actually augustus wanted to keep the illusion of the republic. he realized he needed to do this to avoid being assassinated like his adopted father caesar. that’s why he allowed the senate to continue to exist, rejected royal titles, and instead called himself princeps civitatis (“first citizen”). that continued for centuries until it no longer mattered to pretend to be a republic.
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Palpatine’s empire is inspired by the principate
actually augustus wanted to keep the illusion of the republic. he realized he needed to do this to avoid being assassinated like his adopted father caesar. that’s why he allowed the senate to continue to exist, rejected royal titles, and instead called himself princeps civitatis (“first citizen”). that continued for centuries until it no longer mattered to pretend to be a republic.
But that is the Empire under Trajan in 117 AD?
Did he ever said that he loved it though?
That implies there will be a Second Roman Empire.
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