Essay #2 The Narrative of the End of the Roman Republic
READ:
The Making of the West, Chapter 5, Section: “Civil War and the Destruction of the Republic” [pp. 134-142]
VIEW:
links to the videos are found on the page within Blackboard below the assignment directions.
https://fod-infobase-com.ezproxy.mcckc.edu/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=55138&loid=246945
https://fod-infobase-com.ezproxy.mcckc.edu/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=43006&tScript=0
The Republic of Virtue – Segment 15 to the Conclusion
Western Tradition – The Roman Empire – The first fifteen minutes are most important
INSTRUCTIONS:
Write a Narrative of the End of the Roman Republic. Your narrative should include all of the people and events given below and should end by explaining the end of the Roman Republic.
Focus on how each person’s actions or each event leads to the next person’s actions or event. In other words you should be telling the story or narrative of the end of the Republic. This means that you must go beyond defining or describing each event to showing how one leads to the next. You might start by discussing Rome’s economic problems and how the Gracchus brothers attempted to address them. Then move on to the others. Be sure to end with the assassination of Caesar and why that ended the Republic
BACKGROUND:
It has been suggested that the end of the Roman Republic began with economic problems following from the end of Roman conquests. These problems became political problems and at this train of events ended with Caesar’s assassination and the end of the Republic. Is that the case? Based upon the readings and video, write a brief narrative of the End of the Republic.
PROMPT:
Your narrative should start with the economic problems besetting Rome that led to the actions taken by the Gracchus Brothers and includes all of the following. It is appropriate to include a paragraph that explains your understanding of why the Republic came to an end and was replaced by the dictatorial Roman Empire.
Economic Issues & Gracchus Brothers
Optimates and Populares
Marius
Sulla
Pompey & The First Triumvirate
Civil War
Julius Caesar, Policies, & Assassination
End of the Republic
LENGTH: Your paper should be 2 pages double spaced, Times New Roman (12 point font), with 1 inch margins.
FORMAT:
Line 1: Your First & Last Name on the far right-hand side
Line 2: Paper Title in Bold at the center
Line 3: Skip a space
Line 4: Begin writing your paper
CITATIONS: You must use each source at least once in your paper and you may use parenthetical citations to the source #. Please do not write lengthy citations, as we are all using the same sources.
For example, Ancient Mesopotamians were polytheistic with ritual worship in their major cities (Source #2).
QUOTATIONS: Put all writing into your own words and do NOT use any quotations from the provided sources.
