#443 – Gregory Aldrete: The Roman Empire – Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome

6241.61 - 6263.603 Gregory Aldrete

Octavian gets voted the powers of a consul, so he can command armies, control meetings, do all this, but he's not one of the two consuls elected for every year. So he's just kind of floating or drifting off to the side of the Roman government. He gets the power of a tribune, which has all sorts of powers. He can veto anything he wants, but he's not one of the tribunes elected for any one year.