The Roman Empire actually split into two parts. Well Diocletian realized that this region was two much for one man, so he split it into 4 parts (total) which is referred to as a tetrarch. The western empire then died (324-476) and the rest lasted until 1453.
You could loosely say that the physical act that ended the republic was the murder of Julius Caesar. However the republic had been in decline since before the Dictatorship of Sulla. The senate was split into two broad groups, those who wanted things done "the way of the ancestors" and were resistant to change, and those who were more progressive and realized that times and conditions had evolved from the early days so some changes were necessary. It was this disunity in the senate that effectively ended the republic. As one writer put it, the republic fell because of grumpy old men.
The Roman Republic fell under the weight of imperial expansion. The central government had become dysfunctional, and lost control over the provinces (conquered territories). The governors of the provinces became unruly and treated their provinces as if they were their personal fiefs. Tax collection in the provinces was carried out by private collectors who 'farmed' the taxes to line their pockets through extortion, which created discontent in the provinces, Corruption was rampant. A reform of military recruitment made the soldiers loyal to the commanders of their legions who could use them to obtain what they wanted through the threat of or the use of military violence. In 71 BC Crassus and Pompey camped their troops outside Rome to have themselves elected as consuls (the two annually elected heads of the Republic). Pompey was not even eligible on the grounds of being below the required age and of not having served some public offices which were required before the consulship. In the last 64 years of the Republic there were 12 civil wars. In 88 BC Sulla entered the city of Rome with his troops during his first civil war against forces of Marius, even though Roman religion forbade the bearing of arms within the city walls.
Another problem in the Late Republic was the increase in the number of dispossessed peasants who lost their land to the expanding large landed estates which used slaves, who were war captives. These people flocked to Rome to try to eke out a living, swelling the masses of the poor in the city. The problem of poverty became a political hot potato which led to the conflict between the populares and the optimates. The former was a political faction which championed the cause of the poor and tried to introduce reforms to help them. The latter was a conservative political faction which favoured the aristocracy and opposed reforms. The senators were seen as being concerned with the interests of the aristocracy, rather than those of the poor and were unpopular among the middle and lower classes. They were also seen as being corrupt. Many of the civil wars were related to clashes between strong military leaders and the conflict between populares and optimates spilling into violence.
Julius Caesar waged a civil war against the forces of the senate and assumed sole power in Rome (the Republic was normally headed by two annually elected consuls) for five years and tried to tackle Rome's problems. However, he was assassinated. More civil wars followed his death. Augustus won the final civil war of the Republic, which was a fight with Marc Antony over who would become the sole ruler of Rome and her territories. He gained control over the army and amassed great wealth through the spoil of war. He used both to establish his own absolute rule and became the first Roman emperor. His tight control over the state restored a strong central government and political stability. Rule by emperors continued for 503 years
Most consider when the Roman Senate gave extraordinary powers to Octavian, who became Augustus, to be the defining event that ended the Republic.
APEX: his assassination led to a civil war that ended the Roman Republic
The civil wars of the Roman republic only ended when the republic ended. Octavian gained supreme power and converted the republic to the principate by winning the last civil war of the republic. There were other civil wars in the later empire, after the Pax Romana.The civil wars of the Roman republic only ended when the republic ended. Octavian gained supreme power and converted the republic to the principate by winning the last civil war of the republic. There were other civil wars in the later empire, after the Pax Romana.The civil wars of the Roman republic only ended when the republic ended. Octavian gained supreme power and converted the republic to the principate by winning the last civil war of the republic. There were other civil wars in the later empire, after the Pax Romana.The civil wars of the Roman republic only ended when the republic ended. Octavian gained supreme power and converted the republic to the principate by winning the last civil war of the republic. There were other civil wars in the later empire, after the Pax Romana.The civil wars of the Roman republic only ended when the republic ended. Octavian gained supreme power and converted the republic to the principate by winning the last civil war of the republic. There were other civil wars in the later empire, after the Pax Romana.The civil wars of the Roman republic only ended when the republic ended. Octavian gained supreme power and converted the republic to the principate by winning the last civil war of the republic. There were other civil wars in the later empire, after the Pax Romana.The civil wars of the Roman republic only ended when the republic ended. Octavian gained supreme power and converted the republic to the principate by winning the last civil war of the republic. There were other civil wars in the later empire, after the Pax Romana.The civil wars of the Roman republic only ended when the republic ended. Octavian gained supreme power and converted the republic to the principate by winning the last civil war of the republic. There were other civil wars in the later empire, after the Pax Romana.The civil wars of the Roman republic only ended when the republic ended. Octavian gained supreme power and converted the republic to the principate by winning the last civil war of the republic. There were other civil wars in the later empire, after the Pax Romana.
When Octavian was given emperorship and named Augustus, the Roman Republic ended.
The death of Caesar ended the time of the Roman Republic and began the Principate period of the Roman Empire.
The Roman Republic lasted for approximately 500 years, from 509 BC to 27 BC. It was a period in Roman history characterized by a republican form of government in which the power was held by the citizens and their elected representatives. The republic ended with the rise of Caesar Augustus, who became the first Roman Emperor and established the Roman Empire.
APEX: his assassination led to a civil war that ended the Roman Republic
The Roman Republic was ended by the takeover of the senate by Ceaser. He essentially became the supreme ruler, or emporer. So essentially, the Roman Republic was replaced by the Roman Empire.
To assassinate Julius Caesar
To assassinate Julius Caesar
The civil wars of the Roman republic only ended when the republic ended. Octavian gained supreme power and converted the republic to the principate by winning the last civil war of the republic. There were other civil wars in the later empire, after the Pax Romana.The civil wars of the Roman republic only ended when the republic ended. Octavian gained supreme power and converted the republic to the principate by winning the last civil war of the republic. There were other civil wars in the later empire, after the Pax Romana.The civil wars of the Roman republic only ended when the republic ended. Octavian gained supreme power and converted the republic to the principate by winning the last civil war of the republic. There were other civil wars in the later empire, after the Pax Romana.The civil wars of the Roman republic only ended when the republic ended. Octavian gained supreme power and converted the republic to the principate by winning the last civil war of the republic. There were other civil wars in the later empire, after the Pax Romana.The civil wars of the Roman republic only ended when the republic ended. Octavian gained supreme power and converted the republic to the principate by winning the last civil war of the republic. There were other civil wars in the later empire, after the Pax Romana.The civil wars of the Roman republic only ended when the republic ended. Octavian gained supreme power and converted the republic to the principate by winning the last civil war of the republic. There were other civil wars in the later empire, after the Pax Romana.The civil wars of the Roman republic only ended when the republic ended. Octavian gained supreme power and converted the republic to the principate by winning the last civil war of the republic. There were other civil wars in the later empire, after the Pax Romana.The civil wars of the Roman republic only ended when the republic ended. Octavian gained supreme power and converted the republic to the principate by winning the last civil war of the republic. There were other civil wars in the later empire, after the Pax Romana.The civil wars of the Roman republic only ended when the republic ended. Octavian gained supreme power and converted the republic to the principate by winning the last civil war of the republic. There were other civil wars in the later empire, after the Pax Romana.
After the Roman republic ended, the government became a principate. This means that the ultimate power was in the hands one one man. Historians call him the emperor.
When Octavian was given emperorship and named Augustus, the Roman Republic ended.
Augustus Caesar ended the Roman Republic.
The Roman Republic ended when Caesar Augustus came to power
The civil wars of the republic were ended by the establishment of he principate by Octavian/Augustus.
The death of Caesar ended the time of the Roman Republic and began the Principate period of the Roman Empire.
The Republic effectively ended in 44 BC. This year was not only the year of Julius Caesar's murder, but it was also the year when he was made dictator for life. Being ruled by a dictator means the Republic is suspended. After Caesar's death there was the triumvirate and then, after Actium, the principate. Therefore, in reality the Republic ended in 44 BC.