The significant person that I selected is Caesar Augustus because his actions resulted in the restoration of the stability of ancient Rome. The chaos and civil war resulting from the assassination of Julius Caesar caused the Roman Republic to quickly unravel and potentially collapse. After Octavian’s victory at the Battle of Actium against Marc Antony and Cleopatra, the Roman Republic fell; however, Octavian was there to lead Rome’s transition from Republic to Empire. He was then awarded the title Augustus and became the first emperor of Rome. Along with his position as emperor, Augustus obtained other titles such as head of the Senate, leader of the military, and chief priest. His overall goal for the Empire was to re-establish the security …show more content…
The impact that Augustus had on Rome is reflected through his reforms that encouraged the state to look to peace for overall security. Augustus commenced the journey to return to the stability that Rome once had by reforming Roman political structure. Power was confiscated from the generals and restored to the Senate in an attempt to return to the strengths that the Republic government possessed. Augustus then became the official emperor of Rome which gave him control over the provinces and the military. However, Augustus allowed a division of power by authorizing the Senate to share the control over Rome’s forty-three provinces and permitting kings to keep their thrones if they kept intruders out of Rome. In terms of defense, Augustus created a Praetorian Guard of 4500 individuals. This guard was placed outside of Rome which showed enemies that Augustus was not interested in civil war or any act of preventable violence. Augustus also established a Roman navy, created a new treasury for paying soldiers, decreased the size of the Roman army, and created police and fire departments. Because the empire was expanding, a civil service was established by Augustus to govern