What was Augustus's greatest contribution to Romain society?

Answer 1

Augustus' greatest contribution was his concentrating power in his hands and his becoming an absolute ruler, the first Roman Emperor. He started the 503-year period of rule by emperors (27 BC-476 AD) which followed the fall of the Roman Republic. By assuming a tight grip on the government and politics of Rome and the Roman provinces (conquered territories) he ended the instability and the civil wars which tore apart the Roman Republic. This reacted the conditions of what historians have called the Pax Romana, a 207-year period of relative political stability. During this period the economy of the Roman Empire flourished.