When the Germanic invation threatened Rome in the late 2nd Century BCE, the traditional small-farmer army could not provide the nu,bers, so it was necessary to recruit the non-propertied class. Unlike the farmers, they had no farms to return to after the war, and looked to their generals to provide for them. This gave those general a powerful backing, and the ability to try to impose their will and extend their personal power, resulting in the civil wars.
In the Roman Republic there were two executive leaders. They were chosen by an assembly and ruled for one year.
Two consuls elected annually.
Two consuls/leaders
The two leaders elected to lead both the government and the military in ancient Rome were the two consuls.The two leaders elected to lead both the government and the military in ancient Rome were the two consuls.The two leaders elected to lead both the government and the military in ancient Rome were the two consuls.The two leaders elected to lead both the government and the military in ancient Rome were the two consuls.The two leaders elected to lead both the government and the military in ancient Rome were the two consuls.The two leaders elected to lead both the government and the military in ancient Rome were the two consuls.The two leaders elected to lead both the government and the military in ancient Rome were the two consuls.The two leaders elected to lead both the government and the military in ancient Rome were the two consuls.The two leaders elected to lead both the government and the military in ancient Rome were the two consuls.
Near the end of the Republic there were two famous military leaders, Caesar and Pompey. After the Republic was finally squelched there were also two, Augustus and Marcus Agrippa.
Slaves did not want anything for the leaders of the Roman Republic. They could not demand or expect anything. They had no rights. They were someone's property. They were just purchased assets. The most they could hope for was manumission (emancipation). Roman masters often manumitted their slaves.
The Roman Republic influenced American Government. They let Roman men to vote for leaders, like how America votes for the president or Congress.
Expansion and war created problems in maintaining social order.
Augustus, Julius Cesar and The last one was Costantine Chicken invaders
Until Augustus's reign (the Republic) the Senate ran the Empire, then it was a long line of Emperors.
They threatened to leave Rome and build a new city.
The Roman Senate was a council that advised Rome's leaders, including the consuls and later the emperors. Comprised of men from the Roman elite, the Senate played a significant role in the governance and decision-making of the Roman Republic and Empire.