In the late 2nd century or early 3rd century, I for get which one, Rome was being transformed from a small agrarian city-state to the center of a successful empire. However, its political structure had not quite evolved to deal with these major changes, therefore leading to many political, economic, social and military problems. These problems lead partly to the fall of the republic and its replacement by a military regime. Because of the expansion …showed first 75 words of 248 total…

…showed last 75 words of 248 total…for months, sometimes years, before returning to Rome. After a long and successful campaign the army and especially its leader would be received into Rome as heroes and a general could use this popularity combined with the loyalty of his men to dominate the government in Rome. This was a problem because it changes the character of the Roman system of government, which for so long had provided a relatively stable government as an Oligarchy.