The effects of this are twofold: first, he felt that the world was still under the rule of the Roman Empire, which had been transformed into a Christian Empire. ... Therefore, it was not necessary for the messiah to come until the downfall of this empire. Also, Rashi could not possibly include Ishmael as one of the empires if he did not know that it in fact was such a considerable empire. ... Also, he was not aware of a sizeable, Christian, empire in Europe, and was forced to say that Ishmael was one of the empires, because Rome, the fourth empire, had been defeated. ... He knew of both the...

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The downfall of the Roman republic began when the social elite revolted and over-threw the Kings. ... Ultimately this destroyed the so-called "perfect republic" and the transformation of the Roman Empire began....

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They were not able to bring back the republic, what they really did was usher in more of a permanent dictatorship under Roman emperors.This essentially ended the Roman Republic, and was the beginning of the Roman Empire. ... His death would ultimately end a very important era in Roman history and usher in the beginnings of the Roman Empire. ... On the other hand, his death just as easily caused the downfall of the Roman Republic through the disputes it caused. ...

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