Augustus Caesar was the great-nephew of Julius Caesar who was a strong believer in absolute power. After, Caesar’s assassination by his own men it broke way for a new beginning for the Roman Empire. Administering from the time he was nineteen up until his passing, his rule was the most quiet and successful periods for the Roman Empire. Augustus fight for his throne lead him to be one of Rome’s greatest rulers. In spite of the fact that his commitments to the Romans were very clear, Augustus ascent in ownership and unchallenged control over Rome remained questionable. Caesar and his men contended that this power was accepted by the general population, and in spite of the fact that writing and prehistoric events of the time uncovered that the population of Rome frequently, straightforwardly commended and even …show more content…
The source that brought on opposing viewpoints was source five from Dio Cassius, Roman History. The opening sentence of paragraph one, “the power of both people and senate passed entirely into the hands of Augustus…” (Dio Cassius 85) Cassius implies that spite the good things done in the empire, Augustus had likewise constrained everybody in Rome to concur with him with a cost of severity on the off chance that they did not, and he took away the majority of the Romans’ rights and flexibilities. Cassius writes “in the case of those who were to hold office, he himself selected and nominated some;...for in reality Caesar himself was destined to have absolute power in all matters for life,...” (Cassius 86) This quote shows evidence as to why nobody contradicted or scrutinized Augustus’ administering because this restriction would have implied passing the higher order. In conclusion, Cassius knows of the great power that Caesar wanted to maintain and that is why he was able to protect it by never letting anyone else in on what he was