Roman History

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The paper discusses that internal confusion forced in 133 BC by economic stand still in the city of Rome, slave rebellion and opposition in the military lead to a period of unrelenting political turmoil known as the Roman Revolution 133-27 BC. The paper shows that, in spirit, the republic structure of government experienced a painful and brutal change from negligent oligarchy to a more responsible dictatorial form of government. The paper shows, too, that this transition of Rome from Republic to an Empire saw many things change and one of them was the role of the aristocracy and the change in its status and stature.

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"About the time of the beginning of the Principate, Roman society was defined sharply into three main classes, which in turn steadily became more defined during the empire. For each class, specific career and public service opportunities were provided. For senators, these included the chief magistracies and military posts; for the equities (members of the Equestrian class), they included a career in civil or military service of the emperor; for the lower classes, there were limited to private or junior rank in the army. Classes, however, were not closed, and ascension from one to another was quite possible."

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