... Roman Republic, when Octavian defeated Anthony and Cleopatra at the naval Battle of Actium in 31 B.C.E., ending the civil wars. Octavian, who came to be known by the title of Augustus became the first Roman Emperor. He transformed the Roman Empire from a republic into a monarchy. Although he instituted many important administrative reforms and continued to grant the senate a role in ... introduced to various areas including France, Spain, the Netherlands, England, Northern Africa, Greece, and the Near East. The Romans brought with them a centralized government, a system of currency, road...

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... Rome was too big to be controlled by just one emperor, so he divided the empire into two sections, the west and east. A senior Augustus and junior Caesar ruled each half of the empire. This policy was intended to improve the administration of the empire. Unfortunately, it further divided the empire, because of ... too were corrupt and divided up the people more. In 383 A.D., Magnus Maximus attacked Gaul, banished Valentinian II, and declared himself Augustus of the west. Maximus and his army captured the territories of Gaul, Hispania, and Britannia. Theodosius, the Eastern Roman Emperor...

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