Augustus turns the republic into an empire
Octavian won the civil wars and ruled as 'first citizen', keeping republican forms while concentrating power — the principate.
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Augustus turns the republic into an empire
Octavian won the civil wars and ruled as 'first citizen', keeping republican forms while concentrating power — the principate.