The Fall of the Republic

The Fall of the

Republic Chapter 8 Section 3

THE FALL OF THE REPUBLIC -SHORT VERSION-

Rich versus Poor: Poor farmers are forced to sell farms and work in the city.

Politicians break the laws.

The army takes over.

The First Triumvirate fight: Crassus, Pompey and Julius Caesar

THE SHORT VERSION-CONTINUED-

Julius Caesar “Crosses the Rubicon”and becomes dictator for life.

He should have listened to the Soothsayer - “Beware the Ides of March” or “Et tu Brutus (Best buddy gives meaning to the phrase, “Back stabber”.)

Octavian, soon to be Augustus Caesar, takes charge

THE ROMAN EMPIREPeriod of civil wars

was over---but

so was the

republic

Augustus Caesar now stood a top

of the Roman world, alone at

age 32 He would lay the

foundation for a new system of

government