Augustus Caesar and Emperor Nero Comparision
I believe that being a beloved leader has a huge effect on being a better ruler. In 44 B.C. Julius Caesar was assassinated by his senate chamber. Soon his nephew and adopted son, Gaius Octavian, would join forces with Mark Anthony and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus into a three-way dictatorship. This transformed Rome from being a Monarchy into being a dictatorship. Lepidus left Rome soon after Octavian began reign and went on to lead parts of Africa and Hispania. In 37 B.C. Mary Anthony met Cleopatra. They fell in love and Mark followed her back to Egypt. Octavian took reign over Rome and obtained the name Augustus Caesar. Mark Anthony and Augustus became enemies and war broke out between Rome and Egypt. This is one reason for why I believe that Augustus was such a beloved leader. The main change that Augustus brought to Rome that made him so powerful was the change in government. He changed Rome from being a Roman Republic with a senate to a dictatorship with an Emperor. This form of government lasted for centuries. He said: “May it be my privilege to have the happiness of establishing the commonwealth on a firm and secure basis and thus enjoy the reward which I desire, but only if I may be called the author of the best possible government; and bear with me the hope when I die that the foundations which I have laid for its future government, will stand firm and stable.”— Augustus Caesar (http://janusquirinus.org/essays/Augustus1.html). But, Augustus was not perfect. Soon after entering into the emperor position he faced four major problems. He needed to secure the borders of Rome from attack, set up a stable and reliable senate, the army had grown too large, and urban farmers were having problems with their slaves wanting freedom. They were all tough and hard decisions for him, but Augustus was very knowledgeable and succeeded in finding solutions to all of these problems. He reduced the size of the army and provided money to the men who had served in war for more