How did the increasing power of military leaders help bring about the end of the republic?

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○ The military leaders freed the slaves that worked in the mines.
○ The military leaders refused to help the poor in the cities.
○ The military leaders began to get more loyalty from soldiers than the government did.
○ The military leaders forbade the poor from serving in the military.

The military leaders began to get more loyalty from soldiers than the government did.