WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM BETWEEN THE RICH AND POOR ?
farmer were sinking into poverty and debt. many of them had been unable to farm because they were fighting in rome's wars. others had suffered damage to their farms during hannibal's invasion of italy. moreover small farmers could no compete with wealthy romans who were buying up land to create latifundia or large farming estates. these rich landowners used a new source of labor the thousands of prisoners brought to italy during the war. by using inslaved people to tend their crops wealthy romans could force owners of small farms out of business. faced with debts they could not pay off many farmers sell their land and headed to the cities men were lucky enough to be hired they earned low wages. these conditions created widespread anger. roman politicians were worried about riots breaking
WHY DID THE ROMAN REPUBLIC FAIL?
not all wealthy people ignored the problems facing the roman republic. two prominent official who worked for reforms were tiberius and gaius gracchius. these brothers thought that many of rome's problems were caused by the loss of small farms. they asked the senate to take back public land from the rich and divide it amoug landless romans. many senators however were among those who had claimed parcels of public land. putting their own interests above the general welfare they fought the gracchus brother's proposals. a band of senators even went so far as to kill tiberius in 133 be. twelve years later gains met the same fate. these were dark days for the roman republic when senators charged with making and up holding the laws could so shockingly violate them.
WHY DID THE ARMY ENTER POLITICS?
matters only worsended as the roman army took on a new role. until now the army had mostly stayed out of government affairs. things changed when a military leader named marius became consul in 107 bce. previously most soldiers were owners of small farms. now because this type of farmer was disappearing marius began to recruit soldiers from the poor.
HOW DID JULUIS CAESAR BECOME FAMOUS?
the members of thew triumvirate each had a military in a remote area of the republic. pompey was in spain crassus in syria and caesar in gaul. while in gaul caesar battles foreign tribes and invaded britain. he became a hero to rome's lower classes. senators and others back home in rome fear that caesar was becoming too popular and might seize power like sulla.
WHAT TYPE OF RULER WAS JULIUS CAESAR?
he declare himself dictator for life
HOW DID ROME BECOME AN EMPIRE?
caesar's death plunged rome into another civil war. on one side wre forces led by the men who killed caesar. on the other side was caesar' grandnephew octavian who had inherited caesars wealth and two
farmer were sinking into poverty and debt. many of them had been unable to farm because they were fighting in rome's wars. others had suffered damage to their farms during hannibal's invasion of italy. moreover small farmers could no compete with wealthy romans who were buying up land to create latifundia or large farming estates. these rich landowners used a new source of labor the thousands of prisoners brought to italy during the war. by using inslaved people to tend their crops wealthy romans could force owners of small farms out of business. faced with debts they could not pay off many farmers sell their land and headed to the cities men were lucky enough to be hired they earned low wages. these conditions created widespread anger. roman politicians were worried about riots breaking
WHY DID THE ROMAN REPUBLIC FAIL?
not all wealthy people ignored the problems facing the roman republic. two prominent official who worked for reforms were tiberius and gaius gracchius. these brothers thought that many of rome's problems were caused by the loss of small farms. they asked the senate to take back public land from the rich and divide it amoug landless romans. many senators however were among those who had claimed parcels of public land. putting their own interests above the general welfare they fought the gracchus brother's proposals. a band of senators even went so far as to kill tiberius in 133 be. twelve years later gains met the same fate. these were dark days for the roman republic when senators charged with making and up holding the laws could so shockingly violate them.
WHY DID THE ARMY ENTER POLITICS?
matters only worsended as the roman army took on a new role. until now the army had mostly stayed out of government affairs. things changed when a military leader named marius became consul in 107 bce. previously most soldiers were owners of small farms. now because this type of farmer was disappearing marius began to recruit soldiers from the poor.
HOW DID JULUIS CAESAR BECOME FAMOUS?
the members of thew triumvirate each had a military in a remote area of the republic. pompey was in spain crassus in syria and caesar in gaul. while in gaul caesar battles foreign tribes and invaded britain. he became a hero to rome's lower classes. senators and others back home in rome fear that caesar was becoming too popular and might seize power like sulla.
WHAT TYPE OF RULER WAS JULIUS CAESAR?
he declare himself dictator for life
HOW DID ROME BECOME AN EMPIRE?
caesar's death plunged rome into another civil war. on one side wre forces led by the men who killed caesar. on the other side was caesar' grandnephew octavian who had inherited caesars wealth and two