Which factors helped Rome change from a republic to an empire?Its geography made Rome vulnerable to invasion.Augustus was proclaimed emperor following a civil war.Julius Caesar created a dictatorship.The people transformed Rome from a republic to a representative democracy.

Julius Caesar’s dictatorship weakened the Roman Republic and helped set the stage for one-man rule. After further civil war, Augustus became Rome’s first emperor, marking the shift to an empire. Rome did not become a representative democracy, and vulnerability to invasion was not the key factor described here.

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