![]() The man who played the biggest role in disrupting Rome’s republic was Augustus Caesar, who made himself the first emperor of Rome in 27 B.C.E. Rome itself wouldn’t fall, but during this period it lost its republic forever. The republic that had existed for over 400 years had finally hit a crisis it couldn’t overcome. Welcome to Rome in the first century B.C.E. ![]() Even stranger, many voters subscribe to the autocrat’s personality cult and agree that he should have absolute control. An autocrat rigs elections and gives himself complete control over the government. Senators use bad faith arguments to block the government from getting anything done. Imagine a world in which political norms have broken down.
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