The Roman Republic in History

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My question: Was the Republic really as weak,

No

corrupt,

No

and inefficent as I've read?

N0

Did it really 'need' to be replaced with the authoritarian government of the empire?

No

Could it really not have survived any longer?

It well could have

Was its rule really so unpopular?

Indeed it was unpopular

I have a bit of a hard time accepting that the answer to all these questions is 'yes'. Surely there must have been something done right in the 400+ years of Republican rule in Rome? Is the 'Imperial' version of history regarding the civil wars still being taught? Or was the Republic really as bad as all that, and needed putting down, as it were?

Simply stated; Imperial Rome was not imperial nor Roman, it is in fact a modern myth of unfounded glory and continuum, used as propaganda by historic nation states. Rather this is a case study of what happened to a legitimate representative government when hijacked by criminals.


hope this helps

CmacQ