The Discussion On The Social War

The Social War(91 to 88 BC) was a war that Italian allies fighted against the Roman rulers for Roman citizenship. Due to Marci people against the most intense, so called "the Marsic War". The war’s fuse was Asculum riots, war is divided into north and south two battlefields, after more than three years, and ultimately to Rome ended in victory. The Italian allies failed, but they got the Roman citizenship. The Rome also because the war has accelerated the transition from the republic to the monarchy.This paper is divided into three parts: introduction, text and conclusion.The text is divided into four chapters to discuss the specific circumstances of the Social War and its historical status.PartsⅠ: Discussion on the origin of the "Italian Unification" problem : The fourth century BC, after the conquest of the Italian peninsula, Rome adopted a "divide and rule" policy of domination on the conquered region. Italy is a form in which the allies of the ruling. In the second century BC, Rome became an empire which spanned Europe, Asia and Africa three continents. Since the state of the rule base to expand, Rome’s attitude to Italians changed dramatically. Faced with a variety of injustices, allies realized that they need Roman citizenship to obtain the Romans in politics, economic equality, and citizenship awareness resulting.PartsⅡ: Discussion on the process of the Italian allies fighting for the Roman citizenship, and reveals the specific reasons for the outbreak of the Social War. With the end of the war of conquest, the Roman Republic became unrest, there has been full of complicated social contradictions. The Italian allies began to try various means to fight for Roman citizenship. However, their efforts has eventually failed, they were forced to embark on the road of armed struggle against the Roman rulers.Parts Ⅲ: Discussion on the course of the Social War. In 91 BC,the city of Asculum occurred rebellion, marking the Social War broke out. Since then, Rome and Italian allies which were former battlefield ally started fighting in the north and south two battlefields. At the outset, there were ups and downs on both sides. In order to change the situation, Roman Senate had to issue a decree to grant the allies’ citizenship. Later on, Italians gradually gave up resistance, the war was over.PartⅣ: Discussion on the profound historical influence of the war, and rethinking some issues about it. The paper stressed that the fundamental purpose of the Italian allies who waged the war was not consistent. Geographical dispersion, ranging from the rights and other factors made them get no agreement will, but the direct cause must be to obtain citizenship. Drusus’ s death was not a direct factor leading to the outbreak of Asculum’s rebellion. The results of the war, not only the Italians got their wishes to enjoy the benefits of citizens, but also speeded up the process from the Roman republic to monarchy.