Fall+of+Republic

Happened from 133-27 BC during a time of internal turmoil. There were various steps that helped to lead to the final fall: the rise of popular tribunes (helped by the Gracchi brothers), the rise of private armies under generals like Sulla, the creation of the first triumvirate in 59 BC (of Pompeius, Crassus, and Caesar), and finally Caesar’s dictatorship. The Republic kind of “officially” ended when Octavian became Augustus and assumed the title of emperor.