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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 4859975, member: 51347&quot;]“Everyone” seems focused on the “Imperial” period. Pretty much during the CE years. I enjoy the BCE years when Rome was a Republic...</p><p><br /></p><p>They had been a Republic for almost 500 years, and had been an Empire almost 250 years before Augustus. In fact MOST of the Empire was GAINED during the Republic.&nbsp; The Republic was the crucible that made the later Imperial period.</p><p><br /></p><p>To me, save for fighting to KEEP the Empire, it was a stagnant Empire... Augustus not wanting to conquer new borders, cuz Varus lost a few Legions in Germany; perhaps Trajan gaining a little territory in Dacia, but later lost; some territories gained in Persia/Parthia, but lost; then an Emperor throws up a wall in Northern Britain. Kinda downhill trend after Augustus set the pace to KEEP the Empire vs real strides in truly EXPANDING it, as was the pace during the REPUBLIC.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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