Rise of roman republic

Rome was another instance of history where people could not have guessed that this was going to be the birthplace of new superpower of the world, but it did. Rome was a true republic as it had a democratic branch, executive branch, and an aristocratic branch. When in war no one could have guessed that this was a republic, for the executive branch acted like monarchy, but the aristocratic branch had the power of the purse. Romans were democratic, but they were very war like. There were very few moments of time were Rome was not in war. Rome's army was made up of citizens and there was a very strong nationalistic spirit among them. But as Rome grew and continued to expand its empire, the constitution that was created for a small nation state began to show its weaknesses. The situation in politics became the same as it is in the U.S. now. Senators relied on donations made by merchants for political campaigns, and in return were requested to pass laws in favor of these companies. Citizens were better off then they were before, but the gulf between normal citizens and rich were getting wider and wider. They could not maintain an army of voluntary Roman citizens because the nationalistic spirit had worn off. The Romans had reached a critical period where they had to decide whether they are willing to give up being an empire and return to their old ways in order to bear the responsibility of being a republican nation or whether they are going to get a monarch to do all the political heavy lifting for them and in return, lose the ability to have any say in the political affairs. Roman political system at this point in time was frighteningly similar to that of U.S.