24 points! answer in a minimum of one paragraph, describe the transition of rome from a republic to an empire. what was the republic like, and what caused it to become an empire? type your answer here.

When Rome was a republic, there was no complete leader. People either followed some Patrician classes or sometimes a military general. This lead to many civil wars to strike. During the wars, Julius Caesar rose to power, and the Senate was afraid of him and asked him to back down, but Caesar leads his army to Rome. This caused another civil war between Caesar and Pompey. When Caesar won, he was renamed 'dictator of life' He was then killed because the leaders were scared he would become a tyrant.