The senate was the largest part of the Roman government. ... The senate would congregate in a building called the Curia, in the Roman forum. ... They were elected by members of the senate. The consuls were commanders of the Roman army. ... The dictator is probably the most well-known jobs of the Roman republic. ...
In a classical sense, historians have classified the downfall of the Roman republic as being during the period 133-14AD or from the Grachii to Octavian. from the dissident rumblings from the trubunician Tiberius to the outright proclamtion of Marius as consul for consecutive terms, it seems clear that the movement from republic to monarchy was in full swing. ... Tiberius and indeed Octavian allowed the senate virtually free reign in the running of the empire, or rather the senate chose of its own free will to take an active role in the govering of Rome whilst shunting Octavianus to one side. ....
Roman government is exactly like ours today. The Roman government is not exactly like ours today. The Romans had emperors that did not exactly exist at the start of the empire, but then the Romans felt that one man was needed to be the leader of the empire. ... They supervised the senate and ordered the Roman army during wars. ... These senates were appointed by the counsels. ...
The three main elements of the Roman Republic were the magistrates, popular assembly, and the senate. ... Senate or the council of the elders had especially important position in the Roman Republic. ... This shows that magistrates may have the right to rule, but senate had the more power. ... In the 2nd century B.C, the senate became the effective governing body in Rome. ... Roman Republic dramatically changed to Roman Empire in 31B.C, when Octavian defeated Anthony in the battle of Actium in 31B.C.Augustus was off course the first emperor of the Roman Empire, who established the idea of const...
Tiberius Gracchus saw the crisis that was occurring in the Roman Empire between the motives of the elite and the needs of the lower class. The lower-class Roman citizens, or Plebeians, were motivated to fight by receiving shares of land for their work, but when sent off again to fight, the land would consequently lose all value from the men not being present to cultivate and work the land for profit. ... BC Roman, historian). ... He received hostile replies from the Senate because he jumped through hoops to get these reforms passed by approaching the Assembly before the Senate, which was not e...
During the first and second centuries, the women of the imperial family of the Roman Empire had a difficult role to play. ... On this side the inscription reads AGRIPP AVG DIVI CLAVD NERONIS CAES MATER EX S C, which gives Agrippina's title as the wife of the divine Claudius and the mother of Nero, and proclaims that the coin was minted by decree of the senate. ... It is an example of a fairly standard practice in the Roman empire in which the new emperor shows respect for the previous emperor. ... On the reverse is a depiction of her riding in the funerary chariot pulled by elephants, ...
Pompey was not a revolutionary, unlike Sulla who would go to any lengths, and did, to get his way Pompey seemed content to just simply retire as the greatest Roman of his time and the first man in Rome . ... For the status conscious Romans to recognise an aristocrat like Sulla as the first man in Rome was barely tolerable but to have another Marius amongst them was unacceptable. ... The senate following Cato's lead refused. ... At this time another powerful Roman had similar problems with the senate. ... The senate declined to do so. ...
