<Li> Sulla's 1st </Li> <Li> Sulla's 2nd </Li> <Ul> <Li> The Crisis of the Roman Republic - an extended period of political instability and social unrest, from about 133 BC to 30 BC . </Li> <Li> Social War (91--88 BC), between Rome and many of its Italian allies - Roman victory . </Li> <Li> Sulla's first civil war (88--87 BC), between Lucius Cornelius Sulla's supporters and Gaius Marius' forces - Sullan victory . </Li> <Li> Sertorian War (83--72 BC), between Rome and the provinces of Hispania under the leadership of Quintus Sertorius, a supporter of Gaius Marius - Sullan victory . </Li> <Li> Sulla's second civil war (82--81 BC), between Sulla and Marius' supporters - Sullan victory . </Li> <Li> Lepidus' rebellion (77 BC), when Lepidus rebelled against the Sullan regime . </Li> <Li> Catiline Conspiracy (63--62 BC), between the Senate and the dissatisfied followers of Catiline - Senatorial victory . </Li> <Li> Caesar's Civil War (49--45 BC), between Julius Caesar and the Optimates initially led by Pompey the Great (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus) - Caesarean victory . </Li> <Li> Post-Caesarian civil war (44--43 BC), between the Senate's army (led first by Cicero and then by Octavianus) and the army of Antonius, Lepidus, and their colleagues - Truce results in union of forces . </Li> <Li> Liberators' civil war (44--42 BC), between the Second Triumvirate and the Liberators (Brutus and Cassius, Caesar's assassins) - Triumvirate victory . </Li> <Li> Sicilian revolt (44--36 BC), between the Second Triumvirate (particularly Octavianus and Agrippa) and Sextus Pompey, the son of Pompey - Triumvirate victory . </Li> <Li> Perusine War (41--40 BC), between the forces of Octavianus against Lucius Antonius and Fulvia (the younger brother and wife of Marcus Antonius) - Octavius victory . </Li> <Li> Final War of the Roman Republic (32--31 BC), between Octavianus and his friend and general Agrippa against Marcus Antonius and Cleopatra VII Philopator - Octavius victory . </Li> </Ul> <Li> The Crisis of the Roman Republic - an extended period of political instability and social unrest, from about 133 BC to 30 BC . </Li>

What was the cause of the civil war in rome