The Expansion Of Rome's Impact On The Roman Republic

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all the people in the Italian peninsula. The Senate found that given full citizenship to the people will be dangerous because the amount of people who will receive it (Ancient History Encyclopedia). Julius Caesar also wanted to give full citizenship to the countries of Spain and Gaul. The reason for them to give full citizenship to the people was because they would always paid tribute to them without giving them a reward. Marcus Tillius Cicero was also a threat to the Roman Republic because he uncovered a conspiracy about a Roman senator who was trying to overthrow the Roman Government. The editors of the Britannica Encyclopedia state that “The ensuing period of unrest and revolution marked the transition of Rome from a republic to an empire.” …show more content…
For the economical part, the expansion has caused many people to become poorer and the wealthy to become as equal as the working class. The places that they lived in were in horrible conditions and in some cases, most of the people were homeless. The people in the apartments feared that something bad will happen to it. For example, they feared that the apartment would collapse or catch on fire. For the political part, it has caused the problem to be inside of Rome, not the interior. Giving full citizenship to the people has also caused the republic to fall because it was too