The creation of an empire threatened republican government in Rome
a. because too many citizen soldiers grew rich from war and settled down to farm, weakening the army.
b. because it empowered a small group of military leaders whose fierce rivalries brought civil war to Rome.
c. because the grant of full political rights to all conquered peoples made republican government too cumbersome and inefficient.
d. because the opportunities available to poor freemen in the Empire drained Rome and the countryside around the capital of essential labor.
Answer: b. because it empowered a small group of military leaders whose fierce rivalries brought civil war to Rome.
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