Why do historians make the distinction between the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire?
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It was a transition from a system of elected representatives and limited power to a system in which
one man held most political power
B
Life for ordinary Romans changed drastically with the beginning of the empire
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There is no meaningful difference; it is convenient to make the split at Augustus because he was the
ruler when the calendar switched from BCE to CE
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