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The power and wealth which imperial expansion created led to corruption. This expansion had not been planned and the government was ill equipped to dealt with the changes it brought about. The governors of the provinces (conquered territories) acted as if their provinces were personal fiefs. Tax collection in the provinces was tendered to private individuals who "farmed" the taxes through extortion to line their pockets.

Wealth was only one of the problems. Another problem were reforms of the army which led military commanders being able to raise armies which were loyal to them. Some of these men could use military violence or the threat of it to obtain what they wanted. Others used their armies to fight civil wars.

Another problem was poverty, which reached such levels that it became a political hot potato. One of the reasons for the civil wars was the conflict between populares and optimates. The former was a political faction which championed the cause of the poor and wanted reforms to help them. The latter was a faction which favoured the aristocracy and was opposed to the reforms.

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