social studies

By leomiller1
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    1st

    The punic wars made the divide between the patricians and plebians worse.
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    2nd

    They began providing cheap food and entertainment due to riots
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    3rd

    The Roman army went from citizen volunteers to paid professional soldiers under Marius.
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    4th

    A man named Sulla takes over the government from Marius and makes himself dictator.
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    5th

    This sets the stage for Julius Caesar to come to power and for Rome to become an Empire. But first, Caesar, Crassus and Pompey create the first triumvirate, or a political alliance of three people (tri = three).