Collapse of the Roman Republic The Roman Empire began in 509 B.C. and lasted till the 6 B.C. The Romans who were highly inspired by the Greeks adapted their governing system. But instead of just limiting their government to city states, they brought new ideas into their government. They established a ruling senate which was the basis’s of their ruling power. The Senate was composed of large land owning aristocrats that composed laws that …showed first 75 words of 822 total…

…showed last 75 words of 822 total…prevent the destruction of the Roman Republic but brought a faster fate. Rome, an empire that had everything going for it, destroyed itself because of political corruption and a poor set up economy. Rome could have prevented its downfall by having a less aggressive foreign policy and creating more jobs from creating fewer slaves. If they spent more time exporting goods and developing a better economy they could have prevented years of poverty and anguish.