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CCOT: Rome, Republic To Empire
CCOT: Rome, Republic to Empire
Discuss the political and economic changes and continuities that occurred as Rome went from a Republic to an Empire During the classical age, Rome transitioned from a republic to an empire. During this time Rome’s senate was weakened becoming nothing more than a meaningless place for debates. This was because Rome became an empire in which the emperor had absolute power. While the senate was weakened Rome still controlled trade throughout the Mediterranean. This was due to Rome’s victory over Carthage in the Punic Wars. As Rome changed from a republic to an empire one change was that the senate lost power

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