Research

Found some background stuff on the empire from the internet.

- In 509 BC Rome became a republic, a government in which power is controlled by the common
people. It was under the republic that Rome grew and expanded by conquest into the most
powerful nation in the world at the time.

- A series of events during the first and second centuries BC led to the demise of the Roman
Republic. Under the reigns of Julias and Caesar, the Roman Empire was formed.

- The Empire was ruled by an emperor, who had complete control over his people. Power was no longer in the hands of the people, but Rome continued to prosper and expand for several
centuries.

Roman Research Relay- day one

First library lesson- Found out my assignment and work partner.
Focus topic-Transition from republic to empire. Work partner- Ziva.
Possible "big" question could be "How and why the transition to empire came about."