cept Augustus and his representatives. Augustus used this situation to great effect and it is a good example of how he did use methods that had been successful in the past for previous rulers, it showed that although he was trying to undo the mistakes of the past he recognized the fact that he could use proven successful tactics to his advantage.
Another tactic that Augustus employed that had been seen before was extending roman citizenship to all Italians. This had been employed and became law in the Lex Julia of 90B.C. This neutralized t
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