In a classical sense, historians have classified the downfall of the Roman republic as being during the period 133-14AD or from the Grachii to Octavian. from the dissident rumblings from the trubunician Tiberius to the outright proclamtion of Marius as consul for consecutive terms, it seems clear that the movement from republic to monarchy was in full swing. ... In Nero's time it has limited duties but in Tiberius' time it had nearly the status of the ruling elite. ... Tiberius and indeed Octavian allowed the senate virtually free reign in the running of the empire, or rather the sen...

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