Roman Emperor (Principate)
The office of Roman Emperor went through a complex evolution over the centuries of its existence. During its earliest phase, the Principate, the reality of autocratic rule was masked behind the forms and conventions of oligarchic self-government inherited from the Roman Republic. The emperor had no specific office unless he chose to occupy the Republican office of consul.
Read more about Roman Emperor (Principate): Julio-Claudian Dynasty, Year of The Four Emperors, Flavian Dynasty, Nervan-Antonine Dynasty, From Commodus To Severus, Severan Dynasty, Macrinus and Diadumenianus, Severan Dynasty (restored)
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Messala. Then like a Roman bear the truth I tell,
For certain she is dead, and by strange manner.
Brutus. Why, farewell, Portia. We must die, Messala.”
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