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The Fall of the Roman Republic was gradual and took place over the course of a century. Here are some of the underlying factors in its collapse.

2,056 years ago, 9 August 48 BC, Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great clashed outside the ancient Greek city of Pharsalus to decide the fate of the Roman Republic.

The weakening of the Roman Republic began in the second century BCE with conflicts between the Senate and the Assembly, civil wars, and provincial corruption.

A supposed hero to the poor, Tiberius became a serious threat to the Roman elite's way of life when, in 133 B.C., he introduced a law to reform Rome's use of public land.

133 B.C. saw the leading political factions of Ancient Rome drawn into violent opposition, a year which would set the tone for the Republic's final century.