... former republic to his own benefit by allowing himself only to operate within its constitutional boundaries while all the time usurping the authority of previously popularly elected bodies. None of Augustus" early innovations required any changes to the basic constitution of Rome, and initially, major changes took place in the provinces, away from the Senate, and where the inhabitants ... were less closely tied to the traditions of Roman culture. Julius Caesar's seeming disregard for Roman tradition, as well as its constitution, helped Augustus" cosmetic reinstitution of some of these c...

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