dec 31, 27 BC - Octavian Retires
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IN 27 B.C. Octavian announced that he was giving up his power to the senate, but, in reality, he kept all his power. He was given the new name--- Augustus, which means "revered one." THiw arked the end of the Roman Republic, and the beggining of the Roman Empire.
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Andrew Blank
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