The Roman Republic was the way citizens voted for their leaders & representatives. People created a republic as a form to stop dictatorship. Years later Julius Caesar gets voted into the consul and becomes part of a triumvirate with Pompey & Crassus. Caesar starts to get more power with his military victories the others might of not have as thrilled. Pompey tries to take down Caesars army but fails. Caesar receives all power & starts working on Roman society. Giving people more freedoms and rights including the Twelve Tables. Because of this the Patricians felt threatened & killed Caesar.
Then comes Augustus Caesar (Octavian) & the second triumvirate. The second triumvirate ends in violence & jealous. Augustus changes the republic to an empire & because of him Rome experienced the Pax Romana, which is 200 years of peace & prosperity. The Pax Romana lead to the inventions of aqueducts, roads, concrete, Roman arch, & the Colosseum. This inventions are still around today & are used on a day-to-day bases.
Then comes Augustus Caesar (Octavian) & the second triumvirate. The second triumvirate ends in violence & jealous. Augustus changes the republic to an empire & because of him Rome experienced the Pax Romana, which is 200 years of peace & prosperity. The Pax Romana lead to the inventions of aqueducts, roads, concrete, Roman arch, & the Colosseum. This inventions are still around today & are used on a day-to-day bases.