dence to the Roman value of the hierarchical system. He also set about a reform of the providences. The above when examined more closely can give us a more accurate picture of the Augustan principate's foundations, whether old theories or new ideas.
             'After 20 years the civil wars were ended, foreign wars buried, peace recalled, the fury of arms everywhere lulled to sleep; their force was restored to the laws, authority to the courts, it's majesty to the senate: the rule of magistrates was restored to its old forms- except 2 praetors were added to the 8. The ancient original form of the commonwealth was restored' Velleius Paterculus wrote this in 30 A.D, at a time when the reforms of 27 B.C were still in effect. This was the attitude of the time but how much was this truth. After Augustus laid down his powers, fears of a renewing of civil war arose. It was decided that a compromise should be reached where Caesar maintained great power (particularly in the military) as well as restoring the old system. In this respect Augustus learned from Caesar the dictator, who was assassinated for not restoring the Republic and putting himself virtually into the position of a king. Augustus quickly showed that the memories of Caesars fate were fresh in his mind and that he was willing to collaborate with the senate.
             One of Augustus's first tasks was to re-establish the provinces. Whilst doing this he used a method employed by Pompey of commanding the provinces using Legates. In 55 B.C, Pompey had used Legates to rule two Spanish provinces through Legates without leaving Rome. Employing this method also had the bonus that the provinces that were under control from the Legates had legions stationed there. The troops within the legions had sworn allegiance to Augustus and now they were under the control of Legates appointed by Augustus, this decreased the chance of civil war resuming as no one was commanding the armies ex...