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Republic to Empire Timeline 2
Aetas Unus
Octavian leads an army to Rome and demands a consulship, giving him more power and weakening the authority of the senate by forcing them to do things in a very undemocratic fashion. This is described by Eutropius in the quote “Romam cum exercitu profectus extorsit ut sibi vicesimo anno consulatus daretur.”