On “The Twelve Caesars”
<p>The position of Roman emperor has no clear legal definition. From a historical perspective, Rome can be said to be an empire — formally or informally controlling large areas of land through force, economic and other means — as early as the first century B.C. However, in terms of the political system at that time, Rome still had a republican system: With the Senate as the core of deliberations, power was distributed among various official positions. However, Rome was transitioning into an empire, strongmen with clever skills and charisma repeatedly broke the existing norms of its republican system, and laid the foundation for the future imperial system. The most famous of them was Caesar. Due to luck and his own capabilities, Caesar successfully defeated his rivals and became the only strongman in the Roman Republic. Of course, he did not come to power by force alone. He also firmly grasped a large amount of existing political power that were dispersed among different officials. When Caesar was assassinated in 44 B.C., it was not only because of the opposition by supporters of the Roman Republic, but also by people who were angered by his monopoly of political power.</p>
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