第二章 Roman Empire 罗马帝国时代
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ored the outward facade of the Roman Republic， with governmental power vested in the Roman Senate， but in practice retained his autocratic power. It took several years to determine the exact framework by which a formally republican state could be led by a sole ruler; the result became known as the Roman Empire. The emperorship was never an office like the Roman dictatorship which Caesar and Sulla had held before him; indeed， he declined it when the Roman populace“entreated him to take on the dictatorship”. By law， Augustus held a collection of powers granted to him for life by the Senate， including those of tribune of the plebs and censor. He was consul until 23 BC. His substan