Question

Rome: Republic to Empire

Answer 1

The main legislative bodies that passed laws under the government were the senate and the assembly. The senate was more of hereditary body with a member retaining his membership for life. Assembly, on the other hand, was representative of all the adult males in Rome.

Answer 2

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.

Explanation:The Roman Republic became the Roman Empire in 27 BCE when Julius Caesar's adopted son, best known as Augustus, became the ruler of Rome. Augustus established an autocratic form of government, where he was the sole ruler and made all important decisions.