Fall of the Roman Republic and Julius Caesar Assignment!?
I would like to point out an error with the first answer. Julius Caesar never had an alliance (so to speak) with Mark Antony. You must be confused with Augustus’ alliance (the Second Triumvirate) with Antony and Lepidus. Also, the transition from the republic to the empire under Augustus was a natural progression of politics. Many members of the senate had begun to believe that Julius Caesar was gaining to much power, and feared he would ask for the title of king. We all know what happened next, the Ides of March etc. The Gallic Wars showed how great of a military leader Caesar was. I don’t know if you have read Caesar’s Commentarii de Bello Gallico, it is in latin but I’m sure there are plenty of English translations. Caesar was basically given Gaul to conquer, and he succeeded. The Gallic wars greatly contributed to the eventual change of Rome from being a Republic to morphing into an Empire. Generally Empires form when imperialism is at its peak. When Augustus became leader, he chan
