1. Effects of Conquest Primary Changes
Replacement of Small Farms by Large Estates (latifundia m. “great estates”)
Create large commercial farms (ex. Livestock)
Depend on conquered areas for crops (Grain)
Increased use of Slave Labor
Movement from Farms to Cities
Rise of urban landless poor & poor housing
Selling votes to make money
Decline of the Roman Republic
Widening gap between rich and poor
Political corruption

2. Reforms Gracchus Brothers Tiberius Gracchus (Tribune 133 B.C.)
Strength of Rome in the small farmers
Proposes Agrarian Bill
Redistribute public lands - landless farmers
Removed opposing Tribune from Office
Killed during riot precipitated by Senators
Gaius Gracchus (Continued reforms – Killed)
Generals (Recruited landless farmers for Army)
Gaius Marius (Consul 7x)
Sulla (Won Civil War, Became Dictator)

3. Marcus Lucinius Crassus Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
1ST TRIUMVIRATE
Marcus Lucinius Crassus
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Gaius Julius Caesar

4. Hey gimme that gold!
I want that gold! I guess I’ll go and fight in the Middle East so that I can be as cool as Caesar and Pompey.
Crassus’ obsession with wealth, power, and prestige would lead to his downfall

5. Pompey flees Italy pursued by a determined Julius Caesar

6. Caesar marches into Rome and takes control of the Roman Government
Now that Crassus and Pompey are gone I can finally declare myself Dictator. Maybe I should go to the soothsayer just to make sure everything works out for me.

7. Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Marcus Aemillius lepidus
2ND TRIUMVIRATE
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus
Marcus Aemillius lepidus
Marcus Antonius