jan 16, 27 BC - Formation of the Roman Empire
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After the War of Actium, Octavian remained the sole economic and military commander in Rome. He used this power to degrade the democratic institutions of Rome, without removing them wholesale.Using the title Augustus Imperator Octavian simply took all political offices for himself.
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Date:
jan 16, 27 BC
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~ 2054 years ago