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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clavdivs, post: 4996294, member: 93702&quot;]One of the miracles of the Roman Republic was the one year term of the Consuls. Unheard of generally during the time of Kings.</p><p>Powerful men handing off the reins of power after one year to the next elected pair as the respect for the Republic and the electorate was honored. For 500 years this was the case. Many went on to Pro-Consulships and generally had a path to respected retirement after achieving their career peak... deserved or not...</p><p>It would take an extremely long post to examine all of the causes of the fall of the Roman Republic, but one certainly has to be the intent to prosecute Julius Caesar when his term as governor ended in Gaul. If Caesar was given an &quot;out&quot; and his enemies did not demand their pound of flesh perhaps things could have been different.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back a man with a following into a corner and he may decide to cross the Rubicon.</p><p>History teaches us.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1199762[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Please post any coins of the Roman Republic that display the name&nbsp; of Consuls (whether struck for ancestors or not, etc).&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I would love to see them..</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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