Rome's transition

      Rome's transition from a republic to an empire was marked by the conflict between their peoples and others. The Romans had severe laws in place to control their citizens and the peoples which they conquered. The upper class of Rome killed those that tried to reform the government to give the lower classes more rights. The Romans had a large extent of roads that aided their delivery of troops, information, and goods throughout the empire. The factions within the government often led to conflict, as in the case of Marius and Sulla. In the end, the conflict would eventually lead to the assassination of Caesar, then the Caesarian civil war. The conflict between the peoples led to the development of the Empire, but also led to the government with Augustus having all of the power.