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Question

509 BCE: Rome becomes a republic.
458 BCE: Roman general Cincinnatus is temporarily appointed
"dictator" to stop the overthrowing of the government.
458 BCE: Cincinnatus returns power to the Roman Senate.
49 BCE: Roman general Julius Caesar invades Rome and defeats his rivals to gain power.
44 BCE: Caesar declares himself dictator for life, and Rome becomes an empire under his nephew, Octavian.
How did Caesar affect the fall of the Roman Republic?

A. by returning power to the people
Caesar did not return the power to the representatives of the people in the Senate like Cincinnatus; he kept power as a dictator
until his assassination.
B. by increasing the power of the Senate
In becoming dictator, Caesar took power for himself, he did not give more power to the Senate.
C. By establishing a dictatorship while cincinnatus used his power as dictator to protect the republic ceasar used this power to replace it with an empire
D. By overthrowing a corrupt leader caesar ended the republic and imposed a dictatorship he did not remove a different dictator from power

Answer 1

The best answer to how Julius Caesar affected the fall of the Roman Republic is:

C. By establishing a dictatorship while Cincinnatus used his power as dictator to protect the republic, Caesar used this power to replace it with an empire.

This option accurately reflects the shift from a republic to a more centralized autocratic rule under Caesar, contrasting his leadership with that of Cincinnatus, who returned power to the Senate and upheld the republican system. Caesar's actions ultimately contributed to the end of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.