WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which person is generally thought of as being MOST responsible for Rome’s move from a republic to a dictatorship?
A
Crassus
B
Marc Antony
C
Julius Caesar
D
Octavius
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Caesar Augustus was one of ancient Rome’s most successful leaders who led the transformation of Rome from a republic to an empire. During his reign, Augustus restored peace and prosperity to the Roman state and changed nearly every aspect of Roman life.

Detailed explanation-2: -It was within this changing atmosphere that military leaders such as Julius Caesar were able to seize control of and put an end to the Roman Republic. Julius Caesar was a man of many talents. Born into the patrician class, Caesar was intelligent, educated, and cultivated.

Detailed explanation-3: -The warfare finally ended when Octavian, Caesar’s adopted son, became the sole ruler of the Roman Empire. Although the forms of the Republic such as the Senate and the election of the consuls continued, the emperor held all power. Democracy in Rome was dead and dictatorship had won.

Detailed explanation-4: -Caesar’s civil war (49–45 BC) was one of the last politico-military conflicts of the Roman Republic before its reorganization into the Roman Empire. It began as a series of political and military confrontations between Gaius Julius Caesar and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus.

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