despite keeping up the appearance that the Roman Republic remained intact. His successors continued many of these trends, While people often think about Rome as an Empire, it was actually a ...

In Rome, Augustus was a hero. In 31 BC, he became Rome's first emperor. The transformation from republic to empire was complete.

The man who would become one of Rome’s greatest leaders had an unpromising ... He convinced Romans that he was ruling in the best traditions of the republic, but actually was an absolute ruler ...