Constructing Autocracy
Rome''s transition from a republican system of government to an imperial regime comprised more than a century of civil upheaval and rapid institutional change. Yet the establishment of a ruling dynasty, centered around a single leader, came as a cultural and political shock to Rome''s aristocracy, who had shared power in the previous political order. How did the imperial regime manage to establish...
Rome''s transition from a republican system of government to an imperial regime comprised more than a century of civil upheaval and rapid institutional change. Yet the establishment of a ruling dynasty, centered around a single leader, came as a cultural and political shock to Rome''s aristocracy, who had shared power in the previous political order. How did the imperial regime manage to establish...
