1. Augustus
... " favor in the eyes of the gods. A large majority of the population, mainly the lower classes and especially in the provinces distrusted and resented the aristocracy of the Roman senate. Augustus won the favor of these groups with subsidies of grain. By the time Augustus took power, most Romans had lived their entire lives during this period of violence and ... 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 Cae...
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