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

7284.502 - 7309.135 Gregory Aldrete

Each year, there's elections. All the Roman citizens vote. They elect magistrates who notionally are in charge of Rome. But as I mentioned, off to the side, you now have this figure of Augustus who sort of controls everything behind the scenes. And that continues. So this political system he establishes continues. And in reality— I would say Augustus at that point is again a king.