First of all, Rome had been an empire since the second Punic war, probably sooner. There is no exact date. Also you cannot compare a republic with an empire as they are two different things. A republic is a form of government and an empire is a large holding of some type. In other words, the Roman Empire was ruled by the republican form of government until the fall of the republic and the establishment of the principate,
which was engineered by Octavian/Augustus.
Under the Republic, the Roman Empire annexed Sicily and Sardinia, along with many other provinces.
Augustus Caesar
Athenian democracy, Roman Republic, Roman Empire
Augustus established his absolute personal rule and became the first Roman emperor. However, he establish the Roman Empire. He started the 503-year of (absolute) rule by emperors which followed the republic. The Roman Empire already exited during the Roman Republic. Historians make a confusing use of the term Roman Empire. They use it to denote both Rome's territorial acquisitions and the period of rule by emperors which followed the fall of the Roman republic. In territorial terms, the Roman Republic already had an empire. In fact, much of Rome's expansion occurred during the republican period.
the Empire was virtually a Dictatorship and the republic was a democracy
Julius Caesar is the military leader and the dictator who transformed the roman republic into an roman empire. He assumed total power after transforming the republic into the empire.
Historian make a confusing use of the term Roman Empire. they use it to refer both to the territories Rome conquered and the period of rule by emperors which followed the fall of the Roman Republic. The Roman Republic was brought down by a series of civil wars which tore it apart. Augustus was the final winner of these wars and established his absolute rule and became the first Roman emperor. Thus, he started the 503-year period of rule by emperors. In terms of empire as territorial conquests, the Roman Republic already had an empire. Much of Rome's imperial expansion occurred during the Republic.
The Roman republic expanded into the empire by conquest, treaty and sometimes by inheritance.The Roman republic expanded into the empire by conquest, treaty and sometimes by inheritance.The Roman republic expanded into the empire by conquest, treaty and sometimes by inheritance.The Roman republic expanded into the empire by conquest, treaty and sometimes by inheritance.The Roman republic expanded into the empire by conquest, treaty and sometimes by inheritance.The Roman republic expanded into the empire by conquest, treaty and sometimes by inheritance.The Roman republic expanded into the empire by conquest, treaty and sometimes by inheritance.The Roman republic expanded into the empire by conquest, treaty and sometimes by inheritance.The Roman republic expanded into the empire by conquest, treaty and sometimes by inheritance.
The Roman Republic was ended by the takeover of the senate by Ceaser. He essentially became the supreme ruler, or emporer. So essentially, the Roman Republic was replaced by the Roman Empire.
The Holy Roman Empire had nothing to do with the Romans. It was a medieval institution centred around Germany. The Roman republic became an empire by expansion both before and after the Punic wars.
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Roman Republic 4xx to 28 BCE. Roman Empire 28 BCE to 476 CE, however the Byzantine Empire in the east continued until 1453 CE.