Yes, they were. Look up the Gracchi Brothers, Marius, and Sulla. There was about a century of violent unrest before the Roman Republic fully transitioned into an Empire. The rise of first Julius Caesar and then Augustus Caesar marked the end of the transition, not the beginning.
Edited to add: For those of you who don't know much about th…
Yes, they were. Look up the Gracchi Brothers, Marius, and Sulla. There was about a century of violent unrest before the Roman Republic fully transitioned into an Empire. The rise of first Julius Caesar and then Augustus Caesar marked the end of the transition, not the beginning.
Edited to add: For those of you who don't know much about the politics at the end of the Roman Republic, check out "The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic" by Mike Duncan (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N9ZJXZJ/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title) It will send chills up your spine.
Yes, they were. Look up the Gracchi Brothers, Marius, and Sulla. There was about a century of violent unrest before the Roman Republic fully transitioned into an Empire. The rise of first Julius Caesar and then Augustus Caesar marked the end of the transition, not the beginning.
Edited to add: For those of you who don't know much about the politics at the end of the Roman Republic, check out "The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic" by Mike Duncan (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N9ZJXZJ/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title) It will send chills up your spine.
I'd also add Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast series "Death Throws of the Republic" to this list.
That whole Tribune of the Plebes thing was the first domino.