Was the roman republic founded on law violence or greed why?

Answer 1

The Roman Republic was founded on its political arrangements and the law. Greed and violence developed as the republic developed an empire. The riches from spoils of victorious war and the commercial opportunities created by imperial expansion created greed among many wealthy people.

Violence became a feature of the Late Republic. It started with the violent suppression of two movements for land reforms to help the poor sponsored by the aristocracy. Poverty became a bigger and bigger problem. While the rich became richer, the poor became poorer. Then a series of civil wars followed. These were partly clashed between powerful personalities and partly clashes between populares and optimates. The former was a political faction which championed the cause of the poor and wanted reforms to help the poor. The latter was a conservative political faction which favoured the aristocracy and opposed the reforms.

The Roman republic was brought down by the weight of imperial expansion. The central government had become dysfunctional, and lost control over the provinces (conquered territories), Corruption was rampant. The governors of the provinces became unruly and treated their provinces as if they were their personal fiefs. Tax collection in the provinces was carried out by private collectors who 'farmed' the taxes to line their pockets. Corruption was rampant. There was mass poverty. The professionalization of the army had made the soldiers loyal to the commanders of their legions who could use them to obtain what they wanted through the threat of violence or violence. In 71 BC Crassus and Pompey encamped their troops outside Rome to have themselves elected as consuls (the two annually elected heads of the Republic). Pompey was not even eligible on the grounds of being below the required age and of not having served some public offices which were required before the consulship. Sulla was the first man who entered the city of Rome with troops to start his first civil war against Marius, even though Roman religion forbade the bearing of arms within the city walls. . The senators were seen as being concerned with the interests of the aristocracy, rather than those of the poor and were unpopular among the middle and lower classes. They were also seen as being corrupt.