later given the title of Augustus. So the result of the civil war became the beginning of rule by emperors.

Answer 7

The Roman republic officially ended in 30 BC. However that was the "official" end. The republic had been deteriorating for at least the previous fifty years.