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Julius Caesar
Caesar was a patrician who was also a talented speaker and politician, as well as an army genius. He was a member of The First Triumviate as well. Started a civil war with Rome when he came back with his army, when they told him not to. He made reforms to help the poor, and asked for the title "dictator for life". -
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Marius
Marius was a general who changed the Roman army by turning citizen-soldiers (who fought for their love of Rome) into soldiers who were paid, usually by their generals. He also disregarded the law of being consul that states you can only serve once every ten years. -
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Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
The Gracchus brothers were two patricians who tried to reform the republic. They thought there should have been more land given to plebieans, which would have given them more rights. They were killed by Senate's supporters. -
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Punic Wars
A series of three wars that involved Rome and a city in Africa called Carthage. The outcome was that Rome won, and claimed more land and the Mediterranean, which they named "Mare Nostrum", "Our Sea". -
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Punic Wars Aftermath
Rome got cocky after they defeated Carthage: the problems that led to this were greed, excess, and injustices. Other problems were:
-Obsession with extravagance
-Lust for battles
-Growing social enequality
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Establishment of The Roman Republic
The Romans overthrow their Etruscan conquerers because of the rape of Lucretia by a prince's son caused her to commit suicide. Romans vow to never live under a king again.
SPQR (Senate and People of Rome)--Rome's motto.
The Roman Republic is established as a "republic ruled by an aristocratic oligarchy". -
The Law of the Twelve Tables
The law of the republic is established, and they are called "The Twelve Tables". They were written down and they applied to all, which was a big change. -
Cinncinatus
The ideal dictator; came, conquered (very quickly), and went back to his farm. -
Sulla
Sulla was a general who used his army for his political advantage: he started a civil war in Rome, killed his enemies, and reduced the power of the tribunes, which meant more power to the patricians. He served as dictator for three years.
