1. Why did Rome change from a republic to an empire? 2. How has ancient Rome influenced US politics?

Though the Roman Republic stood for several centuries, tensions within the government began to tear it apart. Civil wars started between groups with different loyalties, which brought about the transformation of the republic into an empire. The Arch of Severus (center) was added during the imperial phase of Rome, an addition to a republican icon, the Roman Forum.

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