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11. Was Rome better off as an 'empire' than as a republic?

 believe that Rome was better off as an empire because republics were mainly forms of government used by small city states and as Rome grew in size and power remaining a republic would have been hard. The main problem with the later republic was that it mainly benefited the aristocrats that ran it and not the common people, this created problems between the two groups. When Augustus became the first emperor it was considered to be the first moment of peace and stability in Rome for a long time. This was because during the times of the late republic there was constant civil war. The later Roman Republic also had a lot of corruption within itself and I’m kind of surprised it lasted as long as it did. Although, republics do work well in small city states in the case of the Romans with their growing population converting over to an empire would have been the best thing to do.