Julius Caeser/Fall of the Roman Republic

Julius, how did you take over?

Simple, I forced the Senate to make me the dictator. 

How did the Roman Republic fall?  What's the story?

Well, it's a sad one.  From 88 BCE to 30 BCE, there were 26 Emperors.  Only one died of natural causes.  There were high taxes and slave labor. 

Who was your nephew and what did he do?

My nephew was Octavian, he took over after the fall of the Roman Republic.  He set up a tax system, civil service, and public work for the unemployed.  By the end, he was known as Augustus.

"Roman Civil Wars of 88–30 BCE." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 6 Nov. 2010.