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The End of the Roman Republic famously saw two groups, factions, coalitions, whatever we want to call them (though not political parties) fighting against each other, and sometimes in alliance with each other--the Optimates,a dn the Populares. But, where did they come from? How did they originate? The answers lie in the Roman Republic's acquisition of an empire in the second century BC, and the rise of the Populares was a direct response.
The End of the Roman Republic famously saw two groups, factions, coalitions, whatever we want to call them (though not political parties) fighting against each other, and sometimes in alliance with each other--the Optimates,a dn the Populares. But, where did they come from? How did they originate? The answers lie in the Roman Republic's acquisition of an empire in the second century BC, and the rise of the Populares was a direct response.
