hopefully.
The senate
The Senate ruled on...the next to rule was Augustus
August got its name from the Roman Senate, to honor their emperor, Augustus.
Octavian-Augustus Caesar
No, he made it his partner.
Oh, dude, the Senate gave Octavian the name Augustus. Yeah, they were like, "Hey, let's call this guy Augustus, sounds pretty fancy, right?" So, Octavian was all like, "Sure, whatever, call me Augustus, I'm still gonna be the boss." And that's how Octavian became Augustus, the first Roman emperor.
Representative. He became Emperor and ruled all. The Senate with mainly a powerless body of men who didn't make any law or decisions.
Representative. He became Emperor and ruled all. The Senate with mainly a powerless body of men who didn't make any law or decisions.
By establishing a partnership with the Senate.
Rule from the background in conjunction with the senate.
Representative. He became Emperor and ruled all. The Senate with mainly a powerless body of men who didn't make any law or decisions.
It was a power-sharing consortium between Augustus and the Senate - the assemblies of the citizens were done away with. The Senate rules, while Augustus pulled strings in the background through his powers of tribune of the plebs, proconsul, and control of the army.