2006-07-10 07:22:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Rome had been caught in factional war for more than 50 years by the time of Caesar's death. It began after Marius, founder of the "professional" Roman army, dared bring his soldiers into Rome itself. The conservative Senate faction, led by Sulla, rose up against Marius and a terrible civil war ensued. sulla eventually prevailed and had himself haied as "dictator" for a short period of time, during which he attempted a great many reforms of the policial system and had many of his enemies killed. This is the point at which the Republic actually ended, although it continued in appearance for a while longer.
Ceaser was assassinated for two principal reasons - first, he also sought to have himself made "dictator" so that he could attempt to reorganize the government and the military, which threated others in the Senate in many ways. Second, he was feared for his power over the army.
By the time of his death the Republic was essentially gone, anyhow. Changes in the franchise watered down the value of the plebs - the ordinary people who had at one time exercised a vote. Many, many other changes in relationship with the army, the provinces in the Italian peninsula, and the organization of imperial provincial government had dramatically altered the character of the Roman state.
With Caesar gone, as other posters have explained, the empire again dissolved into civil war - and reogranization of the government in an imperial structure with Augstus' eventual ascent was an inevitable evolution.
2006-07-10 08:37:24 · answer #1 · answered by Der Lange 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there was a big civil war between the Julius Caesar faction, led by Caesar's adopted nephew Octavian and Marc Antony (later Augustus) and the Pompey faction led by Pompey and others like Cato.
Augustus' faction won and since the Republic was controlled by dictators more or less for the last 100 years (Gaius Marius, Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Pompey, Caesar), it seemed only natural to abandon it. Of course, Octavian claimed that he would restore the Republic once it got back on its feet through imposed reforms by the Emperor (HIM).
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2006-07-10 08:10:18 · answer #2 · answered by mjtpopus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They didn't return to a republic because after Julius died, his grand nephew, Augustus Caesar, took over as Roman Emperoror. Rome, under his rule, was transformed into a prosperous empire, entering a time of Pax Romana, or Roman Peace. During this time, Rome expanded its borders as well as becoming more prosperous and educated. Augustus simply brought Rome out of the republic and to an empire, which had many of the same principles and form of government, just with different titles and greater lands to govern.
2006-07-10 08:04:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Caesar wasn't the first to try to turn Rome into a kingdom, his coup was the last straw that pushed the already precarious republic over the brink.
The century previous to Caesar's power grab saw civil war, military dictatorship, and economic instability. The governmental system of the republic couldn't cope with what it had become. Eventually things came to a bifurcation point.
2006-07-10 10:44:19 · answer #4 · answered by corvis_9 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once contributing factor might be that Caesar had already effectively stripped much of the power away from the Senate, which had previously been the most powerful political body in the republic of Rome. Just because Caesar was gone didn't mean that their power was instantly restored. There was no rudder, if you will, guiding the ship.
2006-07-10 07:42:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Power my friend is just way too addictive. Do u think Bush if he had the power to become an emperor, would he say no. Of course, tons of excuses will be given as to why it didn't return to a republic, but when it comes down to it, POWER is just too hard to let go.
2006-07-10 07:34:14 · answer #6 · answered by baraaa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Julius Ceasar bacame king
2006-07-10 07:37:11 · answer #7 · answered by Dustfinger the master of fire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The institutions of the republic were not up to the task of governing an empire.
2006-07-10 07:40:12 · answer #8 · answered by P. M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was probably a weekend and, well, you know how it is in Italy, so they kept putting it off til a couple thousand years later Fiat came along and more or less bailed everybody out.
2006-07-10 07:25:51 · answer #9 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No others leaders like Ceasar at the crucial time they were needed
2006-07-10 07:25:57 · answer #10 · answered by Ron K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋