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The Romans decided they wanted their government to be a republic. The Roman Republic lasted nearly 500 years and had enduring. The gap between rich and poor wide. Many Farmers lost their land and moved to Rome, searching desperately for ways to keep their families alive. Respect for the law faded and wars broke out. A young general named Julius Caesar saw his chance. He crossed the Rubicon with his army, defeated his rivals, and declared himself dictator for life. Then Caesar died in 44 B.C. Some hope to save the republic, but the republic was already dead. So Caesar’s nephew Octavian, became the first emperor and changed from a republic to an empire.
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