Fall of the Roman Republic

''That was how things stood in the city at the time. With no one in charge, murders were taking place almost every day and the elections could not be held.'' Books 36-40 of the Roman History by Cassius Dio (born ca. 163 CE), covers 69-50 BCE, the last twenty years before the Roman Republic collapsed in a long series of civil wars, leading to the monarchy of the emperors. Although Dio''s history w...